New Delhi: In a primary school in Delhi’s Wazirabad, Hindu and Muslim students have been ordered not to sit together in a classroom. This incident came to light when a group of teachers employed at the North Municipal Corporation of Delhi Boys’ School alleged that classrooms were being divided along religious boundaries.

In the school, Class I students are divided into two sections - A and B.  Section A has only 26 Hindu students and in section B there are 36 Muslim students. 

Teacher CB Singh Sehrawat, who has headed the school after the principal was transferred, denied all these allegations. “Reshuffling of sections is a standard procedure that happens in all schools. This was management's decision to try and do the best we can to see that there is peace, discipline and a good learning environment in the school, and even the children used to fight in classrooms,” Sehrawat was quoted as saying by The Indian Express.

When asked whether the fights were on the basis of religion or not, he said, “Some children were vegetarian, so there may be differences, and so on. We need to look after the interests of all teachers and students.”

When some teachers started protesting against this act at school, the head of the department reportedly asked them to stick to their assigned jobs and refrain from interfering.

Many parents were unaware of such segregation in school. According to media reports, a Class 1 student mentioned that there are no Hindu boys in that class now, whereas they were all together a few months ago.

The officials from the education department of the North Municipal Corporation of Delhi have assured that strict action will be taken if allegations are found true.