4 disrupt morning assembly at Madhya Pradesh school, arrested

Four men have been arrested for allegedly trying to disrupt the morning assembly at a government school in Madhya Pradesh's Tikamgarh district over the use of deities' names in the morning prayers.The accused have been identified as Heera Ahirwar, Rohit Ahirwar, Ajay Ahirwar and Suresh Ahirwar. The matter came to the administration’s attention after a video of the confrontation, recorded by people present at the spot, went viral on social media.According to the allegations, the accused arrived at the school during the morning prayers and objected to students invoking the names of gods and goddesses, demanding that the prayers be stopped.Their intervention led to a confrontation with the school staff.Following the incident, the school principal lodged written complaints with the district education officer and the local police, accusing the group of intimidating students and teachers and obstructing government work. The administration subsequently initiated action against the accused.A police officer claimed that the accused even spoke to police personnel in an abusive manner during the proceedings. The men were remanded to custody in jail by the court of the local sub-divisional magistrate (SDM).- Ends(Based on inputs from Sudhir Kumar Jain)