Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh):The St Joseph's Convent School in Vidisha was vandalised by the Bajrang Dal, Vishwa Hindu Parishad and other Hindu organisations alleging that the school was indulging in religious conversions of its students. A group of people damaged the school building by pelting stones at it while raising slogans in front of the school. Four of the accused have been arrested after a thorough investigation by the local police.
Nilesh Agrawal, head of Vishwa Hindu Parishad, said that the land on which the school currently stands was donated for the construction of a hospital by Rajesh Mathur, a resident of Ganj Basoda here. But, instead of the hospital, a convent school was built here for commercial profits. He further claimed that the students here are charged with a hefty fee.
The main reason that fueled this violence was Agrawal's claim that eight children studying in the school have been converted into Christianity. In regard to these allegations, he demanded that the Chief Minister and the District Collector should take note of this issue and investigation should be taken up against the school.