Nathuram Godse Topic For Gujarat School Contest Gets Official Suspended
NDTV
Local newspapers in Gujarat's Valsad district published reports that a girl has won the elocution competition for speaking on the topic - "My Role Model - Nathuram Godse".
The Gujarat government on Wednesday suspended a probationary youth development officer from Valsad district for organising an elocution competition for school students with "My Role Model - Nathuram Godse"- the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi- as one of the topics, an official said.
This issue came to light on Wednesday when local newspapers in the Valsad district published reports claiming that a girl student has won the elocution competition for speaking on the subject -"My Role Model - Nathuram Godse (Maro Adarsh - Nathuram Godse)".
Mitaben Gavli, a probationary class-2 District Youth Development Officer for the Valsad district, was suspended immediately after Minister of State for Sports, Youth and Cultural Activities, Harsh Saghavi, assured action.
"I have ordered an inquiry into this incident. We will take action against the guilty," Mr Sanghavi had told reporters in Gandhinagar.
