Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government school suspended a primary class teacher for sharing her views on the Pahalgam terror attack on Facebook. The teacher, identified as Zeba Afroz, had written a post against the Sangh Parivar, which must have irked the BJP dispensation in Uttar Pradesh, prompting her suspension order, The Observer Post.
Zeba, who is an assistant teacher at the primary school in Maloghat village of Sonbhadra district, wrote on Facebook, “The loyalists of the country have always been Muslims, traitors have always been Sanghis.”
However, she later deleted the same, but right-wing handlers shared the screenshot of her status and circulated it in various WhatsApp groups. Thus, the basic education officer quickly ordered Zeba’s suspension, alleging that her statement was communal and provocative. The officer claimed that a teacher must maintain peace and neutrality.
Her colleague, however, told The Observer Post that Zeba is a compassionate individual. “We’ve never seen her behave in a way that would warrant this kind of treatment,” The Observer Post quoted the colleague, who requested anonymity.
Zeba has been teaching for 12 years and reportedly has a spotless record. Her family said that the suspension move against her has shattered her, and she is struggling to come to terms with how standing up for her community’s dignity resulted in such severe professional consequences, it is learned.