Teacher sacked for wearing abaya in J&K; govt to probe the matter The Jammu and Kashmir government today said it will seek information from a private school regarding sacking of a teacher for wearing an ‘abaya’ (long cloak) even as it maintained the state was multi-religious, multi-cultural and a secular entity. “It is a private school. We will contact the management and try to get to the truth,” Education Minister Naeem Akhtar told the Legislative Assembly after Independent MLA Sheikh Abdul Rashid raised the issue. The teacher was sacked yesterday for wearing an ‘abaya’ to the school. A section of the students today staged a protest on the school campus seeking the ... Continue reading... http://www.newsnation.in/article/13...baya-in-jk-govt-to-seek-info-from-school.html
