‘Where is beti bachao, beti padhao’, shouts man, hurls papers on PM Modi in Haryana election rally

An election rally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Thanesar, Haryana witnessed awkward moments on Tuesday when a man raised slogans questioning Modi government "Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao" scheme. He also threw papers towards the dais when PM Modi was delivering his address.

According to a report in CNN News18, the man shouted, "Where is Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao, which resulted in a commotion for about five minutes, before police officials caught hold of him. The policemen in civil dress caught hold of the man from an enclosure close to the media block and took him away.

Several people in the audience stood up from their chairs to see what was going on. Meanwhile PM Modi continued with his address. The man was identified as Ashok Kumar of Gulab Nagar in Jagadhri, from the papers he threw at the dias, reported CNN News18

In his letter addressed to the PM, Kumar narrated a case where a Class 8 girl studying in a school in Yamunanagar was allegedly sexually harassed by a male teacher on August 26.

Principal of the school tried to cover up the matter, but when the girl's parents refused to budge, she was allegedly beaten up and casteist abuses were hurled at her, Kumar wrote in the letter, reported News18

Kumar has further alleged that when the matter was brought to the notice of the police, they did not take any action and instead, lodged an FIR against the parents of the girl.

Despite dharnas against the police action, the FIR was yet to be withdrawn, Kumar alleged. When contacted, Superintendent of Police Aastha Modi said the police were investigating the matter.