A government schoolteacher in Bihar's Muzaffarpur was arrested and sent to jail on Sunday speaking out against PM Modi in class and telling children that no one should vote for him, an official said on Sunday.
According to Muzaffarpur SSP Rakesh Kumar, the teacher was booked for violating the election model code of conduct, after an FIR by the district education officer (DEO), PTI reported.
DEO Ajay Kumar Singh said teacher Harendra Rajak's conduct was brought to his notice by family members of a number of students of the government secondary school at Amrakh in Kurhani block.
"A written complaint was submitted by the family members that children were being told by the teacher that nobody should vote for Modi since foodgrains unfit for human consumption were being distributed under the free ration scheme," the DEO said.
He added, "a number of boys and girls from the class also confirmed that Rajak had been saying such things inside the classroom. Prima facie it was a violation of the model code of conduct which forbids any government employee from trying to influence poll outcome by speaking for or against any political party. Hence, the FIR was lodged against the teacher for needful action."
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