SURAT: The situation at PP Savani School, Hirabaug, turned tense when a group of activists in saffron scarves claiming to be from Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) reached the school grounds to oppose a group of Class IX girl students appearing in talent search test (TST) clad in burqa on Tuesday.
The right wing activists made representation to the school principal demanding to disallow hijab or burqa in the school. However, before the situation went out of hand, the police reached the spot and detained 12 protesters who refused to leave the school premises. They were later released.
The TST, organised by the education department, started at 9am on Tuesday. Local residents noticed a group of students wearing burqas arriving in a car and entering the school premises. After local residents gathered near the school gate to protest, workers from VHP also reached the spot.
