Jaipur: After the Rajasthan government sparked a row by announcing blood donation camps in schools on Eid ul-Adha, it clarified on Tuesday that it is upto the employees whether to work or not on the day of the festival. The state government said that schools and colleges can voluntarily stay open on the day.
The clarification came after an order was issued by state College Education Directorate, asking all schools to compulsorily stay open for blood donation camps on September 25 to mark the birth anniversary of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) icon Deen Dayal Upadhyay.
The order dated September 2 also asked principals of all government and private colleges in the state to not allow any employee in their college to take leave on or before Eid.
Civil rights group had earlier lodged a PIL before Rajasthan High Court against government order cancelling leave. Muslim groups demanded had that the government should withdraw their order or they would hold protests and demonstrations.
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