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"Stern action will be taken against the principal, teacher and management if it is found true,” said the DM. VARANASI: A social activist wrote a letter to Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath alleging that the students of an inter college at Belthara Road area in Ballia district were punished for chanting ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’. He said that during a visit to the college on Friday, many students and a teacher confirmed the allegation. “We were told that a student was punished when he mistakenly chanted Bharat Mata ki Jai after the assembly,” said Jaiswal, adding that the video recording of the statements of students and a teacher were also uploaded on social media.Disapproving the allegation, principal Majid Nasir said that there was no restriction on chanting Bharat Mata ki Jai nor any student had been punished. The principal, however, refuted the allegation and said that it was baseless and an attempt to malign school’s reputation.The district magistrate on Saturday said that the matter has come to his knowledge, and the district inspector of schools has been asked to investigate it..