Gujarat schools hold Vandana

Ahmedabad: Amid protest by Congress councillors, ‘ Saraswati Vandana’ was organised on Saturday in more than 450 schools run by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) which termed it as a “huge success”. The civic body-controlled School Board claimed that all schools run by it, including Urdu medium ones, took part in the programme, which had invited accusations of being part of an attempt by the ruling BJP to promote its Hindutva agenda. The Board said the programme was as an attempt to inculcate moral values among children.