AGRA, Feb. 2 -- A government primary school principal in Mathura has been suspended after a BJP leader accused him of attempting to convert students to Islam and preventing the recitation of the national anthem at the school, officials said on Monday.

Ratan Kirti, district Basic Shiksha Adhikari (BSA), issued a suspension order on January 31 against Jaan Mohammad, the principal of a primary school in the Naujheel development block. He has been attached to a primary school in the Mant development block.

A two-member committee has been constituted to conduct a detailed inquiry and submit its report within one month.

The action followed a complaint filed on January 30 by Durgesh Pradhan, president of the BJP's mandal unit, who alleged tha...