Agra, Feb. 5 -- The Basic Shiksha Adhikari (BSA), Mathura, has shortened the inquiry time into the conduct of the suspended government primary school principal in Naujheel from the earlier one month to three days. The move follows a wave of local support in favour of the school principal, Jaan Mohammad, who was suspended earlier this week for allegedly promoting Islam in the school, on the complaint of a local BJP leader. "Officials who interacted with Naujheel locals found that they were not against the principal. Thus, it was deemed fit to have an early inquiry. The two-member committee, with BSAs at Chhata and Mant, have now been asked to submit their inquiry report within three days and can submit their report even earlier," said Ratan Kirti, BSA, Mathura, on Wednesday. Naujheel locals too were surprised by the suspension of Jaan Mohammad and found it tough to accept the allegations levelled against the 53-year-old principal who has been teaching in the school since 2007. All eight teachers in the school are Hindus and disagreed with the charges on the grounds of which the principal was suspended. They confirmed that singing of the national anthem was routine during the assembly. Kirti justified the suspension because allegations of promoting Islam were 'serious' and required immediate action. "It was not a final decision but taken in view of the seriousness of charges. Now, we are coming across the other side of the story too, thus the inquiry term has been cut," she said. Jaan Mohammad was suspended after Durgesh Pradhan, president of the BJP's divisional unit, accused him of attempting to convert students to Islam and preventing the singing of the national anthem in school. The complaint also alleged that the principal insulted Hindu deities. Kirti issued a suspension order on January 31 and the principal was subsequently attached to a primary school in the Mant development block. However, Jaan Mohammad denied the allegations and expressed shock at the speed of the action, as it came without providing any opportunity to explain his position. "The allegations of pushing students to adopt Islam are totally false. It is a daily routine to have three things in the assembly including prayer, pratigya (oath), and national anthem. No student or their parents had ever lodged a complaint."...