in Aligarh, a group called the Hindu Jagran Manch has issued a warning against celebrating Christmas to Christian schools, saying, if they did, it would be "at their own risk".

In a letter to the school authorities, the group has demanded that children should not be asked to bring gifts or participate in Christmas programmes. They have claimed such activities are a step towards "forced conversions" of Hindu students.  "We will decide on a course of action on receiving their (the schools') response," Sonu Savita, city president of the Hindu Jagran Manch, was quoted as saying by news agency Press Trust of India.