SEINAGAR – A video that has gone viral in the Kashmir Valley shows GhulamMohammad Sheikh, principal of the Government Girls’ School at Pinglena inPulwama district asking students not to take part in Indian Republic Daycelebrations.

“I appeal (to) all the girls not to take part in the functions (on January26),” Sheikh is finally heard saying in the undated video.

“I have (written) orders and I have also been told on the phone to send thegirls to these functions,” he said to group of Kashmiris.

The video shows one of the young men telling the principal why seniorofficials do not send their daughters to such events.

“So many youth (militants) have been martyred and you want our sisters todance in front of these police officers,” he is heard saying in Kashmiri inthe video, which has the words “Pulwama pelters” running through it.

The principal was also told they would take action against students whoparticipated in official functions.

“We have agents in the police (department) as well as those who are presentat these function.

“We will take the girls to task who participate in the official functions,”one of them said.

Before leaving, the intruders also forced the principal to apologise to thepeople.

Police officials said they were investigating the video.