The district administration in Haridwar sealed five unregistered madrasas on Tuesday as part of an ongoing drive to enforce regulatory compliance. With this, the total number of madrasas shut down has risen to 12.
"Two madrasas have been sealed in Gandi Khata of Shyampur police station area...Uttarakhand CM has ordered us to take action against illegal madrasas and illegal constructions," the SDM said
Under the leadership of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, the administration has launched action against illegal occupations, and so far, more than 43 illegally operated madrasas have been sealed in Dehradun, Uttarakhand CMO said in a press release.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has taken a tough stand against those running illegal madrasas in the name of religion. Within 15 days, more than 52 illegally run madrasas were sealed.
Maulana Shahabuddin, National President of the All India Muslim Jamaat, addressed concerns surrounding the Waqf Amendment Bill, assuring Muslims that it will not pose any threat to mosques, madrasas, or dargahs.
District Minority Welfare Officer Sanya Mishr stated that despite repeated directives over the past 2-3 months, 107 madrasas failed to make progress in generating the IDs, with only 17 starting the process.
Speaking to the media on Thursday, CM Dhami stated, "We have given clear instructions for the verification of madrasas in the state. We will take strict action against those found running madrassas illegally."
AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday praised the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Uttar Pradesh Madarsa Act and condemned the UP Government's attempts to discredit madrasas.
"In Paragraph 76 of the judgement, the Supreme Court mentioned the verdict of Pramati Education Society and others vs the Union of India. With the mention of the Pramati Education Society, we had hoped that the apex court would transfer the case to a larger bench. Earlier, a constitutional b
After National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) recommended that state funding to Madrasas should be stopped, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday slammed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), saying "Whatever system has been established by the constitution, they (BJP) w
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav criticised the BJP-led government over the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) recommendation to stop state funding for madrasas and madrasa boards and said "they want to keep everything under their control".
The report prepared by NCPCR consists of 11 chapters mentioning the history of Madrasas and "their role in violation of educational rights of children".