Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday slammed All-India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi and said that he will close 300 more madrassas this year.
Afghan girls have turned to madrassas (religious schools) to learn the religious sciences since the country's closure of schools for girls above the sixth grade, TOLOnews reported.
According to the CMO, during the meeting CM Chouhan gave instructions to the officials to review the illegal madrassas and institutions where fundamentalism is being taught. He said that bigotry and extremism would not be tolerated at all in the state.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday said that the state would not tolerate any form of "bigotry and extremism" adding that illegal institutions shall be reviewed.
Bharatiya Janata Party Chhattisgarh co-in charge Nitin Nabin on Friday alleged that Madrassas pose a "serious challenge" to the governments as "terrorism and Crime" are taught here.
Responding to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's statement of "closing 600 Madrassas" in his state, Samajwadi Party (SP) Member of Parliament ST Hassan on Friday said that "Madrassas have contributed to India's education for 1000 years."
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Partha Sarathi has asked the Additional Chief Secretary to hold a meeting with all the District Magistrates of the state to check the authenticity of the recognition of a total of 2459 madrassas in the entire state.
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights on Friday issued notices to all the state chief secretaries to identify madrassas which are being attended by non-muslim students as well.