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."
National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) chairman Priyank Kanoongo on Sunday raised concerns over the "radical curriculum" and use of "Pakistan-published books" allegedly in government-funded madrassas in Bihar.
Recent rains and floods have destroyed nearly 70 schools and madrassas in Uruzgan province of Afghanistan, and lack of sufficient funds is hampering their repair work, according to TOLOnews.
Over the past two decades, Pakistan has witnessed a troubling shift in social development approaches, with an increasing focus on sacralising development to appease Muslim sensibilities.
Earlier, the Allahabad High Court declared the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004, "unconstitutional" and violative of the principle of secularism.
On Allahabad High Court striking down the UP Madrassa Act, chairman of the Islamic Centre of India Maulana Khalid Rasheed Firangi said that the act was made by the government and such a verdict will have repercussions on the teachers and the students who are a part of such madrassas.
Following the Special Investigation Team's (SIT) report on alleged foreign funding of madrasas in Uttar Pradesh, state madrassa board chairman Iftikhar Ahmed Javed said on Saturday that whoever is involved should not be spared.
Taking to his social media handle, Ranoj Pegu on Wednesday wrote on X, "Consequent to the conversion of all government and provincialized madrasas into general schools under SEBA, @SchoolEdnAssam has changed the names of 1,281 ME madrasas into ME schools by a notification today.
Taking cognizance of the inhuman treatment of children in an illegal madrasa, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday directed ACS Home to immediately get the verification done in all the madrassas running in the state and take immediate action against the culprits.
The Madrasa Education Council on Tuesday will take decisions on giving recognition to new madrasas and discuss many other important issues like approval on the transfer of Madrasa teachers, job to a deceased dependent in the Madrasa Board meeting in Lucknow, said officials.
Uttar Pradesh Minorities Welfare Minister Dharmpal Singh on Thursday said that Madrassas (Islamic educational institutions) linked to anti-national activities will be shut down.
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.