Himanta Biswa Sarma govt in Assam converts over 1200 Madrasas into general schools as part of promise to close ally firstpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from firstpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Indian state run by Hindu nationalists abolishes Islamic schools
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02/01/2021 - 16:47 Islamic schools were introduced in Assam state as far back as 1915, when India was under British rule. AP - Channi Anand 5 min The Indian state of Assam, run by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Hindu nationalist party, has banned Islamic schools, saying public money cannot be squandered on religious teachings. Outraged Islamic scholars and political opponents have called it an attack on Muslims. Advertising Read more
The government in Assam state, led by India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), argued the new law was a result of a popular demand for “general education” in Islamic schools, known locally as madrassas.
Assam Madrassa Teachers Association oppose new Bill
he Assam Madrassa Teachers Association (AMTA) has opposed The Assam Repealing Bill 2020 which was tabled on the first day of the Assam Legislative Assembly Winter Session on Monday.
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GUWAHATI: The Assam Madrassa Teachers Association (AMTA) has opposed The Assam Repealing Bill 2020 which was tabled on the first day of the Assam Legislative Assembly Winter Session on Monday. AMTA president Fazaluddin Bashani and general secretary Amirul Islam stressed that the Bill will scrap all State-run madrassas and convert them into general schools.
They expressed that they didn t believe the Education Minister when he made the announcement to shutdown State-run madrassas as the madrassa education has been going on in the country even before independence.