The Jamiat Ulama has decided to legally challenge the state government’s decision to convert all government-run madrasas into regular schools from the 2021-22 academic sessions.
The decision was taken at a four-hour meeting held at the Garigaon madrasa on Tuesday following Monday’s announcement by Assam Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma that the word “madrasa” will be removed from government-run madrasas along with theological courses from April 1, 2021.
In effect, there will be no high madrasa exam in 2022. High madrasas are equivalent to high schools (Classes IX and X) and are under the Board of Secondary Education, Assam.
Hafiz Bashir Ahmed Qasimi, general secretary of the state Jamiat, mentioned that they will challenge the government’s decision if it brings in an ordinance or a new act.
“It is a high standard literature. The madrasa syllabus can be modernized,” he said.
A Jamiat delegation on Wednesday met chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal and submitted a memorandum seeking a probe into allegations made against the Ajmal Trust about receiving funds from foreign agencies linked to terror groups.
The memorandum said, “If the Ajmal Foundation is indulging in any irregularities we invite you to install an inquiry to find the real truth. Such baseless allegations and fabricated allegations should not be allowed to spread, polluting the welfare activities being carried out by the Ajmal Foundation.”
It urged Sonowal, also the home minister, to stop such propaganda and reactionary activities that are creating a bitter atmosphere in the state.
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