Members of All India Muslim Personal Law Board with UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath
Lucknow
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has asked Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to withdraw an order that renders more than 8,000 Madrasas unrecognized and directs their management to shift children studying there to government schools.
A delegation of the AIMPLB led by general secretary Maulana Fazlur Rahman Mujaddidi.Mujjadi met Yogi Adityanath and registered their objection to the notice issued by the chief secretary of Uttar Pradesh to 8449 madrasas of UP.
The delegation told the Chief Minister that the order is effectively rendering all the Madrasas that are not affiliated with the Madrasa Education Board illegal.
The Muslim leaders claimed these madrasas have been established for years under some trust or society and these also provide modern education along with religious education.
The Board’s delegation clarified that this order issued by the Chief Secretary is also against Articles 14, 21, 26, 28, 29, and 30 of the Constitution which gives the right to the minorities not only to establish educational institutions of their choice but also to manage them as per their wish.
Similarly, the Right to Education Act 2009 has also exempted madrasas and schools from this act.
The Board’s delegation told the Chief Minister that these madrasas not only provide quality education but also free accommodation and food facilities to lakhs of children.
Banaras has some prestigious Madrasas like Jamia Ashrafia Mubarakpur, Jamiat Al-Falah, and Madrasa-ul-Islah. The board informed the Chief Minister that the students who complete their education from these madrasas get admission to higher education in major universities of the country. Apart from this, the students who complete their education from these are pursuing higher education in global universities. Alumnuni of these Madrasas hold important positions in the government.
The board members demanded the order be withdrawn at the earliest so that the Muslim students could continue to get educated and the anxiety of their parents be alleviated.
The delegation submitted a written memorandum to the Chief Minister.
According to a release of the AIMPLB, the Chief Minister assured the delegation that he would seriously consider their suggestions.
Besides Maulana Fazlur Rahman Mujaddidi. Maulana Khalid Rasheed Ferangi Mahali, Maulana Atiq Ahmad Bastwi, Dr. Syed Qasim Rasool Ilyas, Advocate Saud Raees, and Zeeshan Khan were also present at the meeting with Yogi Adityanath.
The delegation termed the order issued by the then Chief Secretary of the state Durga Shankar Mishra on June 26 as against the Constitution which has given minorities the right to establish and run educational institutions of their choice.
Similarly, madrassas and vedic paathshalas have also been exempted from the Right to Education Act 2009.
The Board objected to the letter issued by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) to the UP Chief Secretary last month in which it asks for a survey to see if the maps of these Madrasas are approved and monitor the ratio of Muslim and Non-Muslims studying there.
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The government has issued a list of 8449 madrasas, which include prominent and international madrasas like Darul Uloom Deoband, Darul Uloom Nidwat Ulama Lucknow, Jamia Salafia Benares, Jamia Ashrafia Mubarakpur, Jamiat al-Falah and Madrasat al-Islah which are under scrutiny for being unauthorised.
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