New Delhi, September 05, 2022 (PPI-OT):The All India Muslim Personal Law Board has expressed concern over targeting of madrassas by the BJP-led central and state governments and asked why the Muslims were being singled out for discriminatory treatment.
In a statement in New Delhi, AIMPLB general secretary Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani said that the governments of the BJP, which is influenced by the RSS, at the Centre and in some states were having a negative approach towards minorities, especially the Muslim community.
“When a party influenced by a certain thought comes to power, it is expected that its approach will be unbiased and within the frame of our Constitution,” he said. “The way in which BJP governments in Assam and UP have been after the madrassas over very small violations and are targeting the madrassas by closing, bulldozing them and even harassing people working in the madrasas and masjids by alleging that they were terrorists without any reason, [is very sad]” he said.
Also, prominent people coming from outside the country have to face bans and restrictions, which is a gross violation of the Constitution, he said. “If bulldozing buildings is the only option for any violation then why don’t they take a similar approach for gurukuls, mutts and dharmshalas as they do in the case of madrassas and mosques,” Rahmani asked. It seems the government is doing things at its own will and not following what is written in the Constitution, he alleged. The Muslim Personal Law Board condemns such biased approach, he added.
The statement came after the Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday announced a survey of unrecognised madrassas in the state to gather information about the number of teachers, curriculum, and basic facilities available there, among others. The move is seen by Muslims as a conspiracy to bulldoze all madrassas in on one pretext or another.
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