Controversy Erupts Over UP's Madrasa Education Order

The Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind has called for the withdrawal of a UP government order that directs students in unrecognised madrasas and non-Muslim students in government-aided madrasas to be shifted to government schools. The order, deemed unconstitutional by the organization, affects thousands of madrasas in Uttar Pradesh.

The Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind has urged the withdrawal of a recent UP government directive that mandates the transfer of students from unrecognised madrasas and non-Muslim students in government-aided madrasas to government schools.

The organization slammed the order as 'unconstitutional,' citing the Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, which grants special status to Islamic madrasas.

In a letter, Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind President Maulana Mahmood Asad Madni appealed to UP's Chief Secretary and other officials to revoke the order, arguing it infringes on religious rights and disrupts the education of thousands of students.

(With inputs from agencies.)