Guwahati: The All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief, Badruddin Ajmal, has announced his intention to move the Supreme Court against the Assam government’s decision to shut down state-run madrassas.
Expressing hope for a favorable ruling from the apex court, Ajmal highlighted the precedent set by the Supreme Court’s condemnation of a similar move by the Uttar Pradesh government.
As reported by the Press Trust of India, Ajmal said, “UP government announced the closure of madrasas and later, the Supreme Court condemned them. With this reference, we will go to the Supreme Court and will get the order from there.
The Assam government’s decision to close down state-funded madrassas gained momentum in December last year when 1,281 Upper Primary Middle English (ME) Madrassas were converted into general ME schools across the state.
Subsequently, in April 2021, all 610 state-run madrassas under the Madrassa Board were transformed into upper primary, high, and higher secondary schools, with no alteration to the status, pay, allowances, and service conditions of teaching and non-teaching staff.
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This move, initiated by the first BJP-led Assam government, involved the repeal of The Assam Madrassa Education (Provincialisation) Act, 1995, and The Assam Madrassa Education (Provincialisation of Services of Employees and Re-Organisation of Madrassa Educational Institutions) Act, 2018.
Consequently, it paved the way for the closure of all state-funded madrassas and their transformation into general schools.
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