Azamgarh: The voices raised at a Madrasa Suraksha Sammelan held in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, have once again sparked a debate on the existence of madrasas and the government measures being taken against them.
Addressing the conference, Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind chief Maulana Arshad Madani alleged that governments are targeting madrasas. He said that this action, which started from Assam, has now spread to Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. His question was why the madrasas that fought for independence are being looked at with suspicion today.
Madrasas are not related to politics
Amidst the ever-increasing action against madrasas, this conference is not just a religious event but is being seen as a serious warning. The speakers said that governments are closing madrasas by sending notices, while the history of these institutions is linked to struggle and sacrifice. It was also said in the conference that madrasas are not related to politics but rather to education and social awareness.
In the conference, it was expressed that state governments are taking action against madrasas one after the other. After starting in Assam, notices were issued to madrasas in Uttarakhand and UP too. Now action has been taken in some places in Haryana too. On this, the question was raised whether this is just a coincidence or a part of a particular thinking.
It is easy to run a bulldozer, but history cannot be erase
In the conference, it was emphatically siad that the work of madrasas is not only to teach books. The speaker said that history is a witness that the first voice in the fight for India’s independence was raised from these madrasas. Today the same institutions are under suspicion and allegations. He said that it is easy to run a bulldozer, but history cannot be erased. In the Madrasa Conference in Azamgarh, Maulana Arshad Madani said that starting from Assam, action is being taken against Madrasas in many states, hence there is a need to stop this.