The ban on Muslim religious schools could affect some 2.7 million students and 10,000 teachers, the religious schools' board head says.
The ban on Muslim religious schools could affect some 2.7 million students and 10,000 teachers, the religious schools' board head says.The Uttar Pradesh government halted a funding programme for Muslim religious schools in January, making 21,000 teachers jobless. / Photo: Reuters Archive
The Allahabad High Court order affects 2.7 million students and 10,000 teachers in 25,000 religious schools, said Iftikhar Ahmed Javed, head of the board of traditional religious education in the state, where one-fifth of the 240 million people are Muslims. Rakesh Tripathi, a spokesperson for Uttar Pradesh BJP, which runs the state government, said it was not against Muslim religious schools and was concerned about the education of Muslim students.
He said he has been fielding numerous calls from fellow Muslims since Friday's order, which came during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan."I have to balance a lot because, being a Muslim, the party sends me to the community to convince them to vote for us and join the party. I am scared and I walk with personal security whenever I go to any public event or programme."
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