“Madrasa” Should Cease to Exist, says Assam CM Sarma, Stresses General Education
GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 23rd May. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that the word “madrasa” should cease to exist while emphasizing the “general education” in schools for all.
Speaking at a media event in Delhi on Sunday, Sarma said that as long as the word “madrasa” exists, children will not be able to think about becoming doctors and engineers.
Sarma pointed out, “If you tell them that they will not become doctors or engineers if they study in madrasas, they themselves will refuse to go. Teach the Quran to your children, but at home. Admitting children in madrasas is a violation of their human rights.”
The Assam CM further said that there should be emphasis on teaching science, maths, biology, botany, and zoology to all children but they should study to become doctors, engineers, professors and scientists.
Responding to a question that students in madrasas are extremely capable, they can memorize every word of the Quran easily, CM Sarma said, “All Muslims were Hindus. No one was born a Muslim (in India). Everyone was a Hindu in India. So, if a Muslim child is extremely meritorious, I will give partial credit to his Hindu past.”
In 2020, the Assam government decided to dissolve all government-run madrassas and convert them into general educational institutes to facilitate a secular education system.
After this, the Gauhati High Court upheld the Assam Repealing Act, 2020, under which all provincial (government-funded) madrassas in the state were to be converted into normal schools, in the same year.
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