Last Update: December 26, 2022, 19:10 IST
Board member Qamar Ali made his proposal at the board meeting on December 20 (Representational image)
Board member Qamar Ali, who proposed Sunday holidays in madrassas in the state, said on Monday that he would complain to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath about the calendar released without any discussion in the board.
A member of the Uttar Pradesh Madarsa education The board has opposed the release of the annual calendar for next year that marks Friday as a weekly holiday in Islamic madrassas, ignoring a proposal to shift it to Sunday like other state schools.
Board member Qamar Ali, who proposed Sunday holidays in madrassas in the state, on Monday said he would complain to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath about the calendar being released without any discussion in the board.
Ali had put forth his proposal at the board meeting on December 20 and it was expected to be discussed in the next meeting.
Speaking to PTI, Ali accused the board chairman Iftikhar Ahmad Javed of releasing the calendar for 2023 on December 24 without consulting other members.
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“On my proposal to shift the weekly holiday in madrassas to Sundays, the chairman of the board had publicly said that the issue would be considered in the full board meeting to be held in January,” he said.
Ali accused the board chairman of arbitrariness, alleging that he does not take the opinion of the board members before doing any work.
“The board members are answerable to the Muslim community and … an awkward situation arises in terms of harmful decisions,” he said.
Board chairman Javed termed Ali’s allegations as “false” and said, “If he wants, he can complain to the chief minister, but routine work will definitely be done.” When asked whether the suggestion to keep Sunday as a holiday instead of Friday would be decided in next month’s full board meeting, Javed said there was no need to discuss the proposal in the meeting.
Arguing in favor of his proposal, Ali said that when government officials visit madrassas on Fridays to inform them about various welfare schemes of the state government, they find them closed. The madrassas remain open on Sundays when the officials have a holiday.
Since madrassas are being modernized on the lines of basic schools, it would be better to have a holiday instead of Friday, Ali argued.
In a recent survey, it was found that 8,500 madrassas were unrecognized in Uttar Pradesh. Out of them only 558 are government aided.
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