Last Update: January 02, 2023, 13:01 IST
Guwahati [Gauhati]India
Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that all the teachers who have come from outside Assam to teach in Madrassas of the state may be asked to appear at the nearest police station from time to time.
The move comes after the police cracked down on an alleged module of terrorist outfit Ansarul Bangla Team and discovered 51 Bangladeshis among preachers in madrassas.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that all teachers who have come from outside Assam to teach in the state’s madrassas may be asked to present themselves at the nearest police station “from time to time”.
The move comes after police cracked down on an alleged module of terrorist outfit Ansarul Bangla Team, and discovered 51 Bangladeshis among preachers at madrassas.
Sarma said a checklist has been drawn up for the madrassas, though the state “has not yet reached an agreement with the stakeholders, but things are moving in the right direction”.
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He said on Sunday that the Assam Police is working with Muslims in the state to “rationalize” madrassa education.
There are about 3,000 registered and unregistered madrassas in Assam.
Sarma said the police were coordinating with Bengali Muslims, who have a positive attitude towards education, to create a “good atmosphere” in the madrassas.
He said science and mathematics would also be taught as subjects in madrassas and the right to education would be respected and a database of teachers would be maintained.
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