AIMIM’s Uttar Pradesh president Shaukat Ali triggered a political storm in Moradabad by urging Muslims to reject population control. Coining the slogan "Hum Do, Hamare Do Dozen," Ali argued that a larger population strengthens the nation, citing China as a global example.
Following ATS Varanasi’s probe, Sant Kabir Nagar Police booked British citizen Maulana Shamsul Huda Khan for collecting foreign funds for madarsas, misusing currency, and having suspected links with radicals in Pakistan and Jammu and Kashmir.
Uttarakhand government led by CM Pushkar Singh Dhami has been conducting a statewide anti-encroachment drive to free the government land of illegal structures.
A mosque is also found inside the school premises in which namaz is offered five times a day. According to locals, two years ago, the school held celebrations on the 14th of August (Independence Day of Pakistan) instead of the 15th of August (Indian Independence Day).
In conversation with OpIndia, Vivek Tiwary, one of the content creators at MVS Films talked about the viral videos which have triggered Islamists. Speaking about the “Rail Jihad” video, Vivek said that it was based on the revelations made by the NIA and UP ATS that a Madarsa in Jhansi giving training to Muslim students to derail trains.
Rajasthan Madrasa Board has informed that a total of 3056 non-Muslim students are getting education in the madrasas of the state in the academic session 2024-25.
The Supreme Court issued an interim order preventing any state or central government from acting on the NCPCR's directives until the next hearing. No action will be taken against madrassas not adhering to the RTE Act at this stage.
NCPCR calls for reforms in madarsa education, stressing formal schooling for all children under the RTE Act and urging states to stop funding non-compliant madarsas and removal of non-Muslim students from madarsas.