Guwahati, Jan 2: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that around 1000 private madrassas in Assam will be shut soon.
Talking to reporters, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “The Assam government is trying to negotiate with private madrassas for their closure and conversion to general schools.”
“Private madrassas are protected by the Constitution of India. The government cannot touch minority-run religious educational institutes. However, the Assam police and education department are trying to close around 1000 private madrassas,” he said.
It may be mentioned here that the Assam government has already closed all government-run madrassas in the state and converted them to general schools. Meanwhile, speaking on the census of the Muslim community in Assam, the chief minister said that all five Assamese Muslim communities in the state have approved the census.
