Ideological fault-lines within the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar have once again come to the fore with a section of the BJP leaders raising objections to Urdu medium schools in Muslim dominated districts remaining shut on Fridays and holding classes on Sunday.
Education Department officials are tight-lipped on the issue. However, sources in the Department who spoke on condition of anonymity, attribute the controversy to a notice purportedly issued to the governments of Bihar and Jharkhand recently by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights.
