The lone Muslim face in the Uttar Pradesh Government and Minister of State for Minority Affairs, Danish Azad Ansari, on Saturday alleged that Opposition parties in the State were indulging in false propaganda on the ongoing survey of madrasas in the State, and the focus of the survey is to connect madrasas with government welfare schemes.
“No madrasa will be closed or bulldozers used on madrasas. In the survey, there is no talk of bulldozers or closing down madrasas. These propagandas are orchestrated by the opposition as the Muslim community is drawn towards the BJP government,” Mr. Ansari said, speaking to media persons in Barabanki.
“After the survey, we will connect the madrasas with government schemes like ‘ Nai Roshni, Nai Udaan’ of the Minority Welfare Department, and we want students to get exposure to modern and technical education along with religious education,” he said. He further alleged that Opposition parties in the State had used the Muslim community as a vote bank in the past and now, as the community was progressing, “these groups are not likening it”.
