UP makes singing national anthem must in all madarsas
The national anthem will be sung before the commencement of classes by teachers and students
LUCKNOW: Singing of national anthem “Jana Gana Mana” has been made compulsory in all madarssas of Uttar Pradesh from Thursday, an official said here. Registrar of Uttar Pradesh Madarsa Education Board SN Pandey also issued an order to this effect to all district minority welfare officers on May 9.
According to the decision taken in the board meeting on March 24, the singing of national anthem at the time of prayer in all madarssas across the state has been made mandatory, he said. He said regular classes at the madarsas began from May 12 after Ramzan holidays, and the order came into effect from the same day. The order said before the commencement of classes, national anthem will be sung by teachers and students from the upcoming academic session in all recognised, aided and nonaided madarssas in the state.
The district minority welfare officers have been tasked to ensure compliance of the order.
General secretary of Teachers’ Association Madaris Arabia,
Diwan Sahab Zaman Khan, said till now at madarssas, usually Hamd (praises to Allah) and Salam (salutations to Muhammad) were recited before the start of classes. The national anthem was also sung in some, but it was not compulsory. “Now it has been made mandatory,” he added. The order comes after state’s Minority Welfare Minister Dharampal Singh last month emphasised on teaching nationalism at madarssas.
Minister of State Danish Azad Ansari had also said the government wants the madarsa students to be “full of patriotism”.
At present, there are a total of 16,461 madarssas in Uttar Pradesh and 560 of them receive government grants.