AMU not a minority institution: Kalyan
Rajasthan governor and former UP chief minister, Kalyan Singh said that Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) was not a minority institution as the central government allocated funds to it through the University Grants Commission. Singh made these remarks while he was in the city on Sunday to attend a private function.
Answering media queries on who was likely to be projected as the chief ministerial candidate from Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2017 UP assembly elections, he said, “The party has many faces. UP CM candidate will be decided by the party but before that we all need to work hard for the elections.”
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The party has many faces. UP CM candidate will be decided by the party but before that we all need to work hard for the elections. KALYAN SINGH, Rajasthan governor
Uttar Pradesh, the former CM said, “UP is my birthplace. I launched my political career from here.”
Singh also rubbished rumours that he was miffed at his son Rajveer Singh Raju being denied a ministerial berth during the recent union cabinet reshuffle.
Deflecting queries on the Jawahar Bagh violence, he said, “Facts will emerge in the inquiry.”
Singh also shared information on some of the initiatives that he undertook in the education sector in Rajasthan.
“Since I took charge as the governor, 32 lakh held-up degrees have been distributed to the students. The convocation attire has also been changed from the western gowns to local traditional wear. “ MP SPEAKS OUT AGAINST MINORITY STATUS FOR AMU
MP Satish Gautam reiterated why AMU was not a minority institution. “The British government had founded AMU under the AMU Act, 1920. It was declared an institution of national importance in the constitution of the country. Then, while delivering verdict in the Aziz Basha case (1968), the Supreme Court had also said that no religious minority had ever established or administered the varsity.”
Gautam added, “In 1991, AMU Court had sent a proposal of 50% Muslim reservation to the President of India who is also the visitor of the university. The president had rejected the proposal back then but in 2005, the varsity implemented 50% reservation for Muslims students. Then in October 2005, Allahabad HC declared 50% Muslim reservation in AMU as illegal and unconstitutional.”