Independence Day: UP draws line between govt schools, madrassas

LUCKNOW: Though UP

Madrasa Education Board

has asked state-aided madrassas to provide video footage of their Independence Day celebrations to district minority welfare officers, the state basic education department has exempted government

primary schools

from submitting similar evidence.

Basic education board secretary Sanjay Sinha said, "We trust our schools. They're our teachers, our students, so why should we seek any evidence?'' A letter issued by Sinha to to district

basic shiksha adhikaris

said 70 years of freedom will be celebrated in schools at 8am on August 15 by unfurling the national flag and singing the national anthem.

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