Singing national anthem now mandatory in UP madrassas

LUCKNOW: The department of minority welfare on Thursday issued a written directive to all district minority welfare officers to ensure singing of the national anthem in the morning assembly in all madrassas of Uttar Pradesh.
Earlier in March, the board had decided to make the singing of the national anthem mandatory at all of the 16,000 madrassas in UP, including 560 government-aided madrassas and all recognised ones.
The decision could not be implemented as the madrassas were closed for Ramzan. Academic activities in madrassas resumed on Thursday.
The examinations for 1.62 lakh students of secondary, senior secondary, all three years of ‘Kamil’ (equivalent to graduation) and two years of ‘Fazil’ (equivalent to post graduation) will be held from May 14.
“Singing of the national anthem was already being followed at a number of madrassas but now this will be a compulsory activity before the classes begin. The step will instill the spirit of patriotism among madrassa students,” said chairperson of the Board, Iftikhar Ahmad Javed.
“A reminder for the implementation of the decision has been sent to all district minority welfare officers as classes have resumed after the Ramzan and Eid vacation,” he added.