Cleric welcome SC stay on madrassa funding order

Maulana Khalid Rasheed Firangi Mahali, chairperson of the Islamic Centre of India (ICI) on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court's stay on NCPCR's recommendation to halt UP govt funding to madrassas.
"The notice issued by the NCPCR was indeed unconstitutional because Article 30 of the Indian Constitution unequivocally states that all minorities possess the rights to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice," he said.
"We operate our madrasas in accordance with Article 30, and we are already imparting Islamic education, along with Hindi, Math, English, and Science. It is the prerogative of the parents to enrol their children in whichever institution they prefer," he added.
Maulana Khalid Rasheed Firangi Mahali, chairperson of the Islamic Centre of India (ICI) on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court's stay on NCPCR's recommendation to halt UP govt funding to madrassas.
"The notice issued by the NCPCR was indeed unconstitutional because Article 30 of the Indian Constitution unequivocally states that all minorities possess the rights to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice," he said.
"We operate our madrasas in accordance with Article 30, and we are already imparting Islamic education, along with Hindi, Math, English, and Science. It is the prerogative of the parents to enrol their children in whichever institution they prefer," he added.