NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the recommendation of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and consequential action by Centre and states, which called for the closure of government-funded or aided Madrassa across the country for alleged non-compliance with the Right to Education (RTE) Act.The decision, delivered by the bench…
NEW DELHI: Highlighting serious concerns in the functioning of madrasas across the country and their failure to connect Muslim children to the mainstream, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has written to all states and Union Territories recommending that state funding to madrasas and the Boards running them be stopped and the latter…
NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday slammed BJP when asked about the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) recommendation to stop state funding for madrasas acrosss the nation. The SP president said that the saffron party wants to do politics over hatred and discrimination. “This country belongs to everyone…
NEW DELHI: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Saturday issued a directive to the chief secretaries and administrators of all states and union territories. This directive concerns a report titled “Guardians of Faith or Oppressors of Rights: Constitutional Rights of Children vs madrasas.”The NCPCR’s report contains 11 chapters and discusses the…
NEW DELHI: Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday called out the absconding Islamic preacher Zakir Naik for “spewing venoms” in context with the Waqf bill and also urged the citizens to “unitedly fight against” the likes of the Islamic evangelist.Naik, booked under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) linked to terror charges, posted a misleading…
