By Aiswarya Raj
After the Dehradun District Magistrate submitted a report stating that 57 madrasas in the district are running without registration, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said Wednesday that authorities would look into the “source of funding and the origins of such institutions”.
The Dehradun DM’s report comes months after Dhami had ordered a verification drive for all madrasas in the state.
According to DM Savin Bansal, Sadar Dehradun tehsil has 16 unregistered and eight registered madrasas, Vikasnagar tehsil has 34 unregistered and 27 registered ones, Dailwala has one registered and six unregistered, and Kalsi has one unregistered madrasa and no registered ones.
Dhami told reporters on Wednesday, “Be it illegal madrasas or illegal encroachment, Devbhoomi Uttarakhand should not have either. We will remove encroachment. We have given orders for verification of madrasas. The Minority Department will check, and DM and SP will also run a verification drive. We will look into the source of funding and the origins of such institutions.”
In October, Dhami directed the Additional Chief Secretary, Home, to immediately inspect all madrasas in the state. He had said that immediate legal action would be taken wherever any “unethical work” is being carried out. The Home Department has issued instructions to all DMs on this matter.
The CM said that after the report is compiled, the government will decide what action will be taken. “We will decide if an FIR needs to be filed or the institutions should be sealed based on the extent of violations. Action will be taken according to the conditions…and whether they are adhering to the norms and set curriculum,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Congress party questioned the timing of the verification drive.
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