The NCPCR has also asked the state government to take necessary action against the body for allegedly violating provisions of the Constitution, IPC, Juvenile Justice Act, 2015, and Right to Education Act, 2009.Darul Uloom Deoband spokesperson Ashraf Usmani told ET that they haven’t received any notice from the DM yet and the highest possible committee under the VC will look into the matter. NCPCR has particularly taken exception to the seminary publishing “unlawful and misleading” fatwas, such as advice given to parents, asking them to choose “only schools in Aligarh and Gujarat with female teachers and female students” for their daughters once they turn 14, or the one asking parents to “nourish adopted children, but not give them a right in the property and strictly observe purdah around male children once they turn 14.” It has also objected to the content on the website asking parents to not encourage their daughters from taking part in extra-curricular activities in schools, shun the use of costumes for children in school functions and not even let them wear a tie as part of school uniform, as according to some ulemas, it was unislamic.“…After pursuing the complaint and examining the website, it was observed that the explanation and answers provided in response to issues raised by the individuals do not align with the Laws and Acts in the country,” the NCPCR stated in the letter to the state’s chief secretary. The body said such statements were contrary to the rights of children and open access to the website was harmful for them.“Therefore, it is requested that the website of this organization may be thoroughly examined, investigated and any such content should be immediately removed,” the letter stated, adding, access to such a website may be prevented until the removal of such content to avoid the spread of unlawful statements.Recently many Musim bodies such as Jamaat-e-Islami Hind had raised concerns with the NCPCR’s recent flagging of violations by madrasas calling it “the body’s obsession with madrasas.” In a statement issued two months ago over the body’s report on educational institutions, the muslim organisations had accused the NCPCR’s report on madrasas as selective, as “it has not looked at the dismal state of government-run, urdu-medium schools, or even at reasons such as religious discrimination, lack of safety or finances as to why a large section of Muslims still prefer madrasas over government schools.”
Source: Economic Times
