Madrassa linked with terror! Assam CM Himanta Sarma urges parents to monitor what their children are learning

Dispur, Aug 4: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday (Aug 4) urged parents in the state to keep a watch over subjects their children are being taught in the madrasas. The Assam CM's request comes in line with the incident where a madrassa linked to a terror accused was demolished in Moirabari's Morigaon area of Assam.

 

 

 

 

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, "We have already abolished 800 government madrasas in Assam. But there are many Qawmi Madrasas in the state. The citizens, parents should keep a watch on these madrasas that what type of subjects are taught here." The CM's remarks came after the Morigaon district administration demolished the Jamiul Huda Madrassa in Moirabari area in Assam.

 

 

 

 

 

The Jamiul Huda Madrasa was run by an active member of Bangladesh-based terror outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), Mustafa alias Mufti Mustafa, who was a resident of Saharia Gaon in Morigaon and an important financial conduit of the ABT. Earlier, the Morigaon district police had arrested Mustafa for having links with ABT and Al-Qaeda in the Indian subcontinent (AQIS).

 

The state CM had said that the Madrasa was demolished under Disaster Management Act and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and added that its students were admitted to different schools. "In Morigaon today, Jamiul Huda Madrasa was demolished under Disaster Management Act and UAPA Act. 43 students were studying in this madrasa, who are now admitted to different schools," he said while further mentioning that Mustafa had obtained a doctorate in Islamic Law from Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal in 2017.