Guwahati, Jan 02: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has stated that all teachers who got here from outside Assam to teach in Madrasa in the state may be asked to appear “from time to time” in the nearest police station.
The move comes after police cracked down on alleged modules of the terrorist organization Ansarul Bangla Team, and 51 Bangladeshis have been determined some of the preachers at Madrasas.
Sarma stated that a checklist has been prepared for the Madrasas, though the state is yet to “enter into an agreement with stakeholders, things are moving in the right direction”.
The Assam Police is working with Muslims in the state to “rationalize” Madrasa education, he said on Sunday.
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There are some 3,000 registered and unregistered Madrasas in Assam. Sarma said the police are coordinating with Bengali Muslims, who have a positive attitude towards education to create “a good environment” in the Madrasas.
Science and mathematics will also be taught as subjects in the Madrasas, and the right to education respected and a database of teachers maintained, he said.
“They should not be considered as enemies, instead we want them as stakeholders,” the chief minister added.
