Over dozen illegal madrassas in UP's Shravasti closed in anti-encroachment drive
In a crackdown against unauthorised madrassas in Uttar Pradesh's Shravasti, authorities have closed down more than a dozen such institutions in two days after they were not able to produce valid documents, officials said. A total of seven madrassas were shut down in Sharavasti on Sunday.These madrassas were operating near the India-Nepal border. Notably, one of the madrassas that came under the purview of the authorities' action had been operating in Bangai Bazaar since 1974. Disciples used to study Arabic and Urdu languages at this madrasa.advertisementAccording to official data, the authorities carried out the special operation in a radius of 15 kms, taking action against 119 illegal encroachments amid a heavy police presence.
"There are a total of 297 madrassas in Shravasti district and 192 of these are unrecognised. On Saturday, 10 madrassas were closed within a 15-km-radius of the India-Nepal border. Many irregularities were found in them," news agency PTI quoted District Minority Welfare Officer Devendra Ram as saying."Most of these were being operated secretly, some were being run illegally in rented houses or homes and some in semi-constructed buildings," he added.Authorities have initiated action against unrecognised and illegal madrassas on the instructions of District Magistrate Ajay Kumar Dwivedi.Action has been taken under Section 67 of the Revenue Act to free government land, an official said.advertisementWith PTI inputs
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