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Uttar Pradesh: Yogi Cabinet Agrees To Proposal To Stop Grants For New Madrasas

Lucknow: On Tuesday, May 17, the Uttar Pradesh government agreed to a proposal to remove new madrasas from its grant list.

Ending the policy of the Akhilesh Yadav government, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s Cabinet has determined that new madrasas will no longer receive any funding.

The UP government had allotted Rs 479 crore under the madrassa renovation scheme in its last Budget, awarding money to 558 of the state’s approximately 16,000 registered madrassas.

The decision to suspend supporting new madrassas came just a week after the Uttar Pradesh government mandated that all students and teachers in the state’s madrasas sing the National Anthem before lessons begin. The order went into effect on May 12th.

Uttar Pradesh Minister of State for Minority Affairs Danish Azad Ansari said that the state government wants the madrassa students to be ‘full of patriotism’. He said madarsa education is crucial for minorities and when the national anthem is sung, students would learn society’s values.

“Now Madarsa students study religious scriptures alongside math, science, and computer,” minister said.The minister also said the state government was working for the upliftment of madarsa education.

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Court Grants Bail To Indrani Mukerjea In Sheena Bora Murder Case

Ashmita Chhabria

Mumbai: The Supreme Court has granted bail to Indrani Mukerjea. She is the prime accused in the Sheena Bora murder case.

The order said, “Indrani Mukherjea has been in custody for six and half years. This case is based on circumstantial evidence. We are not making comments on the merits of the case. Even if 50 per cent of witnesses are given up by the prosecution, the trial would not be over soon. She is granted bail. She will be released on bail subject to the satisfaction of the trial court. The same conditions imposed on Peter Mukherjea would also be imposed on her.”

Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Indrani During hearing said she was entitled to special dispensation under section 437 and she has been in jail for three and half years. The trial has not progressed for the last 11 months. The number of witnesses examined is a total of 237 out of which 68 were examined and she got no parole for all those years.

The bench asked why the parole was not granted.

Rohatgi said, “She did not take. Her husband, Peter Mukerjea was also granted bail. They were accused of killing their own daughter. This is bizarre.

Justice BR Gavai replied, “Not their own. She was the daughter of the woman.”

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