Assam’s Director General of Police (DGP) Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta met with various Islamic organisations on Sunday in an effort to gain their support and cooperation in the state’s extensive crackdown on allegedly terror-related madrasas. Additionally, the Assam DGP has requested that madrasas adopt secular educational models and that all organisations post their bylaws online.
“Today, we met with the Islamic organizations and their clerics all over the state and had a meaningful meeting. We want to bring a certain system where Madrasas function as per the rules and procedure and these rules should be enforced by the respective boards,” he said
“There are 1000s of private Madrasas in the state. All function differently as per their beliefs. We have asked all of them to upload their rules and regulations on an online portal. They have sought some time to organise it and are okay with it. Secular education will be part of it,” said Assam DGP.
DGP Mahanta added, “Without their cooperation, we couldn’t bust Al-Qaeda and ABT modules in the state. We urged them to extend their support, and cooperation and they also assured us of their support”.
This comes after the state police detained 38 people with linked to the Ansarullah Bangla Team and Al-Qaeda Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) (ABT). There have been rumours that certain militants formerly pretended to be religious leaders in order to enter the state and engage in subversive and anti-state operations. Authorities in Assam demolished three madrasas in three separate districts amid allegations that the buildings were being utilised for terrorist activity in addition to being found to be structurally unsound and unfit for occupancy.
