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Malegaon:
It might appear minuscule and
insignificant to HRD Minister Kapil Sibal, the fact is that the
dissenting voice against the Right to Education Act (REA) that till
now was limited to whispers has become louder and apprehensions
about the Act are being raised publicly from various platforms. The
latest salvo against the law is from Maulana Sayyad Mohammad Wali
Rahmani who terms it anti-poor, anti- minority, contrary to the very
aim it has been designed for, and against the spirit of the Indian
constitution.
“From the name, it
looks very attractive. But the fact is that the Act in its present
form is against the very aim with which it has been designed and
forbids children from seeking education in the institutions of their
choice. At the same time, it prevents minorities and people with
limited resources from establishing educational institutions”, said Maulana Rahmani.
General Secretary
of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) and former Dy
Speaker of Bihar Assembly, Maulana Rahmani was addressing a huge
gathering in Malegaon yesterday.
Stating that the
sections included in the Act that define the needed infrastructure
for a school or an institution are inappropriate and suitable only
for the rich, he said, “A huge population in the country is poor and
has limited resources. Somehow they establish their schools that are
then developed slowly and gradually. Dictating infrastructural norms
or any kind of restrictions on such schools - especially when they
are fulfilling the requirements of a major part of the rural India -
is totally impractical.”
‘Conspiracy
against Madaris’
Observing that
education as defined by the Act is against the spirit of the Indian
Constitution, he said, “The constitution has given the minorities
the right to establish and run their own institutions with syllabus
suitable to them. But the Act defines education in a way that has
virtually made the education imparted in Madaris and other
minority institutions a CRIME.”
Directly blaming
HRD Minister Kapil Sibal, he alleged that such sections are
deliberately included in the Act by him after he failed in his
attempt to impose restrictions on Madaris by forming
Madrasa Board.
“Contrary to the
claims, the HRD Minister does not have any feasible alternative to
the low-cost and low-budget education system that these Madaris
are based on. Yet he is working day in and day
out on a single point agenda to impose restrictions on Madaris",
he alleged.
"After he failed in
pushing the Madrasa Board formation, he has come with
an Act, which is not only dangerous for the Madaris but
is also against the basic rights of Hindus, Christians, Sikhs
everyone and prone to be misused anytime and against anyone by
overzealous people”, he added
while demanding immediate amendments in the Right to Education Act.
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