Kishanganj (Bihar) : 19 State-run schools in Muslim-dominated areas observe weekly offs on Friday

Kishanganj (Bihar) – 19 State-run schools in the Kishanganj District have been taking Friday off instead of Sunday, according to a Newspaper report. As per the Education Department, because the region is predominantly Muslim, the Government schools have been shut on Fridays for a long time. This action is not mandated by any specific order by the Government.

Students and teachers attend classes on Sundays. These schools include the city’s Line Urdu School, Upgraded Middle School Line Karbala, Upgraded Middle School Maheshbathna, Upgraded Middle School Halamala, Primary School Motihara West and many others.

After Jharkhand, 19 state-run schools in Muslim-dominated areas in Bihar’s Kishanganj district observe weekly offs on Fridayhttps://t.co/0ZkEFeqGSd

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It is pertinent to note that these are not all Urdu schools, but rather regular schools. According to Jharna Bala Saha, Principal of Line Urdu Middle School, it is a Hindi school. More than 80% of the children at the institution are Muslim. Since the school’s founding, Friday has been designated as a holiday for Namaz, with normal classes held on Sunday. The school was founded in 1901.

Subhash Kumar Gupta, Kishanganj District Education Officer, stated that Friday is a weekend in the District’s minority schools due to an established custom and such schools have been operating in this manner since their inception. There is, however, no order in this regard.

He said that it will be discussed with top officials in order for these schools to run smoothly like other institutions. According to Shaukat Ali, DPO of the Education Department, the District has no minority schools. All of the schools that have Friday off are regular schools.

Notably, some Jharkhand Government schools have lately been in the news for similar Islamization as the schools in Bihar. Several State-run schools were reported to have made changes in response to the demands of the local Muslim community. Schools in Districts of Jamtara and Dumka were discovered to be having weekly offs on Fridays instead of Sundays.

Editorial viewpoints

• Over the years, politicians of all parties and hues have appeased the minorities, and this is the result ! It is necessary to expose such deeds so that at least Hindus unite !