Kolkata: RSS-affiliated Vivekananda Vidyavikas Parishad (VVP) will soon approach the Calcutta High Court against West Bengal government's move to shut more than 125 schools for allegedly promoting 'Hindutva' among children in the state.
Speaking to News18, international joint general secretary of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) Surendra Jain also attacked the state government over the move, asking why madrassas were not targeted.
"There are over 5,000 madrassas in Bengal, and many of them are involved in religious teachings. The maulvis are getting their pay from the state government. Even former CM Buddhadeb Bhatacharjee had said that madrassas were involved in religious teachings. Why are only our schools being targeted? This is nothing but appeasement politics by Mamata Banerjee," he said.
The decision to serve a notice to these schools came after CPI (M) MLA Manas Mukherjee raised the issue during the Assembly session claiming that more than 300 schools were allegedly 'promoting religious intolerance'. State education minister Partha Chatterjee had then voiced his support. When News18 contacted Chatterjee, the minister refused to make a comment. Sources in the state education department said that the schools were being notified because they violated rules under the Right to Education.
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