Madrassas are schools of terror: BJP's Unnao MP Sakshi Maharaj

(Source: Times of India, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Madrassas-are-schools-of-terror-BJPs-Unnao-MP-Sakshi-Maharaj/articleshow/42477118.cms )

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Unnao Swami Sakshi Maharaj on Sunday stirred a hornet's nest by calling madrassas as "hubs of terror and jihadis". He alleged that students were not being taught about nationalism in the religious schools and said, "To teach students only about Quran and turn them into terrorists and jihadis is not in the best interests of the nation."

Addressing an event organized in memory of Rani Laxmi Bai in Nademau village of Kannuaj, he said, "Name a madrassa in the country that hoists the National Flag on August 15 and January 26. They will have green flags but never the Tricolour."

Madrassa students hoisting the National Flag on August 15

The Unnao MP said madrassas "which have no connection with nationalism" are being given government aid. "Most of our schools do not take the aid but it is being given to madrassas having no connection with nationalism," he said. Questioning the rationale behind different set of rules for madarssas and schools, Sakshi Maharaj said, "madrassas should follow the same curriculum as normal schools."

Stoking the ongoing love jihad controversy, the Unnao MP said that he was not against 'love' per se as it has existed since ages. "But the worrying factor is that children of 'love-jihad' couples are being brainwashed for anti-national activities," he claimed and added, "Money for this love-jihad is coming from the Middle East."

In fact, Sakshi Maharaj has been raking up the madrassa issue for quite sometime now. While addressing an event in Etah on September 7, he had described it as "hub of terror" and claimed that 'love jihad' was prospering through these institutions.

I think I should mentioned one comment here by a man named Rishi Khurana, you can find his details here: 

"http://mytimes.indiatimes.com/profile/rishikhurana.sufi" copied his comment as it is below,

"Would the same law first destroy RSS and this guy himself who is openly preaching hate? MoreOver SiDevilIam • 2 minutes ago It is not worth my time to comment on BJP MP from Unnao, Sakshi Maharaj. However, since his claims having been reported in Indian media, I make an aeffort to explain the meaning of the word, ‘Madrassa.’ Nobody teaches ‘love jihad’ or terrorism. Not in India but anywhere in the world. Madrassa is spelled differently, as it is an Arabic word. It refers to a school, not specifically, as charged, religious school. One more thing, the word school is in America sense–covering college–university having rights to conduct undergraduate, graduate and post graduate degrees. Secular courses are also offered. Not only Arabic language but many European languages are taught. A typical Islamic school usually offers two courses of study: a ḥifẓ course teaching memorization of the Qur’an (the person who commits the entire Qurʼan to memory is called a ḥāfiẓ); and an ʻālim course leading the candidate to become an accepted scholar in the community. A regular curriculum includes courses in Arabic, tafsir (Qur’anic interpretation), sharīʻah (Islamic law), hadiths (recorded sayings and deeds of Prophet Muhammad), mantiq (logic), and Muslim history. In the Ottoman Empire, during the Early Modern Period, the study of hadiths was introduced by Süleyman I.[4] Depending on the educational demands, some madrasas also offer additional advanced courses in Arabic literature, English and other foreign languages, as well as science and world history. Ottoman madrasas along with religious teachings also taught “styles of writing, grammary, syntax, poetry, composition, natural sciences, political sciences, and etiquette.”[4] People of all ages attend, and many often move on to becoming imams.[citation needed] The certificate of an ʻālim, for example, requires approximately twelve years of study.[citation needed] A good number of the ḥuffāẓ (plural of ḥāfiẓ) are the product of the madrasas. The madrasas also resemble colleges, where people take evening classes and reside in dormitories. An important function of the madrasas is to admit orphans and poor children in order to provide them with education and training. Madrasas may enroll female students; however, they study separately from the men. Sakshi Maharaj is making stuff without checking the facts. …and I am Rishi"

Take a look on this video please:

Post by Tahir Dafali.

I have a simple solution: for this kind of publicity stunts, more specifically the politics of Polarization, I think this is an old myth (old tactics of making common people 'Mango Man' fool), why do these people not directly go to police or court if they really have any proof, if it really happens, I don't know, its your govt. make a law and give them capital punishment but please do not spit venom in the society, I repeat please do not spit the venom again in the society, society is already fully loaded with hatred politics, now its unable to bear anymore venom. And if they can't proof then they (Sakshi Maharaj minded people) should be hanged at a public place for spreading venom in the society. 

And for common people, please do not give importance to such topics, like terrorism in Madrassa, Love-Jihad etc. we do give importance thats why these people easily dare to speak such nonsense.

And finally I want to conclude with the words of 'Delirium' in her book "Lauren Oliver"-

“You can build walls all the way to the sky and I will find a way to fly above them. You can try to pin me down with a hundred thousand arms, but I will find a way to resist. And there are many of us out there, more than you think. People who refuse to stop believing. People who refuse to come to earth. People who love in a world without walls, people who love into hate, into refusal, against hope, and without fear.”

Thanks for reading, keep visiting here and do not forget to comment and share.

Feel free to connect with me also on Facebook: here or Twitter: @zubairchoudhury