Because of a fatwa that the Islamic education center Darul Uloom Deoband published on its website, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has threatened legal action and ordered the Uttar Pradesh government to file a formal complaint against the organization. Darul Uloom Deoband is based in Saharanpur.
The fatwa purports to exalt “martyrdom in the context of India’s invasion” and to approve “Ghazwa-e-Hind.”
The child rights panel requested required action about the fatwa in a letter to the Saharanpur District Magistrate and the Senior Superintendent of Police. “The fatwa is exposing children to hatred against one’s own country and eventually causing them unnecessary mental or physical suffering,” the committee stated in the letter.
NCPCR Chairperson Priyank Kanoongo emphasized the purported infringement of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015, Section 75.
The District Magistrate of Saharanpur issued the required orders regarding the fatwa in response to a direction from the NCPCR. The Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) and Chief Development Officer (CDO) of Deoband were instructed to act immediately by the District Magistrate in a letter to the Senior Superintendent of Police.
After visiting the location, the SDM, CDO, and their team will shortly take decisive action against the Islamic organization.
The Senior Superintendent of Police has been asked to take appropriate action in response to the fatwa given by Darul Uloom, as confirmed by District Magistrate Dinesh Chandra Singh, who also confirmed that they had received a letter from the NCPCR asking them to do so. After visiting the location, the SDM and CDO Deoband teams will review the direction and take appropriate action.
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