A major setback to changing Kerala governments, the high court has asked why pensions and benefits are being given to madrassa teachers. The observation was made on a petition seeking repeal of the Kerala Madrasa Teachers Welfare Fund Act. The court also asked the government to clarify whether it was contributing to the Kerala Madrasa Teachers’ Welfare Fund.
Justices Mohammad Mushtaq and Kauser Edappagath considered the petition who observed that only religious studies are being conducted in madrassas in Kerala and asked why the government was spending money on religious matters. Kerala is not like the madrassas in Uttar Pradesh and Bengal. He also clarified that only religion is taught here.
Manoj, secretary of the Citizens ‘Organization for Democracy, Equality, Tranquility and Secularism, filed a petition in the high court seeking the repeal of the Teachers’ Welfare Fund Act. His lawyer told the court that the Qur’an and other religious texts were the only subjects taught in madrassas in the state. He said it was unconstitutional for the government to spend money on this.
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