High court to hear petition against the government’s directive on Wednesday.
Team Clarion
JAIPUR – In view of the state government’s order to make Surya Namaskar (salutation to sun) compulsory in Rajasthan schools from Feb 15, Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, one of the country’s premier Muslim organisations, has said Muslim students will not attend schools on that day. “The boycott decision will be communicated across mosques in Rajasthan,” Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind said.
The Jamiat has also filed a petition in the Rajasthan High Court seeking a refrain from the compulsory practice of Surya Namaskar in schools, a move by the newly formed BJP-led state government.
Chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma recently made Surya Namaskar mandatory in all schools from February 15, which also falls on Surya Saptami Day.
This has caused bitterness within the Muslim community who state that it’s an outright violation of their religious freedom.
The Jamiat’s state executive on Monday held a meeting with other Muslim organisations and a decision not to send Muslim children to schools on February 15 was taken.
“The state government is trying to create a divide between Hindus and Muslims,” general secretary of Jamiat Ulama-e- Hind’s Rajasthan unit, Maulana Abdul Wahid Khatri, said.
The high court is scheduled to hear the matter on Wednesday.
