The Hindu : Now, seats for Muslim students

Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Sunday, Feb 22, 2004

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Now, seats for Muslim students

LUCKNOW, FEB. 21. A day after scrapping its controversial order on closing schools for half-a-day on Fridays to facilitate Muslims to offer prayers, the Uttar Pradesh Government today set up an integral university that would reserve up to 50 per cent seats for students belonging to the minority community.

A Bill to this effect was passed by the Assembly by a voice vote despite opposition from the BJP members.

The university will be set up after dissolving a voluntary organisation, the Islamic Council for Productive Education Society, which runs schools and colleges, including an integral technical institute here.

The BJP member, Hukum Singh, said the move was against the spirit of the Constitution.

Replying to the charges, the Chief Minister, Mulayam Singh Yadav, said there was no attempt to break society on religious lines. "We bridge the chasm between two communities so that people can live in peace and brotherhood." - PTI

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