7,000 Muslim students enrolled in UP’s RSS-run schools; 30 pc rise in 2 years

Allahabad, 20 June, 2016: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has claimed that about 7,000 Muslim students are studying in 1,200 schools run by the rightwing outfit in Uttar Pradesh According to a report by Times of India, the number of Muslim students recorded an increase of 30 per cent in the last two years after a BJP-led government came to power at the Centre, mostly in rural areas. RSS said these students were following all rules like reciting 'slokas' and 'bhojan mantras', and were doing very well in fields of sports, cultural activities as well as academics. Chintamani Singh, state inspector of schools’ managing body Vidhya Bharti, was quoted by TOI, "Our students such as Mohammad Aqib, Aftab Alam, Ejaj Ahmad, Gufranuddin and Mohammad Akaram have won medals at national sporting events and youth commonwealth games." At these schools, the day starts for students with Surya Namaskar and singing of Vande Mataram besides vedic hymns. RSS cited these data to claim that it shatters the mainstream propaganda about the organisation. Courtesy : The Time of India