Assam to capture details of non-local religious teachers coming into state, says CM Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday reiterated that Islamic teachers coming into the state will be closely monitored and the state is developing a portal where their details will be captured. “We have laid down standard operating procedures. Locals must inform police if any religious teacher (Imam) coming outside of the state and are not known to them,” Sarma told reporters. “Police will verify the person and then he can carry out his religious teaching in the Madrassas,” he said, adding that Muslims of Assam have been cooperating with the government in this process. Assam currently doesn’t have ... Continue reading... https://www.thestatesman.com/india/...teachers-coming-state-says-cm-1503102827.html Find in Internet Archives [google]Assam to capture details of non-local religious teachers coming into state, says CM[/google] Assam to capture details of non-local religious teachers coming into state, says CM Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday reiterated that Islamic teachers coming into the state will be closely monitored and the state is developing a portal where their details will be captured. "We have laid down standard operating procedures. Locals must inform police if any religious teacher (Imam) coming outside of the state and are not known to them," Sarma told reporters. "Police will verify the person and then he can carry out his religious teaching in the Madrassas," he said, adding that Muslims of Assam have been cooperating with the government in this process. Assam currently doesn't have ... Continue reading... https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news...-religious-teachers-coming-into-state-says-cm Find in Internet Archives [google]Assam to capture details of non-local religious teachers coming into state, says CM[/google]
Assam to make police verification, online registration mandatory for imams: CM The Assam government will soon make police verification and online registration mandatory for imams of mosques and madrasa teachers from outside the state, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday. The move follows arrest of 25 persons including Bangladeshi nationals in the past four months with links to Bangladesh-based terror outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), which is associated with the Al Qaida in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS). On Saturday, police in Goalpara district arrested two imams, Abdus Subhan (43) and Jalaluddin Sheikh (49), who were with two different mosques in the district, and recovered incriminating documents, phones and SIM cards ... Continue reading... https://www.hindustantimes.com/indi...n-mandatory-for-imams-cm-101661173261471.html Find in Internet Archives [google]Assam to make police verification, online registration mandatory for imams: CM[/google]
Assam govt sets up SOPs for recruitment of Madrasa teachers, Imams of Mosques After arresting two imams linked with Al-Qaeda Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) from Assam's Goalpara district, the state government has taken up stringent measures to stop jihadi activities in the state. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said that the state government is developing a portal where the Imam and teachers of Madrasas who come from outside of the state will have to register their details in the portal. He said of the two people arrested by Assam police on Sunday, one was a kingpin who also worked as an imam in a mosque. He claimed ... Continue reading... https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news...ruitment-of-madrasa-teachers-imams-of-mosques Find in Internet Archives [google]Assam govt sets up SOPs for recruitment of Madrasa teachers, Imams of Mosques[/google]
Police Verification, Online Registration for Non-Local Imams: Assam CM Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday, 22 August, said that all imams (religious teachers and clerics) at madrasas and mosques will be required to register themselves on a government portal if they come from outside the state. They will also be required to go through police verification. The new rules follow a series of arrests of two such clerics who have alleged links to Al Qaeda-affiliated terror outfits in Bangladesh. "One of those arrested, who worked as an Imam in a mosque, was the kingpin. He had expanded the Jihadi network in many villages. Six Bangladeshi nationals had ... Continue reading... https://www.thequint.com/news/polit...tate-assam-chief-minister-himanta-biswa-sarma Find in Internet Archives [google]Police Verification, Online Registration for Non-Local Imams: Assam CM[/google]
Assam Plans Anti-Terror Drive After More ‘Jihadi’ Modules Busted; CM Says 'Non-Local Imams' to be Verified After the Assam Police busted five “Jihadi” modules since March, and the recent arrest of two suspected terrorists, who were working as Imams of two different mosques, the state government is readying an anti-terror drive. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday that a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) will be set for Imams and madrasa teachers working in the state. A madrasa teacher and an Al Qaeda Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) member, Mufti Mustafa, was arrested on July 27 for his alleged involvement after the police busted the Morigaon module. The Assam government had demolished the madrasa run by AQIS ... Continue reading... https://www.news18.com/news/india/a...s-non-local-imams-to-be-verified-5804035.html Find in Internet Archives [google]Assam Plans Anti-Terror Drive After More ‘Jihadi’ Modules Busted; CM Says 'Non-Local Imams' to be Verified[/google]
Police verification, online registration: All about Assam’s new rules for non-local Muslim clerics at mosques and madrasas Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday that religious teachers or clerics at mosques and madrasas coming from outside the state will now have to mandatorily register themselves on a government portal and undergo police verification as part of the new rules framed by the BJP government in the state. “We have made some Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) that if any Imam comes to the village, you must have to inform local police for the verification. After being verified by the police, people can hire him as an Imam. The Muslim society of Assam is extending their support ... Continue reading... https://www.financialexpress.com/in...slim-clerics-at-mosques-and-madrasas/2641103/ Find in Internet Archives [google]Police verification, online registration: All about Assam’s new rules for non-local Muslim clerics at mosques and madrasas[/google]
AIUDF welcomes Assam govt's move to bring SOP for Imams, madrasa teachers Badruddin Ajmal-led All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) has welcomed the Assam government's decision to introduce standard operating procedure (SOP) including police verification for the Imams and madrasa teachers who come to Assam from other states. But AIUDF has demanded to make standard operating procedure (SOP) for other religious institutions also. AIUDF MLA and party general secretary Karimuddin Barbhuiya said, "We welcome the decision taken by the Assam government and announcement of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma regarding internal security, but it should not be politicized. Do not defame the entire Muslim community for someone."He further said that there are ... Continue reading... https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news...-move-to-bring-sop-for-imams-madrasa-teachers Find in Internet Archives [google]AIUDF welcomes Assam govt's move to bring SOP for Imams, madrasa teachers[/google]
Find out how many madrasas are registered: Assam Police directs district days after another arrest linked to Al Qaeda Days after the Goalpara police arrested one more person linked to Al-Qaeda Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), Special DGP GP Singh said he has asked the district superintendent of police to find out how many madrasas are registered and how many are unregistered. "Then we will take action if they are not as per govt guidelines. Till now, we haven't received any indication of arms training," he said. The police arrested Hafizur Rahman Mufti from Jogighopa area in Bongaigaon district. After the arrest, the Goalpara SP said Mufti is a teacher at a madrasa and this was ... Continue reading... https://www.timesnownews.com/india/...er-arrest-linked-to-al-qaeda-article-93839035 Find in Internet Archives [google]Find out how many madrasas are registered: Assam Police directs district days after another arrest linked to Al Qaeda[/google]
Assam CM Vows Action Against Illegal Madrasas After 2 More Nabbed For 'jihadi Activities' Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has vowed action against illegal madrassas in the state. He informed that a madrasa was evicted in the state's Barpeta district on Monday for allegedly being a training camp for terrorist outfit Al-Qaeda. "We have, today morning, evicted a madrassa in Barpeta district. The primary reason was no academic activity was primarily running in that madrassa. It was used as a training camp for Al-Qaeda. Apart from that, the madrassa constructed was unauthorised. This is the second madrassa we have evicted. They were running as a terrorist hub," Sarma told reporters. "I don't want ... Continue reading... https://www.republicworld.com/india...nabbed-for-jihadi-activities-articleshow.html Find in Internet Archives [google]Assam CM Vows Action Against Illegal Madrasas After 2 More Nabbed For 'jihadi Activities'[/google]
