The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has said that they will move the Supreme Court against inclusion of Bhagwad Gita and the compulsory practise of Surya Namaskar and Yoga in schools.
“The decision of Rajasthan, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh governments to include Bhagwad Gita in school syllabus will be challenged in SC. The court will also be approached against Surya Namaskar and Yoga in schools,” an official release of AIMPLB issued here said.
It was decided at an executive meeting of AIMPLB here yesterday.
“As there is provision of worshipping only Allah in Islam, the Muslim community has its objections regarding implementing Yoga, Surya Namaskar and Bhagwad Gita in schools. This should not be forced on all students,” AIMPLB spokesman Abdul Rahim Qureishi said.
The meeting voiced concern over attempts by “communal forces to saffronise education” and observed that such forces were trying to deviate the country from path of secularism, the release said.
AIMPLB also threatened to launch a countrywide agitation against any move to repeal Muslim personal laws by terming them “useless”.
At the meeting, it was also decided to draw the attention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to such matters and request him not to implement recommendations to repeal Muslim Waqf Law 1913 and 1930, Muslim Personal Law and Muslim Marriage Act, the release said.
To prevent misuse of ‘Talaq’ (divorce) and to discuss the plight of women who were given Talaq, the AIMPLB decided to hold a meeting of Ulemas and experts of Sharia laws.
Several court orders that went against the Sharia law were also discussed in the meeting.
The board has a working committee of 41 Ulemas representing various schools of thought.