New Delhi, July 26: Dismissing the apprehensions of some Muslim organisations that the Right to Education Bill was against the community, Minority Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid today described it as “the fear of the unknown”.
“I don’t think it is against Muslims. That can never be the intention of our government. I think, there is the fear of the unknown. It is being speculated that there could be consequences that are detrimental,” Khurshid told PTI.
The minister maintained that “there was no question at all of undermining Madarsa’ education or undermining Article 29 and Article 30” and added that “If there were certain concerns, we we will address them.”
Both the articles relate to protection of minority rights with the latter entitling a religious or linguistic minority to establish and administer educational institution of its choice.
–PTI