The Uttar Pradesh government commenced its madrasa survey exercise on 26th September 2022. The exercise would involve a committee visiting the Islamic religious schools and obtaining information on the organization that runs the madrasa, its source of funding, state of facilities, and a number of teachers, among other aspects, as per the Hindustan Times report.
Within this context, media outlets such as Hindustan and Navbharat Times alleged that around 400 mosques and madrasas were found using electricity without electricity connections, in Rampur,
Live Hindustan published a report on September 25, 2022. The report states that more than 400 mosques and madrasas in Rampur City, UP are operating electric meters. Most of the mosques and madrassas here do not have electricity connections. The report states that the electricity department has issued notices to the people responsible for all such mosques and madrasas.
The Live Hindustan report claims that the electricity department has appealed to those in charge of mosques and madrasas to install the connections and avoid any problems.
NavBharat Times, in its report published on September 26, 2022, alleged that about 400 mosques and madrasas had been identified as having no electricity connection. The report alleges that Islamic institutions are indulging in electricity theft.
The Electricity Department had asked mosques and madrasas to install the electricity connection, as per the NavBharat Times report.
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