'Violating Constitutional Rights': Inside The Crackdown on Uttarakhand Madrassas

'Violating Constitutional Rights': Inside The Crackdown on Uttarakhand Madrassas

There has been an official crackdown on allegedly "illegal" Madrassas in Uttarakhand, days after the Waqf Amendment Act came into force. But documents accessed by The Quint, testimonies of a Madrassa's caretaker, among others in the state paint a complex picture.The district administration along with the police has sealed 173 Madrassas in their recent move. Thirteen “illegal” madrassas were sealed by the Nainital district administration in Haldw…