Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 23: Vice president BJP and former Minister, Priya Sethi today said Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), Jammu and Kashmir, along with its affiliate Falah-e-Aam Trust (FAT), stands fully exposed for using the sacred platform of education to spread radicalization instead of knowledge.
“For years, these organizations misled young children and attempted to poison their minds with separatist ideology under the cover of schooling,” Priya Sethi who is former Education Minister said in a statement.
“The Ministry of Home Affairs had rightly declared Jamaat-e-Islami as an unlawful association because of its anti-national agenda, and the recent takeover of 215 of its affiliated schools is a strong step to put an end to this dangerous misuse of education,” she said.
She said this move is yet another step under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi to safeguard the future of the youth and ensure that education in the Union Territory (UT) remains free from radical influence.
“Despite being projected as a socio-religious body, the Jamaat was actively involved in spreading separatist ideology and creating a mindset of hostility against India. Its affiliate FAT-run schools were being misused to indoctrinate young children, rather than providing them with modern and progressive education,” she said.
Priya Sethi said that institutions linked to JeI and FAT were never about genuine education or empowerment. They were hubs of indoctrination, trying to create generations detached from the mainstream of progress.
“Children who deserved modern education, scientific thinking, and opportunities for growth were instead being exposed to regressive propaganda. This betrayal of trust by JeI and FAT cannot be forgiven,” she said.
She added that such organizations never worked for the welfare of society but rather acted as breeding grounds of extremism, misguiding generations of Kashmiri youth and pushing them away from the mainstream.
By seizing control of these schools, the Government has broken this vicious cycle and secured the academic future of thousands of innocent students, she said.
Priya Sethi praised the Modi Government for its firm resolve in protecting the nation’s future by striking at the root of radical networks.
She further assured parents that Government supervision will bring transparency, accountability and quality to these schools.
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