For govt aid, madarsas want relief camps to continue: Report

A committee constituted by Uttar Pradesh government on Muzaffarnagar riots has found that various madarsas (Muslim educational institutions), where relief camps are being run, don't want them to discontinue as they are receiving hefty government grants to operate them.
The nine-member committee headed by Shivpal Singh Yadav, senior minister and brother of Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, submitted its report to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today.
"Most of the relief camps are being run in madarsas, which are getting a lot of aids for running them. For their personal gains, the managements do not want these camps to get closed," the report, a copy of which is available with PTI, said.

The committee, an initiative of Mulayam Singh, was constituted after the riots to investigate the ground reality in the affected areas.
SP spokesman Rajendra Chowdhury, who himself is a member of the committee, said the findings of the report are in the knowledge of Mulayam and CM Akhilesh.
Chowdhury said the state government is serious for the riot-affected people living in these camps and will do whatever necessary for their betterment.
"We will not let communal forces fulfil their nefarious designs and spread hatred," he added.
After riots, 41 relief camps were established in Muzaffarnagar while 17 were set up in Shamli. Most of them are being operated in madarsas.