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New Delhi, March 12 (HS). The central government has defended the decision to close the Maulana Azad Education Foundation, saying that this foundation was established when there was no Ministry of Minority Affairs. The Central Government has said that when the government is working for the development of minorities, then this work cannot be given to anyone else. This petition will be heard in the High Court on March 13.
Defending the decision to close Maulana Azad Education Foundation, ASG Chetan Sharma said that at present there is a special ministry for the development of minorities. This ministry has adequate staff. This ministry works according to the needs of minorities. In such a situation, the work of development of minorities cannot be done on the old pattern of giving it to a particular institution. ASG said that the Minority Ministry has started 1600 projects for minorities. Currently, 523 projects are yet to be completed. The decision to close Maulana Azad Education Foundation is legal.
It is noteworthy that on March 6, the court had issued a notice to the Central Government. The petition has been filed by Dr. Sayeda Syeden Hameed, Dr. John Dayal and Daya Singh. The petition states that Maulana Azad Education Foundation is funded by the Central Government and its aim is to provide education to the deprived section of the Muslim community. In the petition, the order of the Minority Ministry to approve the proposal of the Central Waqf Council to close the Maulana Azad Education Foundation has been challenged. During the hearing, the lawyer appearing for the Central Government said that he had not received any instructions, then the court asked him to come with the instructions on March 7.
It has been said in the petition that this order of the Central Government will cause great harm to the poor, needy and brilliant people of the Muslim community, especially the girl students. Proposing closure of the foundation does not come under the jurisdiction of the Central Waqf Council because this foundation is registered under the Societies Registration Act. In such a situation, closure of the foundation should be under the provisions of Section 13 of the Society Registration Act. Under the provisions of the Society Registration Act, when a society is dissolved, it is handed over to another society and for this, the consent of 60 percent of the members is required.