A controversy erupted after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced that singing Vande Mataram would be mandatory in all schools. Maulana Haleem Ullah Kasmi urged Muslims to withdraw their children from schools, calling the move an attack on religious freedom
The High Court, led by Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice J. Sreenivas Rao, recently dismissed a writ petition challenging the guidelines issued by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) concerning the Telangana State Teacher Eligibility Test (TS-TET).
The officials said that it was a courtesy call during which the chief minister apprised the Union Home Minister about the situation and also discussed the issue of restoration of statehood.
