Lucknow/Balrampur, October 23: The Madrasa Education Council, Lucknow, has taken major action regarding corruption and management disputes at the district’s state-funded Madrasa, Jamia Ahle Sunnat Fakhrul Uloom. Council Registrar Anjana Sirohi has directed the District Minority Welfare Officer, Balrampur, to file an FIR against the acting principal and to immediately send the file for suspension of the madrasa’s recognition to the council office.
The letter issued by the registrar states that the acting principal of the madrasa has disobeyed government orders and obstructed government work. The council had previously given clear instructions that Abdul Wahab, a teacher at the madrasa, be given charge of the acting principal, but the current acting principal has not followed the orders. Taking this seriously, the council has issued instructions for legal action (FIR) against him.
Previously, numerous investigations and correspondence were conducted regarding the ongoing dispute at the madrasa. The situation remained unchanged. On September 25, 2025, the Madrasa Board issued clear orders to remove the current acting principal and hand over charge to Abdul Wahab, but these orders were ignored. Following this, the Madrasa Board, Lucknow, directed the District Minority Officer to file an FIR, instructing him to take charge on October 17th.
It is noteworthy that the dispute over the operation and management of the madrasa has been ongoing since 2018. The matter also reached the High Court and the Gonda Commissioner. In 2023, the Gonda Commissioner dissolved the current management committee. Subsequently, the madrasa was operated under a single-management system through a caretaker. Later, the committee filed a petition in the High Court, which ended the caretaker system. Former Principal Abdul Wahab stated that the Madrasa Board has reinstated him, but he has not yet been given charge at the local level.
Teachers associated with the madrasa have also questioned the role of the District Minority Welfare Officer in this matter. They say that despite the council’s orders, action has been delayed at the local administrative level.
In this regard, the District Minority Welfare Officer stated that the Madrasa Education Council’s letter has been received and the necessary action has been initiated as directed.