New Delhi: Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind chief Maulana Arshad Madani's statement on school-college education has created a stir. In fact, Arshad Madani said on Sunday that there should be no co-education i.e., boys and girls should be sent to different schools. His statement has evoked mixed reactions from leaders, religious leaders.

Arshad Madani had said on Sunday that girls should not be sent to school and college with boys. He also called for non-Muslims to oppose co-education, terming it as immoral conduct. They demanded that there should be separate schools and colleges for girls. Those supporting Arshad Madani's statement of Jamiat-e-Ulema have also come forward. Muslim cleric Mufti Asad Qasmi has supported his statement. Maulana Khalid Rashid Firangi Mahli said that co-aid education up to school is correct, but it is important to think about it at the college level.

Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has termed Arshad Madani's statement as anti-girl. He said that the country runs by the Constitution, not sharia. Naqvi said those who are trying to attack the basic spirit of the Constitution will not succeed. Naqvi said, 'These people are against the education of girls, these people cannot decide where girls will study.'

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