Unmarked proforma being served to West Bengal madrasas by police seeking details of foreign funding, visitors
A group of activists from Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) has written to CM Suvendu Adhikari and the police seeking clarification over the survey and also urged to maintain transparency
The West Bengal police have been distributing unmarked proformas to madrasas, mosques, and idgahs across the state, requesting detailed information on foreign funding, visitors, and the distance from international borders. The incident has sparked outrage among religious authorities and human rights activists, who have demanded an inquiry and clarification from Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and Director General of Police Siddh Nath Gupta.
The proforma, which is not backed by any government notification or legal provision, contains 26 questions about the institutions' sources of foreign funding, visitor details from the past three years, student and staff numbers, and political affiliations. The survey is being conducted by the police and the Department of Minority Affairs of West Bengal, but its legitimacy has been called into question due to the lack of a government order, seal, or specific legal basis.
Human rights activists have criticized the survey for being conducted without transparency, and raising concerns about potential profiling or selective targeting of religious communities.
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