Extortion in schools: Bohra man threatens hunger strike
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2017 11:54 am
Syednas put names of their family, like Taheri, Burhani, Jamali, Saifee, etc. for honoring past three Gadi occupiers. Reading such names, other communities and government officials think Syedna is an educationalists and that he runs those schools. However, these schools are big businesses like tiffin, ziyarat resorts, etc. are. They are part of commercial empire earning tons of money.
In dahod, now for many years, Bohras run various Burhani-Jamail English medium schools. From June 2017 they have raised school admission fee to Rs. 21,000. Over and above, they also will charge Rs. 950 per month fee and Rs. 1850 term fee; a huge increase.
Most Bohras can not afford such huge fees as their disposable income is sucked by Zakat, Najwa, wajebat, Salaam, Muharram-Ramadan Masjid jaga fee, continuous collections during Syedan and shehzada visits, and so on.
A courageous Bohra named Anees Ranapurwala is planning to go on hunger strike for drawing government attention towards this collection, which is illegal under RTI act 2009. He will start his hunger strike from Jan 30, 2017, and has submitted notices to various government regarding his intention. Following is his notice in Gujarati.
- Asghar Vasanwala
In dahod, now for many years, Bohras run various Burhani-Jamail English medium schools. From June 2017 they have raised school admission fee to Rs. 21,000. Over and above, they also will charge Rs. 950 per month fee and Rs. 1850 term fee; a huge increase.
Most Bohras can not afford such huge fees as their disposable income is sucked by Zakat, Najwa, wajebat, Salaam, Muharram-Ramadan Masjid jaga fee, continuous collections during Syedan and shehzada visits, and so on.
A courageous Bohra named Anees Ranapurwala is planning to go on hunger strike for drawing government attention towards this collection, which is illegal under RTI act 2009. He will start his hunger strike from Jan 30, 2017, and has submitted notices to various government regarding his intention. Following is his notice in Gujarati.
- Asghar Vasanwala