AIMPLB slams UGC directive on chanting of 'Om' during Yoga Day

May 18, 2016 23:08

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board today slammed the University Grants Commission's directive on chanting of 'Om' during Yoga Day celebrations on June 21, terming it as 'unconstitutional'.

'The government of India is governed by the Constitution, which is a secular Constitution. It has not recognised the religious sentiments of any community...The government has no right to issue any such directive. It is in violation of the Constitution. It is totally unconstitutional,' AIMPLB member Zafaryab Jilani said.

A controversy broke out yesterday over the UGC's directive asking universities and colleges to follow Ayush ministry's yoga protocol that begins with chanting of 'Om' and some Sanskrit sholakas during Yoga Day celebrations.

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