Hyderabad, Aug. 23 -- A recent move made by the government of Jammu and Kashmir ordered the takeover of 215 private schools, alleged to be linked to the banned Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir Muslim organisation and its affiliate, Falah-e-Aam Trust (FAT), on Friday, August 22.

The Ministry of Home Affairs had designated the Jamaat-e-Islami, Jammu and Kashmir as an "unlawful association" under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).

According to an order by the Secretary of the School Education Department, Ram Niwas Sharma, a number of schools were found to be "directly or indirectly affiliated with proscribed organisation Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI)/Falah-e-Aam Trust (FAT)."

The 215 schools will now come under the respective distr...