Dr. Khawja Ikramuddin, a research associated in the Jawahar Lal Nehru University, elected as its first President. The organisation will also work as a watchdog body to check malpractice in the Urdu research work. There were lot of complains coming out over the year about the allotment of spurious topics for research and lenient supervision. I hope the organisation will come forward to the help of such scholars. Mr. Abdul Manan, a research scholar of Delhi University told the Islamic Voice, than unethical practices are rampant in the Urdu research field.
Some students fearlessly lift the extracts from the books without giving due credit to the source.
Deploring the act of Mayawlliled government, the Association termed it as a first blow on the existence of Madrasas in the state. In a meeting of Association s co-ordination Committee and the heads of Madrasas held at the state capital Lucknow, on April 8, express concerned over the state government decision. Hanif Qadri President of Association, who chaired the meeting said, it seems that the State Government is not sincere about Madrasa Scheme, otherwise, it would have released Rs.1000 as a token grant to the Madrasas from the contingency Fund. However, the Revenue Department made same charges in the scheme. And it was decided that 68 Madrasas will be included int he 1995-96 financial year and the remaining will be accommodated in following year.