The Yogi Adityanath government's survey of Madrasas in UP has triggered a storm. The UP government has pushed back against criticism that this scrutiny is religious profiling. What sparked the survey? Why only Madrassas? What is the objective of the survey? The lack of clear answers to these questions, has only deepened suspicions that this is a communal signaling. We bring you a ground report from Western UP on the surveys to separate claims from reality.