The organisation also expresses deep concern over the rising communalism, extremism, the deteriorating law and order, and the religiously motivated discrimination against minorities, especially Muslims
NEW DELHI – The Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind (Arshad Madani faction) has strongly condemned the ongoing eviction of Muslim families in Assam, describing the actions as unconstitutional, politically motivated, and communally charged. The organisation also expressed deep concern over the rising communalism, extremism, the deteriorating law and order, and the religiously motivated discrimination against minorities, especially Muslims, in the country.
It also denounced the ongoing Israeli aggression in Gaza but did not utter a word about the Indian government’s silence on Israel.
In a meeting of its working committee here on Sunday, the Jamiat expressed grave concern over the widespread use of bulldozers to demolish settlements — a move that has reportedly affected over 50,000 Muslim families in Assam where Muslim accounts more than 40 percent of the state’s total population.
Presiding over the meeting, Jamiat chief Maulana Arshad Madani said the evictions were not merely attacks on homes, but on the very Constitution and rule of law. “The chief minister of Assam is openly targeting Muslims. When he says, ‘We are only evicting Muslim people,’ it clearly shows that the campaign is based on religious bias,” he said.
He also criticised the Assam government for allegedly defying Supreme Court stay orders in certain demolition cases, and questioned the legality of proposals to remove displaced individuals from the voter rolls. “Is the decree of a chief minister now considered law? Is there no longer any need for the judiciary?” he asked.
While reaffirming that Jamiat does not support the illegal occupation of government land, Maulana Madani pointed out that many of the affected settlements are decades old and had received public services from successive governments. “If these areas were illegal, why were they provided with roads, water, and electricity?” he questioned.
Madani alleged that the Assam eviction drive is part of a broader campaign aimed at polarising communities and reviving the issue of illegal immigration for political gains. “Power may be attained by dividing Hindus and Muslims, but the country cannot be run this way,” he warned.
He further added, “Today, the country stands at a crossroads where hatred is being disguised as patriotism, and oppressors are being protected from the reach of the law. It is not just Muslims who are suffering — the very fabric and future of the nation are at stake.”
Madani accused the government of allowing communal mindsets to grow unchecked since independence, and reaffirmed that Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind has always stood against communal ideologies through legal and peaceful means. “Our struggle is not against any individual or group, but against the government itself — because it is the government’s duty to protect every citizen,” he said.
Jamiat leaders from Assam, including Maulana Mushtaq Anfara and others, are currently in Delhi meeting with legal experts. The organisation announced that it will soon file a petition in the Supreme Court challenging both the evictions and the alleged voter disenfranchisement of displaced individuals.
The working committee also discussed broader national concerns, expressing deep alarm over rising communalism, religious extremism, the deteriorating state of law and order, and increasing discrimination against minorities, particularly Muslims. The ongoing targeting of madrasas and mosques — despite the Places of Worship Act — was also condemned.
In addition, the committee strongly denounced what it called Israel’s aggressive terrorism in Palestine, while addressing a range of other pressing domestic and international issues.
The meeting concluded with a collective appeal to the Chief Justice of India to take suo motu cognizance of the situation in Assam and to ensure that the principles of justice and constitutional rights are upheld.
