AIMMM expresses concern over socio-political issues and prevailing hate campaigns against minorities; passed around resolutions on national and international issues
Team Clarion
NEW DELHI – The All India Muslim Majlis e Mushawarat (AIMMM) has demanded a judicial inquiry into the continuous mob violence and hate crimes against Muslims, denounced the bulldozer action and expressed concerns over the delay in granting bail to Muslim activists jailed in the Delhi riots cases.
AIMIMM, the federation of prominent Muslim organisations and individuals, raised these issues and passed resolutions during its annual meeting here on Friday.
Representatives of Muslim organisations, prominent leaders including parliamentarians and intellectuals, clergymen and other concerned citizens expressed concern over the political and social situation in the country and emphasised the unity of minorities and other oppressed classes and committed to fighting together for justice.
Around 20 resolutions were passed on burning issues like mob lynching, politics of hatred, anti-minority economic policies of the government and shrinking opportunities for Muslims in budgetary allocations, CBSE’s anti-Urdu stance, deterioration in the functioning of the National Council of Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL), delimitation of constituencies, Waqf Amendment Bill, caste census, bulldozer raj in various BJP-ruled states, the volatile situation in Assam and Uttar Pradesh and denial of justice to victims unlawfully arrested in the 2020 anti-Muslim riots in Delhi were prominent issues discussed at the meeting. Discussion on the situation in neighbouring countries and the sufferings of Palestinians and its impact on India and the world also came up for discussion.
The Mushawarat meeting asserted that the government’s hostile attitude towards Muslims, the use of state agencies against minorities and Dalits, and the politics of hatred must be unitedly countered.
In his inaugural remarks, Feroz Ahmed Advocate, President AIMMM, emphasized the burning issues related to the Muslim community.
Shahid Siddiqui, former MP, stressed the need for better coordination among Muslim MLAs and MPs, suggesting that Mushawarat works towards ensuring they meet before every session of state assemblies and parliament.
AIMMM constituted a sub-committee for parliamentary affairs with ET Muhammad Basheer MP, former parliamentarians Shahid Siddiqui, Azeez Pasha, Kunwar Danish Ali and Meem Afzal beside the former president of AIMMM, Navaid Hamid, as its members.
Recognising the severe impact of Delhi riots, the AIMMM acknowledged the urgent need for targeted support and justice for the victims. It also drew attention to the disturbing trend of delayed justice and the continuous incarceration of activists such as Umar Khalid, Khalid Saifi, Gulfisha Fatima, and others, who have been unjustly detained. The resolution pointed out that delay in justice intensifies the pain of the victims and casts a shadow over the integrity of the legal process.
AIMMM affirmed that the “Bulldozer Rule” represents a dangerous shift towards authoritarianism and arbitrary state power, and it stands firmly with the victims of these demolitions and demands that justice be served.
The confederation affirmed its commitment to advocating for the rights, dignity, and safety of Muslims in Assam and across India. The Mushawarat condemned Hemanta Biswa Sarma-led BJP government’s discriminatory and divisive policies and anti-Muslim statements of the chief minister.
Navaid Hamid presented a resolution on CBSE’s anti-Urdu policies, expressing concern that more than 100,000 students’ future is at stake due to the arbitrary decision to discontinue issuing question papers in Urdu or allow answers in the Urdu language. Dr Javed Alam Khan presented a resolution on the government’s anti-minority economic policies noting that the budget for minority welfare has been reduced to just 0.6%.
The resolution adopted by AIMMM on Jammu & Kashmir affirmed a collaborative approach that paves the way for lasting peace, prosperity, and democratic integrity in Jammu and Kashmir
The Mushawarat, in another detailed resolution on the delimitation of electoral constituencies, strongly felt that in the past the delimitation exercise was repeatedly used to negatively impact the representation of specific populations and communities, particularly the Muslim community. “From the past delimitation exercises, AIMMM has reached a firm conclusion that deliberately around 80 Lok Sabha seats with major Muslim electorates concentration have been reserved for the SC community whereas the constituencies with substantial SC population are carved in such a manner that the same are categorised/put under the general category. Its concern is that the main purpose of putting a major chunk of the SC population under the general category of Lok Sabha seats or that in the state legislatures seems to not only close doors for the emergence of a self-reliant schedule caste leadership but also to ensure that major chunk of the SC community remains in the clutches of the caste Hindu leadership,” the Mushawarat said.
A resolution on the international situation, presented by former ambassador to Palestine Zikrur Rahman, which prompted interventions from former MP Kunwar Danish Ali, Navaid Hamid, Dr Tasleem Rahmani, Shahid Siddiqui, and others. The AIMMM condemned in its strongest terms the inhumane bombings, shelling and rocket attacks by the Israeli army, naval and air force on the civilian targets in the occupied Palestinian territories of Gaza and the West Bank. The Mushawarat denounced the mass uprooting of civilian neighbourhoods, destruction of hospitals, and health infrastructure and deliberate targeting of schools, colleges and universities.
