India Muslims Want Action, Not Words
Getting attention only on election season, Muslim leaders complain that promises of improving the living conditions of the community are never translated into action.
“We need action, not tall promises to empower Muslims by giving them reservation in legislatures, parliament and government jobs and ensuring justice for innocent Muslim youth, languishing in jails without trial for years,” Maulana Arshad Madni, president of the Jamiat-Ulema Hind, was quoted as saying by IANS.
Madni was speaking Saturday, February 23, at a meeting of over 10,000 Muslim scholars who had gathered at Talkotra Indoor Stadium to voice concern over growing communalism and denial of Muslim rights.
The event was attended by key government officials, including Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.
Jamiat Ahle Hadees chief Asghar Ali Imam Mehdi and Jamat Islami leader Intizar Naim were among attendants.
India prepares for general election in 2014.
The Congress Party, which runs the federal government in New Delhi, was dealt a heavy blow by Muslim voters in last year’s regional election in Uttar Pradesh.
Muslim voters massively cast ballot for regional Samajwadi Party, while the party came fourth.
There are some 140 million Muslims in Hindu-majority India and they have long complained of being discriminated against in all walks of life.
Muslims complain of decades of social and economic neglect and oppression.
Official figures reveal Muslims log lower educational levels and higher unemployment rates than the Hindu majority and other minorities like Christians and Sikhs.
Source: OnIslam
Madni was speaking Saturday, February 23, at a meeting of over 10,000 Muslim scholars who had gathered at Talkotra Indoor Stadium to voice concern over growing communalism and denial of Muslim rights.
The event was attended by key government officials, including Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.
Jamiat Ahle Hadees chief Asghar Ali Imam Mehdi and Jamat Islami leader Intizar Naim were among attendants.
India prepares for general election in 2014.
The Congress Party, which runs the federal government in New Delhi, was dealt a heavy blow by Muslim voters in last year’s regional election in Uttar Pradesh.
Muslim voters massively cast ballot for regional Samajwadi Party, while the party came fourth.
There are some 140 million Muslims in Hindu-majority India and they have long complained of being discriminated against in all walks of life.
Muslims complain of decades of social and economic neglect and oppression.
Official figures reveal Muslims log lower educational levels and higher unemployment rates than the Hindu majority and other minorities like Christians and Sikhs.
Source: OnIslam
