Minorities
It is a cautious but clearly presents optimism. He is referring to the ways in which the Muslims of India have rallied to preserve their place as valued citizens, in the face of persistent psychological and physical attacks by the political and social forces that question their very right to life in this country.
by Anjana Rajan
08/01/2024
As Hindutva's influence grows, many from the community have sensed that their aspirations to contest elections are unattainable. There is also a perception that the Congress is trying to imitate the BJP. https://thewire.in/politics/madhya-pradesh-lack-of-representation-muslim-community-alienated
Addressing a gathering of Muslim leaders on former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi’s birth anniversary, Qureshi highlighted the lack of employment opportunities for Muslims in sectors like the police, defence forces, and banks. He challenged political parties, including the Congress, to recognise that Muslims are not bound to thoughtlessly follow commands. Qureshi emphasised the pressing issues faced by the Muslim community, including attacks on their businesses, places of worship, and homes, leaving their children orphaned.
A local Congress worker from Rajogarh, Raja Mian, voiced his frustration, stating that Muslim party workers are not even invited to party meetings. This exclusion has led them to feel undervalued, akin to the approach of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which also appears indifferent to securing Muslim votes.
by Asad Ashraf
11/10/2023
The Wire reviewed seven FIRs filed in 2022 across various police stations in Mathura, including Kotwali, Highway, Sadar Bazaar, and Govind Nagar. It found that these FIRs were mere copies of each other with names and dates changed.
Lalit Chauhan, a Mathura-based Congress leader, said that he fails to find any logic in the way this law is being used in the state. Chauhan said that the law is purely being deployed to harass and jail Muslims to the extent of ruining their existence as a community.
Commenting on the FIRs, he said, “Just take a cursory look at the FIRs. The police are grossly misusing this law against Muslims and Dalits across Uttar Pradesh, not just Mathura. Knowing well that Muslims are a meat-eating community, they target them. Without even confirming whether the ‘caught meat’ was at all of the cow, they jail Muslims. Procedurally, they need to assess the meat sample in a lab, only then can they pronounce a jail term,” he explained.
04/09/2023
While Muslims were removed from the 2B Backward Class category (which they had been made a part of in 1994) through the March 27 order, Christians and Jains are classified under the 2D category. https://thewire.in/politics/karnataka-muslims-excluded-but-jains-christians-eligible-for-backward-classes-quota
As The Wire has reported, the BJP government removed the 4% reservation that the Muslims had so far accessed and added the same equally between the state’s powerful caste groups – Lingayats and Vokkaligas – taking their quota to 5% and 7%, respectively. The Muslims have been moved to the EWS (economically weaker sections) category which has a total of 10%; they have to share the same with a few groups like the Jains and Brahmins.
31/03/2023
TMC MP Mahua Moitra moves SC challenging Waqf (Amendment) Act https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/tmc-mp-mahua-moitra-moves-sc-challenging-waqf-amendment-act/articleshow/120153224.cms The plea said that dissenting opinions from the opposition MPs were reportedly redacted without justification from the final report presented in Parliament on February 13, 2025. Such actions undermined the deliberative process of Parliament and violated established norms as outlined in authoritative parliamentary procedure manuals, it said.
TMC MP Mahua Moitra moves SC challenging Waqf (Amendment) Act
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