By TCN News,
Chennai: The 3-day meeting of Central Advisory Council (CAC) of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH), held from Dec. 30th 2011 to Jan. 1st 2012 in Chennai, discussed several issues related to the community, nation and the world. The meeting was presided over by JIH National President Maulana Syed Jalaluddin Omari and attended by all the 19 members of the CAC. The issues discussed at the meeting include Lokpal Bill, Aadhaar Scheme, Food Security Bill and Situation in Arab World.
Lokpal
On Lokpal Bill, the JIH meeting observed that there can be no denying the need and importance of Lokpal to root out corruption from the country. It appealed to the Government, all political parties and NGOs that they, going above electoral politics and petty benefits, must solve this issue and create an atmosphere for appointment of such a Lokpal who will have full powers and cover Prime Minister, CBI, all responsible functionaries, Members of Parliament, State Assemblies and Councils, corporate sectors and NGOs.
The meeting suggested that a person having clean image and trustworthy character besides academic excellence and legal acumen should be appointed on Lokpal. It advocated that the committee to be formed for selection of Lokpal must include representatives of backward castes and minorities.
Aadhaar Scheme
On Aadhaar Scheme, JIH expressed that the objectives and methodology of issuance of Unique Identification Card and Number to the citizens of the country under the Aadhaar Scheme have created an atmosphere of doubt and distrust in the entire country. The decision to issue identity cards to the citizens was taken in a meeting of Group of Ministers during the NDA regime; its objective was to contain illegal infiltration in the country and for this it was decided to issue identity cards to the citizens.
“Aadhaar Scheme is not only violating the citizenship right of citizens, rule of law and fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution of India but also becoming a source of economic exploitation, increase in deprivation of poor and backward sections, State profiling of individuals, violation of right to protection of personal life, and depriving citizens of benefits and services. Thus with this scheme national and international agencies, financial institutions, business enterprises and insurance agencies are being benefited. According to the details of UID project that have come to light, the expenditure on this project will come at Rs. 50 thousand crore. Such a large amount will be paid out of the tax paid by poor citizens. Before implementing such a mega project, it was neither granted nod in the Parliament after due deliberations nor was any legislation enacted” the meeting noted.
Food Security Bill
On Food Security Bill the JIH meeting expressed pleasure that after a pretty long time the Government has decided to pass the Food Security Bill and hoped that the bill will be enacted into a law during the Budget Session and the UPA Government will keep its long-due promise.
However, objecting on some clauses of the bill, the meeting was of the view:“Even after enacting the law every citizen of India will not be able to have the right to food security. In the proposed legislation the citizens of the country have been divided into Targeted and General Categories and food security has been guaranteed only to the Targeted Section. It is apprehended that a large chunk of Indian population rather a large chunk of the poor also will be deprived of food security. The social survey being done to determine the Targeted Section is also based on amazing misapprehensions. According to information, if a widow has an 18-year old son, she would not be deemed poor. While in the Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme the minimum age limit for employment is 18 years. It is matter of concern and injustice to the poor” the meeting observed.
The meeting also demanded that the legislation should guarantee nutritious diet to children, food requirements to expected women and special food requirements to those suffering from some ailments.
Situation in Arab World
On present situation in Arab World, JIH felt that public awakening in the countries in Arab World is pleasant from different angles. Launching a peaceful movement against monarchy and autocracy, the public in Tunisia and Egypt dethroned the despotic rulers and now the way for democratic governments there has been paved. Its possibilities are bright in Yemen as well.
“With the success of Ikhwan al-Muslimoon’s political party Al-Ahrar wal A’dalah (Freedom and Justice Party) in Egypt and Al-Nahdha in Tunisia, it is hoped that the process of governance based on pristine values of Islam will be functional in these two Muslim countries, and would prove torch-bearer for other Muslim countries as well. Further, it will remove the misapprehensions in the minds of the common people in the world created as a result of the baseless propaganda unleashed against Islam and the Muslim Ummah by the Western world, especially America.”