By TCN News
Muslim Aarakshan Sangharsh Kruti Samiti, an umbrella organisation of various political and religious groups, organised a ‘Million March’ in Nanded on Sunday for Muslim reservation and other social issues of Marathas, Dalits and farmers.
The march was organised in a well-discipline manner, without any slogans and community flags. The only flag visible was the National flag mounted on an open-top Jeep, which was heading the protest.
This is the first time in the history of Maharashtra that women took massive participation in the Muk Morcha. All stakeholders of the community, including religious scholars, lawyers, teachers, and students, medical practitioners, businessmen and engineers were at the forehead of successful conduction of this Morcha.
The first and foremost demand was to offer 10% reservation for Muslims, followed by protection of Muslim Personal Law and an end to attacks on Muslims and Dalits in the name of Gaurakshaks.
The Morcha also demanded that no innocent Muslim should be targeted in the name of terror charges.
People also asked for death sentence to culprits of rape and murder Cases from Khairlanji to Kopardi. Implementation of Swaminathan Aayog was also raised. Interestingly, there was also the demand to give reservations to the Maratha community in the state without touching the quota of OBCs.
Political leaders across the different political parties participated in the protest. Many SC/ST/OBC and Maratha organisations extended their full support in the favor demands of this protest.
The speeches, delivered by students of the community, reflected the plight and sufferings of Muslim Community in recent times. Many student speakers highlighted how Muslim religious and political leaders sacrificed their lives for the freedom movement of this country.
One of the students criticized the government for ineffectively handling the issues of Muslim reservation and biased way of targeting Muslims and Dalit community in the country. There was anger among many protesters against the government in power giving controversial statements about Muslim Personal Law and the rights of women in Islam.