By Manzar Bilal, TwoCircles.net,
Patna: Ameer-e-Shariat Maulana Syed Nizamuddin has demanded political parties to include resolution to implement recommendations of Sachar Committee and Ranganath Mishra Commission in their election manifestos.
Addressing mediapersons in Patna yesterday, Maulana Nizamuddin, who heads Imarat Shariah (Bihar, Jharkhand and Orisssa) said that reports of Sachar Committee and Ranganath Mishra Commission have established the fact that minority communities are backward because they have been consistently denied their constitutional rights, and political parties did not keep their promises made during elections for the betterment of minorities. “Political parties should implement their promises, only then minority communities can trust them” said the Maulana who is also general secretary of All India Muslim Personal Law Board.
He also demanded political parties to give Lok Sabha tickets to Muslims proportionately, and called upon party workers to work sincerely for the success of Muslims candidates.
Asked which party Muslims should vote for in the upcoming parliamentary election, he said that Muslims should support secular parties. But he reserved his opinion on which party is secular.
Maulana Nizamuddin strongly supported Muslim reservation, saying “Muslims representation in government sectors is going low day by day and the only way to increase their percentage is reservation.” Unless Muslims are given 10% reservation in all government sectors their actual representations and partnership in nation building is impossible.
When TwoCircles.net asked how he was going to put pressure on the political parties to include Muslim reservation issue in their election manifesto, Maulana Nizamuddin said “Though it is very difficult and complicated matter but we are trying to make a national level platform with the association of all Muslim organizations. Through that platform we will put pressure on political parties to include Muslims reservation in their manifesto.”
He rejected the idea that demand of reservation will promote separation. “Because of backwardness Muslims are already alienated and reservation will help them to strengthen development of the country.
Expressing his grief on presence of several Muslim candidates in one constituency he suggested Muslims to agree upon one candidate so that they could minimize division of their votes and strengthen the possibility of their victory.
Asked if Imarat Shariah will issue any appeal before the Voting Day, the Maulana did not rule out the possibility.