By TCN Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: Jamaat-e-Islami Hind has appealed to the voters of five states going to polls next month, to vote for candidates with good character. In the press conference held today, at its headquarters located at Jamia Nagar in New Delhi, President of Jamaat Maulana Jalaluddin Umari also expressed concern at India’s increasing relations with Israel.
Appealing to Muslims to avoid division of votes, Umari said: “They should avoid voting for different candidates in a constituency, which results in division of their votes. They should choose the best candidate and support him unitedly.”
L-R: JIH Secretary Ejaz Aslam, General Secretary Nusrat Ali, National President Maulana Jalaluddin Umari, National Media Secretary Er. Mohd Saleem and other leaders of JIH at press conf. on 14th Jan. 2012 in New Delhi
Without naming the BJP, Umari also asked the electorate to “weaken the communal minded and fascist parties.”
Even though Jamaat welcomed government of Andhra Pradesh’s step for giving compensation to about 70 Muslim youths who were falsely arrested for being involved in terror cases, it demanded that justice should be done to them and proper compensation should be paid to those who were victims of torture and illegal detention but were later honorably acquitted by court of law.
Jamaat very strongly condemned Israel’s anti peace and expansionist activities and continued occupation of Palestine.
“Israel’s evil designs regarding Al-Aqsa mosque are a matter of grave concern for the entire world and especially for the Muslim Ummah. In this background, Indian Foreign Minister S M Krishna’s recent tour of Israel is against the traditional stand of India and ignores the sentiments of 20 crore Indian Muslims,” said Er. Mohd. Saleem, national secretary of Jamaat.