National Seminar on UPA-II and Muslim expectations organised in Delhi.
By TCN News,
New Delhi: United Progressive Allaince (UPA) government has responsibility to fulfil its election promises said noted film director and social activist Mahesh Bhatt. He was chairing a one day national seminar on UPA-II and Muslim Expectations organised by the Millat Bedari Muhim Committee (MBMC), Forum for Muslim Studies and Analysis and the Aligarh Movement magazine. He pointed out that the core ideology of the Congress is secularism which is not its monopoly but a tradition of our forefathers. He said that all sections of Indian society should get equal opportunities.
Earlier Ashish Khetan, former Investigative editor of Tehelka said that he himself conducted investigation and found that large number of Muslim youths were jailed in the name of terrorism. He said that when they are released from jail as innocent, they do not receive any compensation. He demanded such a trend should be changed.
Aligarh Movement Award to Ashish Khetan
Director Seminar Jasim Mohammad while welcoming the guests said that promises of UPA government are still unfulfilled but we have hope that it will honour them if elected to power for third time.
Vice Chancellor of Urdu Arabic Farsi University Lucknow, Dr. Anis Ansari said that Article 341 of the Constitution of India with its para (3) of the 1950 Presidential Order is discriminating on religious ground and so it should be withdrawn.
Anis Durrani said that we should keep in mind ratio of Muslim and non Muslims which is 80 to 20. Farhat Ali Khan, OSD of Jamia Urdu said that the government is making joke of Muslims as we are continuously believing of Congress.
Mohammad Adeeb, MP said since 2014 no change has come in the mindset of Police and administration. So nothing can be done till the mindset is changed.
Earlier the Editor of Gulail dot Com Ashish Khetan was awarded the ‘Aligarh Movement Award 2012’ and a special issue of the Aligarh Movement magazine on Article 341 was released by noted film director Mahesh Bhatt.