By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter,
Kozhikode: In the wake of the planned attempts to implement the Uniform Civil Code, the Indian Union Muslim League will collect one crore signatures. Party national secretary and spokesperson E T Mohammed Basheer MP told TwCoircles.net that a nationwide signature campaign will be soon launched in order to raise awareness about attempts to marginalize the minorities. The collected signatures will be sent to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“The 44th article of the Constitution is posing a threat to the existence of the minorities as it raises questions to the rights, granted by the Constitution. The party is obliged to avert any kind of looming apprehensions,” the IUML MP said.
File photo of E T Basheer
“The social status of minorities is caught in a vicious circles as the RSS along with other Sangh outfits with extreme political and communal views are preying the minorities. Disseminating the message of communal hatred nationwide campaigns are on against Muslims and other communities in the country. With the Modi government came to power in the capital the number of violence against the minority has remarkably gone up,” Basheer said.
Speaking on how the Muslims and their educational institutions are targeted the party national secretary said hate campaigns were taken up by Sangh outfits against the Madrasas. ”These hate campaigns demonise the community saying Madrasas are disseminating extremism,” he added.
Meanwhile, the party has decided to observe the birthdays of late leaders G M Banathwala, former MP and national president of the party and Mohammed Ali Shihab, former Kerala state president with various programmes, meant for social goodness.
The former’s birthday will be observed as the Sharia Protection Day while the latter’s as Religious Harmony Day.