By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
Jamaat-e-Islaami Hind has announced to provide legal assistance to the families of the victims of mob-lynching incidents.
JIH president Maulana Syed Jalaluddin Umri said, “We support public initiatives against communalism and for putting an end to mob lynching. No government can ignore popular and widespread public opinion.”
While addressing the monthly press conference in JIH office in Delhi, Umri said, “Mob lynching incidents can be best tackled through building public opinion and put pressure on the government through it to curb such incidents.”
JIH secretary general Muhammad Salim Engineer said the organisation has identified certain states where mob lynching incidents have taken place. A plan is being prepared to tackle the issue. Engineer informed that formation of legal cell for mob-lynching victims shall be included in this initiative.
Until now, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has issued public statement at least three times, condemning mob lynching attacks. Moreover, the center has also asked states about the measure being taken to put a stop on cow vigilantism.
Umri said although the prime minister has condemned mob lynchings, the ground reality has not changed much. He demanded that the Centre and states take stern measures to check such incidents.
In the past also, Jamaat-e-Islaami Hind has come up in support of people facing state atrocities, violence or natural calamities. JIH has been active in various states for conducting ground level work during various situations. It was active in Gujarat after 2002 riots, JIH had spent enormous money and resources in building and repairing houses which were damaged during the riots.
JIH has also arranged food resources into the temporary shelters for the riot victims. it did the same Gujarat earthquakes.
JIH had earlier provided legal aid to the victims of the Gujarat riots and in Batla House encounter case. It is also actively involved in providing legal aid to terror victims through APCR (Association for Protection of Civil Rights),
Recently on June 7, Students Islamic Organization of India (SIO), a student wing of JIH, organized Roza Iftar where it invited families of mob lynching incidents.
Secretary general Salim Engineer told TwoCircles.net, “We shall extend legal help to mob lynching victims basically through APCR. However, presence of PUCL(People’s Union for Civil Liberties) and other organizations in the same regard shall also be there.” APCR, a human rights organization, has been fighting alongside of JIH for the victims of communal hatred and false terror cases.