By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: The five-member committee, formed yesterday in the all-party meeting of Muslim organizations, has demanded dismissal of Union Home Minister, Intelligence Bureau chief and Delhi Police Commissioner for their failure in checking the terrorist attacks in the country.
In a landmark development Muslim organizations have decided to form an umbrella organization to counter the attack on the Muslim community in the garb of terrorist attacks and consequent probes.
It has been decided that an umbrella organization by the name of Indian Muslim Coordination Committee will be formed which will represent all Muslim organizations and all sections of the society and schools of Islamic thought. The Committee will have all prominent organizations including Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, Jamiat Ahle Hadees, All India Milli Council, Majlis Ulamae Hind and Shia Political Front. In a way that Committee will be as representative as All India Muslim Personal Law Board.
An all-party meeting of Muslim organizations was held yesterday at the headquarters of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind. The meeting was presided over by JIH President Maulana Jalaluddin Umri. It was attended by representatives of all prominent Muslim organizations. Besides JIH leaders, the attendees included Dr. Zafarul Islam Khan, president of All India Muslim Majlise Mushawarat, Maulana Abdul Hameed Nomani, acting general secretary of Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind, Maualan Abdul Wahab Khilji of All India Milli Council, Dr Tasleem Rahmani of Political Council of India, Dr Ghulam Yahya Anjum, noted Barelvi scholar and Shia scholar Allama Zishan Hidayati.
In that meeting a 5-member committee was formed to chalk out plans and strategy to take on the anti-Muslim campaign. The committee had Dr. Zafarul Islam Khan, Maulana Abdul Wahab Khilji, Maulana Abdul Hameed Nomani, Dr Tasleem Rahmani and Mujtaba Farooq, political affairs secretary of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind.
The committee met today at JIH headquarters and finalized some long-term and short-term programmes. Maulana Mahmoodul Hasan of Jamiat Ahle Hadees attended today’s meeting as special invitee.
Reiterating the demand from Muslim organizations, the committee has demanded a high-level enquiry into all bomb blasts and terrorist attacks in the country.
Besides sacking of Home Minister, IB chief and Delhi Police Commissioner, the committee also demanded dismissal of home ministers and police chiefs of the states where terrorist bombings took place.
It demanded ban on Hindutva extremist organizations like Bajrang Dal, VHP and Hindu Vahini.
There are a number of strict laws that are capable of tackling these crimes and so there is no need of any new law, the committee said.
Another important demand of the committee is that every decision regarding combating terrorism should be taken by taking the Parliament into confidence.
If these demands are not met by the government, a massive agitation will be organized at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on September 26, after Jumatul Wida. After the agitation top leaders of Muslim organizations will court arrest.
The committee has urged the Muslim community to celebrate Eid very simply.
In the long-term programmes, the committee has decided to form a Legal Cell, Planning Cell and Political Cell.
Besides, a Media Cell will be constituted to monitor the media onslaught on Muslims and Islam.