By TCN News,
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha member and national president of Lok Janshakti Party, Ram Vilas Paswan has termed the campaign against Muslims in the name of terrorism as part of the continued intolerance of the upper castes to the social revolution that Islam brought in India centuries ago.
Before the arrival of Islam, the condition of Dalits, Adivasis and backwards were very pitiful and casteist feelings were at peak. Islam invited downtrodden people to their own house and Masjids and built social harmony among the people, said Paswan adding that the motive behind labelling Muslim youth and their movements with anti-nationalism and extremism is the still continuing upper caste intolerance against this social revolution.
R-L: Ram Vilas Paswan speaking, K M Shareef (national general secretary, Popular Front of India), E M Abdul Rahiman (Chairman, Popular Front of India), E Abubacker (President, Social Democratic Party of India), Asif Muhammed Khan, MLA, Okhla, Mr. Udit Raj (President, All India SC-ST Federation)
Paswan was speaking at an Eid Milan program hosted by Popular Front of India on 6th September at India Islamic Cultural Centre here in New Delhi. Mr. E M Abdul Rahiman, chairman of Popular Front of India presided over the function. In his opening remarks Mr. Abdul Rahiman conveyed warm Eid greetings to the participants and opined that the empowerment of the backward communities like tribals, dalits and Muslims must be viewed as a national responsibility and not the concern only of the concerned sections.
Mr. E. Abubacker, president of Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) called upon all marginalised sections to bury their differences and come together for building a new India of equal rights.
Mr. Asif Muhammed Khan ,MLA (Jamia Nagar), Moulana Abdul Wahab Khilji (President, Indian Islahi Movement), Prof. Sai Baba (Delhi university), Dr. Udit Raj (President, All India SC-ST Federation), Dr. Baseer Ahmed Khan (President IUML), Dr. Tasleem Rahmani (President, Muslim Political Council of India), Moulana Usman Baig (National President, All India Imams Council) also gave felicitations. Those who attended the get-together include dignitaries like Mr. Mujtaba Farooq (President, Welfare Party of India), Moulana Muhammad Ahmed (Secretary, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind), Mr. Ashu Malik (Samajvadi Party), Mr. Abdul Khaliq (National Secretary, LJP), Mr. Amanathullah Khan (LJP, Delhi) Mr. Yamin Choudhury (Former General Secretary, Peace Party of India) etc.
Mr. K. M. Shareef, general secretary, Popular Front welcomed the gathering and Maulana Kaleemullah Siddeeqi, Delhi state president, Popular front gave vote of thanks.