By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: Jamaat e Islami Hindi (JIH) has questioned the “deafening silence” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on hate campaign against minorities.
On Saturday, JIH held a press conference at it headquarter in the capital assessing the 100 days of the NDA government. They also spoke about other issues concerning the Muslim world. Ejaz Ahmed Aslam (secretary), Nusrat Ali (Secretary General) and Mohammad Salim Engineer (secretary) briefed the media.
While acknowledging that 100 days is a short period for a fair assessment of any government, JIH recognized that the PM has made “one good announcements and taken good steps” during this period.
They, however, questioned his silence on the constant divisive campaign of his party and Sangh Parivar targeting minorities, particularly Muslims that is harming the very idea of a plural India. JIH cautioned that the development plans and divisive measures cannot go hand in hand as peace and social unity are necessary for development.
(L-R) Ejaz Ahmed Aslam , Nusrat Ali and Mohammad Salim Engineer at JIH Headquarter on Sep, 6
JIH also took on the government for its failure to curb the inflation and unchecked corruption and promises on black money.
Jamaat thinks that Modi’s call for fair governance is questionable as he inducted in his cabinet several people who are accused of serious crimes. They also questioned the elevation of Amit Shah who has been charge-sheeted in fake encounter cases.
Negative Propaganda and Communal Tension
Jamaat is seriously concerned at the rise in hate campaign against minorities, particularly Muslims, since BJP came to power at the centre. There has since been a spate of communal incidents also (Saharanpur, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Kanpur etc.).
At regular interval, leaders of BJP and Sangh Parivar have raked up contentious issues like Article 370 and Uniform Civil Code. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, in violation of the ethos of the Constitution, said that India is a Hindu Rashtra and all citizens of this country are Hindus.
Pointing that Jamaat firmly believes that India is a plural country with various castes, religious and languages, speakers alleged that there is organized attempt to change the basic identity of this country.
“For past some weeks, BJP and saffron outfits have launched a false propaganda named ‘Love Jihad’, ‘Communal’ rapes and forced conversions. The media probes and police records have found them as just unsubstantiated claims. Saffron leaders, under the very nose of Prime Minister have continued venomous campaigns with some ulterior short-term goals. The deafening silence of PM Modi on the hate campaign against minorities is a serious cause of concern. It seems as if the PM of ‘development’ has given a nod to the divisive campaign,” JIH noted.
The Jamaat thinks that no country can become powerful without taking all its communities on the path of progress and no development is possible without social peace and unity; and demanded from the central and state governments to deal with hate campaigners sternly and prosecute them as per laws of the land.