New Delhi, May 28, 2022 (PPI-OT):Within a week Indian capital will witness another all India level conference on Sunday (May 29) to discuss the subjugation of Muslims and the fast deteriorating situation of the country since the fascistic Hindutva forces have acquired ascendancy.
The organizers of the meet have also announced that a collaborative platform called the Indian Muslim Intellectuals Council would be launched, which might be a precursor to the formation of a parallel Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat.
Briefing about the details of the convention billed as “‘the Indian Muslims Intellectual Meet’, former Member of Indian Parliament (MP) Mohammad Adeeb along with former member Planning Commission Syeda Syedain Hameed and others said the day-long congregation of over 300 Muslim intellectuals and eminent citizens will brainstorm on the pressing issues and lay out a roadmap to address these challenges. He listed out the challenges before the community and the country.
“Attempts by a segment of the society to tear away the secular fabric of the country and the Constitution, the growing hatred against the Muslim community, rampant misuse of governmental institutions and a highly communized atmosphere amidst an alternative scenario where jobs have been lost, incomes has reduced and the country is facing challenges on several other fronts.”
These issues will be top on the mind of the intellectuals from the Muslim community when they collect on Sunday the 29th to discuss and ponder upon topic of ‘The condition of the country, challenges before the Constitution and our responsibilities’ at Aiwan-e-Ghalib Auditorium, Delhi, said the former MP. He pointed out that in recent years India has been plagued by a low-grade communal fever.
“We’ve arrived at a point where people may be seen celebrating over the cruelty being meted out to members of minority communities, particularly Muslims. Many concerns have been created to harm Muslims, ranging from cow vigilantism and beef consumption leading to mob lynching to love jihad, to peaceful protests against the NRC-CAA being labelled as anti-national”.
He also maintained that the Indian government and several BJP ruled states were complicit in these nefarious activities. “Many state governments have become complacent or complicit bystanders rather than enforcing the law on a variety of topics, including the hijab, halal meat, the muezzin’s azaan, The Kashmir Files, and genocidal calls from saffron-clad saints at several dharma sansads”.
The clear change from the past is that there has been an increased radicalization of the general population even when elections are not on the horizon. It is low intensity violence embedded at the ground level, he added.
He further said, “We did not extend any invite to community organizations as it is a meet of concerned Muslim individuals with varied experience of various fields in Government and public life like retired Civil Servants (IAS/IPS, etc.), retired judges, armed forces veterans, legal experts/lawyers, technocrats, teachers, religious scholars, journalists, practitioners of politics and human rights activists.
The focus of the meeting will be to examine the current situation and devise a strategy for combating the aggressive and cruel communal forces that are influencing public discourse and endangering India’s ideals, averred Dr Syeda Hameed. We will try to offer out-of-the-box answers to the community, rather than following the path that most community organisations do, she added.
Former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Syed Masood Hussain and former Aligarh Muslim University Students Union President Dr Mohammad Azam Baig also addressed the media. The India Muslim Intellectual Meet’s Vision Document was also released at the press conference. During the Meet on Sunday, an Indian Muslim Intellectuals Council is likely to be constituted.
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