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MUSLIM RASHTRIYA MANCH DEMANDS
BAN ON RAZA ACADEMY
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Virag PachporeDELHI :
The Muslim Rashtriya Manch (MRM) has demanded total and effective ban
on Mumbai-based Raza Academy for inciting violence in Mumbai on August
11, 2012 by organizing a protest march in India’s financial capital to
deplore attacks on Muslims in Assam’s Bodo-dominated areas.
In a
resolution moved by MRM’s National Co-Convener Latif Magdum of Pune and
seconded by Prof Shahid Akhtar of Ranchi, the MRM Central Committee
which met at Delhi on August 27 and 28, 2012 under the chairmanship of
National Convener Mohd Afzal, deplored the attitude of Raza Academy
towards violence perpetrated against women constables, cops and
journalists of electronic media who had gathered to cover the event on
that fateful day.
The resolution also condemned the Muslim outfit for
damaging public property and ‘Jai Jawan Smarak’ at CST during the
incident. It demanded a total and effective ban on the outfit and also
urged the Maharashtra Government to recover the cost of damage caused by
Raza Academy’s volunteers to the public property.
It may be
mentioned that the violence in Assam’s Bodo-dominated Kokrajhar and
other districts had its echo in Mumbai, Lucknow and other cities and
metros in India where Muslim groups and organizations held protest
demonstrations to condemn that violence. However, the demonstrations in
Mumbai’s CST and Azad Maidan area went out of control of the organizers
and cops causing large scale violence, molestation of women constables
and damage to public property including the ‘Jai Jawan Smarak’.
“The
Muslim Rashtriya Manch strongly condemns this anti-national action of
Raza Academy and demands a total ban on them. Maharashtra Government
should also realize the cost of damage caused by them to the national
monument and public property”, the resolution said.
The MRM meeting
also strongly deplored the acts of vandalism of Muslims in Lucknow,
Kanpur and other cities where they organized protest against Assam
violence and damaged the idols of Lord Buddha and Lord Mahavir.
The resolution was also passed unanimously by all the members.
The
MRM also deplored the attempts to create panic among the Assamese and
other North-eastern people living in Pune, Mumbai, Bangalore and other
places by sending SMS and MMS on mobile phones and forcing them to leave
for Assam. Pakistan has tried to disrupt the unity of Indian society
through this well thought of conspiracy which the MRM deplored strongly,
the resolution said.
A committee under the Chairmanship of Prof
Shahid Akhtar was formed to study the situation in Assam and present the
facts to the Central Committee at the earliest.
OIC’s move on J & K condemned :In
another resolution the MRM strongly criticized the Organization of
Islamic Countries (OIC) for referring Jammu and Kashmir as ‘independent
state’ in their meeting held on August 14-15, 2012 at the holy city of
Mecca.
The resolution moved by Latif Magdum said that this act of the
OIC was tantamount to direct interference in the internal matters of
India and should not be tolerated by nationalist people. The resolution
said that J &K was, is and will be integral and inseparable part of
India. It urged the Government of India to take up the issue at the
diplomatic level with the OIC member countries and with the UN also to
compel the OIC to correct the mistake.
The resolution was seconded by
National Co-Convener Shahjad Ali from Agra who also said that the OIC
had exceeded its brief by terming J & K as ‘independent state’. He
too urged the Government to take necessary diplomatic steps to and move
the UN authority against this attitude of the OIC.
Signature Campaign on J & K :The
MRM has decided to undertake a massive country-wide signature campaign
to generate mass awareness regarding the fallacy of the report of the
three interlocutors appointed by the Central Government to suggest some
concrete solutions to the vexed issue of J & K.
The campaign will
be held during October 20 to November 20, 2012. In this national
campaign the MRM would organize seminars, symposia, discussions, and
other programs on the interlocutors’ report vis-à-vis ground realities
in J & K and collect lakhs of signatures of Indian citizens to be
submitted to the President and Prime Minister of India.
Senior MRM
office-bearers would be addressing press meets at all the important
cities, metros and towns and copies of the interlocutors’ report would
be burnt publically from October 1 to 10, 2012 as precursor to the
signature campaign.
The objective of this exercise is to create
atmosphere for rejection of the report as it advocates the interests of
the separatists.
Indresh Kumar’s address :In his
address Patron of the MRM Indresh Kumar said that the MRM which began
its journey on a very humble note a decade ago has come to stay. It has
earned a position in the society and many a Muslims now want to
associate themselves with MRM.
Calling upon the MRM activists he
exhorted them to maintain their standard in public life. He also asked
them to develop a circle of contact among the intelligentsia, and
influential persons of the community so that they can be brought closer
to MRM in future.
Underlining the need to start MRM activities in new
areas Indresh Kumar said that offers were pouring in for MRM to start
its center and activities from many parts of the country including Assam
and some southern states.
Warning the MRM activists to be cautious
and vigilant against Muslim and Hindu fundamentalism which did not like
this ‘moderate’ path, he said that the MRM activists would have to wade
their way through these turbulences. Also, the secularists and the
communists did not like this movement. “In such an adverse situation
where do we stand? What should be done to convince the Muslim
intelligentsia and create our sphere of influence amongst them?, Indresh
Kumar said.
Congratulating the activists he said that the appeal of
MRM to plant saplings during the holy month of Ramzan seems to be well
accepted by the Muslim community. “This is entirely a new program given
to the Muslim community by the MRM. It is accepted by the society
because it is the work of the Creator. We must try to understand the
Creator in this new light”, he said.
Referring to the proposed
signature campaign Indresh Kumar said that this campaign would be
largest one so far undertaken by the Muslims in independent India. We
will have to reach out to people in lakhs to collect their signatures.
The Muslim Rashtriya Manch (MRM) has demanded total and effective ban
on Mumbai-based Raza Academy for inciting violence in Mumbai on August
11, 2012 by organizing a protest march in India’s financial capital to
deplore attacks on Muslims in Assam’s Bodo-dominated areas.
In a
resolution moved by MRM’s National Co-Convener Latif Magdum of Pune and
seconded by Prof Shahid Akhtar of Ranchi, the MRM Central Committee
which met at Delhi on August 27 and 28, 2012 under the chairmanship of
National Convener Mohd Afzal, deplored the attitude of Raza Academy
towards violence perpetrated against women constables, cops and
journalists of electronic media who had gathered to cover the event on
that fateful day.
The resolution also condemned the Muslim outfit for
damaging public property and ‘Jai Jawan Smarak’ at CST during the
incident. It demanded a total and effective ban on the outfit and also
urged the Maharashtra Government to recover the cost of damage caused by
Raza Academy’s volunteers to the public property.
It may be
mentioned that the violence in Assam’s Bodo-dominated Kokrajhar and
other districts had its echo in Mumbai, Lucknow and other cities and
metros in India where Muslim groups and organizations held protest
demonstrations to condemn that violence. However, the demonstrations in
Mumbai’s CST and Azad Maidan area went out of control of the organizers
and cops causing large scale violence, molestation of women constables
and damage to public property including the ‘Jai Jawan Smarak’.
“The
Muslim Rashtriya Manch strongly condemns this anti-national action of
Raza Academy and demands a total ban on them. Maharashtra Government
should also realize the cost of damage caused by them to the national
monument and public property”, the resolution said.
The MRM meeting
also strongly deplored the acts of vandalism of Muslims in Lucknow,
Kanpur and other cities where they organized protest against Assam
violence and damaged the idols of Lord Buddha and Lord Mahavir.
The resolution was also passed unanimously by all the members.
The
MRM also deplored the attempts to create panic among the Assamese and
other North-eastern people living in Pune, Mumbai, Bangalore and other
places by sending SMS and MMS on mobile phones and forcing them to leave
for Assam. Pakistan has tried to disrupt the unity of Indian society
through this well thought of conspiracy which the MRM deplored strongly,
the resolution said.
A committee under the Chairmanship of Prof
Shahid Akhtar was formed to study the situation in Assam and present the
facts to the Central Committee at the earliest.
OIC’s move on J & K condemned :In
another resolution the MRM strongly criticized the Organization of
Islamic Countries (OIC) for referring Jammu and Kashmir as ‘independent
state’ in their meeting held on August 14-15, 2012 at the holy city of
Mecca.
The resolution moved by Latif Magdum said that this act of the
OIC was tantamount to direct interference in the internal matters of
India and should not be tolerated by nationalist people. The resolution
said that J &K was, is and will be integral and inseparable part of
India. It urged the Government of India to take up the issue at the
diplomatic level with the OIC member countries and with the UN also to
compel the OIC to correct the mistake.
The resolution was seconded by
National Co-Convener Shahjad Ali from Agra who also said that the OIC
had exceeded its brief by terming J & K as ‘independent state’. He
too urged the Government to take necessary diplomatic steps to and move
the UN authority against this attitude of the OIC.
Signature Campaign on J & K :The
MRM has decided to undertake a massive country-wide signature campaign
to generate mass awareness regarding the fallacy of the report of the
three interlocutors appointed by the Central Government to suggest some
concrete solutions to the vexed issue of J & K.
The campaign will
be held during October 20 to November 20, 2012. In this national
campaign the MRM would organize seminars, symposia, discussions, and
other programs on the interlocutors’ report vis-à-vis ground realities
in J & K and collect lakhs of signatures of Indian citizens to be
submitted to the President and Prime Minister of India.
Senior MRM
office-bearers would be addressing press meets at all the important
cities, metros and towns and copies of the interlocutors’ report would
be burnt publically from October 1 to 10, 2012 as precursor to the
signature campaign.
The objective of this exercise is to create
atmosphere for rejection of the report as it advocates the interests of
the separatists.
Indresh Kumar’s address :In his
address Patron of the MRM Indresh Kumar said that the MRM which began
its journey on a very humble note a decade ago has come to stay. It has
earned a position in the society and many a Muslims now want to
associate themselves with MRM.
Calling upon the MRM activists he
exhorted them to maintain their standard in public life. He also asked
them to develop a circle of contact among the intelligentsia, and
influential persons of the community so that they can be brought closer
to MRM in future.
Underlining the need to start MRM activities in new
areas Indresh Kumar said that offers were pouring in for MRM to start
its center and activities from many parts of the country including Assam
and some southern states.
Warning the MRM activists to be cautious
and vigilant against Muslim and Hindu fundamentalism which did not like
this ‘moderate’ path, he said that the MRM activists would have to wade
their way through these turbulences. Also, the secularists and the
communists did not like this movement. “In such an adverse situation
where do we stand? What should be done to convince the Muslim
intelligentsia and create our sphere of influence amongst them?, Indresh
Kumar said.
Congratulating the activists he said that the appeal of
MRM to plant saplings during the holy month of Ramzan seems to be well
accepted by the Muslim community. “This is entirely a new program given
to the Muslim community by the MRM. It is accepted by the society
because it is the work of the Creator. We must try to understand the
Creator in this new light”, he said.
Referring to the proposed
signature campaign Indresh Kumar said that this campaign would be
largest one so far undertaken by the Muslims in independent India. We
will have to reach out to people in lakhs to collect their signatures.