Kasganj: Jamaat-e-Islami Hind accuses Yogi Govt of
bias against minorities, demands judicial probe into 'well planned orchestrated violence against
Muslims'
New Delhi, 03 Feb. 2018: Jamaat-e-Islami Hind
(JIH) has accused the BJP government of Uttar Pradesh of bias against
minorities in the backdrop of the Kasganj violence and subsequent arrests being
carried out by the UP police.
Addressing to a press-meet, the Secretary
General of JIH Muhammad Saleem Engineer said: “A delegation led by JIH visited
Kasganj recently to assess the situation and get first-hand information from
those affected by the violence and arson. Jamaat feels that the law enforcement
agencies in Kasganj are having a very biased attitude against the minorities,
which is reflected in the substantially high number of arrests
of youth from the Muslim community. The
CrPC sections invoked against the arrested Muslim youth on charges of inciting
and committing violence in Kasganj are also very strict while the real culprits
have been let off or charged under very mild CrPC sections so that they can be
bailed out easily. We question the Yogi administration, why Tiranga rally was
permitted when it was clear that the people behind it were having a communal
agenda to vitiate the peaceful atmosphere of the city and create communal
strife. We demand a judicial probe into the Kasganj violence and are not
satisfied by the order to conduct a SIT probe’’.
Replying to a question on the recent
statements by National Minorities chairman Ghayroul Hassan regarding the Babri
Masjid and Madrassas the JIH President Maulana Syed Jalaluddin Umari said: “we
are not surprised at such statements which are diagonally opposite of
mainstream Muslim community opinion as the NDA Central government has appointed
such people to these posts who toe their
anti-minority stand’’.
On Union Budget 2018-19, Maulana Umari said: “the
allocation towards education and health needs to be increased. Jamaat expects
the government to spell out full details on how it plans to implement the
various targets it has spelt out in the Budget and come up with data on how
much the allocation was actually utilized for welfare of the minorities and
weaker sections”.
Here
in the following is the full text of the Press
Note issued in the press conference:
Kasganj Violence
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind has condemned the well
planned and orchestrated violence against the Muslim community in Kasganj,
Uttar Pradesh by the fascist and communal forces. Jamaat saddened by the
loss of life in the violence and offers its condolences to the family of the
deceased. The anti-social elements incited communal violence in the name of
taking out ‘’Tiranga’’ rally in Muslim localities and used abusive language and
shouted provocative slogans. Jamaat feels that the violence and arson that
followed could have been easily prevented and controlled by the local police
but it seems there were some forces who wanted to vitiate the peaceful
atmosphere in the city. This incident indicates the total failure of the UP
administration to prevent communal flare-ups and the inability of the local
police and law enforcement agencies to rein in the anti-social elements. Jamaat
is deeply concerned at the subsequent random arrests of Muslim youth and shows
the communal bias in the state administration. A delegation of senior Muslim
leaders visited Kasganj on 30th of January and met the local people
there. They assured them of all possible humanitarian assistance and advised
them to work for restoration of peace and normalcy in the city. Jamaat demands
an impartial probe by a sitting Supreme Court judge into the incident and
immediate arrest of the real culprits. Jamaat warns the citizens of this
country to be on the guard against the divisive forces behind the violence who
want to polarize society along narrow communal considerations to divert
people’s attention from the real economic problems of the nation like growing
youth unemployment, poor infrastructure, and lack of education and healthcare
facilities. Jamaat appeals to fellow countrymen to maintain peace and unity and
resist the conspiracies by fascist forces who wish to divide society, disrupt
communal harmony and create enmity between religious communities.
Union Budget 2018-19
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind feels that the Union
Budget for 2018-19 reflects a lack of clear vision for the country and does
little to help the youth, their education, the unemployed and the salaried
middle class of India. Although the government has announced an increased MSP
(minimum support price) of 50% for farmers, it has not spelt out the details of
how it plans to do so. The Ashok Dalwai committee estimated that Rs 6.4 lakh crore investment
would be needed for doubling farmers’ incomes but the budgetary allocation for
the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has increased by a mere Rs6504
crore. Similarly the ambitious plan for digitizing education with a rupees
one lakh crore allocation saw the budget of the National Education Mission to
increase by mere Rs 3000 crores. There was no relief on the personal income tax
for the middle class.The increase of 1% on education and health cess, is bound
to squeeze the incomes of the middle class further. The Long Term Capital Gains
Tax on equity and an additional dividend distribution tax on equity mutual
funds is also disappointing to small home investors. The government seems
clueless on how it will generate the 13 lakh jobs per month to satisfy the
growing numbers seeking employment. In 2015 and 2016, the average employment
generation has been only been 2 lakh jobs a year. India’s defense expenditure
rose by 8.1% of the total budget to 2.16% of GDP. The abolition of Haj subsidy
can be correlated to the increase in budget for minorities that saw an increase
from Rs 4195 crore to Rs 4700 crore, an increase of around 12%. However the
allocation for education and healthcare remains at about 3.7% and 1%
respectively. Jamaat expects the government to spell out full details on how it
plans to implement the various targets it has spelt out in the Budget.
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