New Delhi, May 17 Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind President Arshad Madani has said that there is a systematic attempt to transform the country into an ideological nation. Madani said that earlier only Muslims were targeted, but now Islam is also being targeted. He said that Muslims have never bowed down and will never bow down.
Arshad Madani released the manifesto of the two-day meeting of the working committee of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind on Sunday on the social media platform ‘X’. Madani said, “The current situation in the country, the growing communalism, the silence of constitutional institutions, the increasing steps against Muslims and Islamic symbols, and the hate-based politics are extremely worrying. However, Muslims have never bowed down and will never bow down. They can bow down to love, but they can never be bowed down to force, threats, and oppression.”
Madani wrote in the post, “The politics of hate in the country has now transformed into the politics of intimidation, aimed at terrorizing Muslims and forcing them to live on their own terms. Peace and unity are being dangerously compromised in pursuit of power, resulting in a steady rise in religious frenzy and hatred, while law enforcers remain mute spectators. After the recent elections, the trend of some politicians gaining power through hate has intensified. Religious sentiments are being incited to pit the majority community against the minority, while governments are run not by fear and intimidation but by justice and fairness.”
Arshad Madani referred to a statement by West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. Madani said, “The newly elected Chief Minister of West Bengal’s statement that he will ‘work only for Hindus’ is completely against constitutional and democratic values, as every Chief Minister takes an oath to provide justice to all citizens. The responsibility of those in power is to protect the constitutional rights of every citizen, not to engage in the politics of hatred and division against any particular class.”
Additionally, Madani said in the ‘X’ post, “Attempts are being made to systematically transform the country into an ideological nation. Steps like the Uniform Civil Code, making Vande Mataram compulsory, actions against mosques and madrasas, and depriving genuine citizens of voting rights under the guise of SIR are all part of this process.” Madani said that Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind will continue its legal and democratic fight against all these steps.
Madani also said that previous governments also harmed Muslims socially, educationally, politically, and economically, but today the situation has become even more serious. Earlier, only Muslims were targeted. Now, Islam is also being targeted. Arshad Madani said, “The laws enacted after 2014 and recent actions are clear evidence that the current government wants to harm not only Muslims, but also Islam.”
The president of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind concluded his post by writing, “We appeal to all justice-loving parties, social organizations, and citizens with a national interest to unite and fight communal and fascist forces at a democratic and social level, and to jointly fight for brotherhood, tolerance, justice, and the supremacy of the Constitution in the country.”
