By Muslim Mirror Desk,
New Delhi : In a desperate move to divert the attention of people from its failureĀ the BJP lead govt at centreĀ is learnt to have opposed the minority status granted to Jamia Millia Islamia University. It has been learnt that the government has filed a revised affidavit in the Delhi High Court challenging the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI)ās decision according minority status to Jamia Millia Islamia, reported Indian Express.
The fresh affidavit filed by the incumbent government on March 5 in Delhi High Court cited Azeez Basha Vs Union of India case of 1968 in the Supreme Court. The government said that in that case, the top court had ruled that a university cannot claim the status of a minority institution if it is incorporated under an Act of Parliament.
The affidavit states, āIn any event, the Board of Jamia Millia Islamia is elected and need not necessarily consist of majority belonging to the Muslim religion. The question of it being a minority institution, therefore, does not arise.ā
The present govtĀ argued that since JMI set up āby an Act of Parliament,ā is funded by the Central government, and was notĀ āset up by a minority sect, the university does fall under the realm of being a āminority institution.ā
The governmentās change in view on the institution,Ā according toĀ Indian Express, is in line with the stand of the NDA-II, which had rolled back its predecessorās ruling on the minority status of Aligarh Muslim University in the Supreme Court in January 2016.
In 2011, NCMEI stated: āJamia was founded by the Muslims for the benefit of Muslims and it never lost its identity as a Muslim minority educational institutionā, and was, therefore, ācovered under Article 30(1), read with Section 2(g) of the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions Actā.
Based on this order, the university ended reservation for SC, ST and OBC students and reserved half of the seats in each course for Muslim candidates.
I feel puzzled and disappointed why PMNDM picks up a deflecting issue like minority status of JM, instead of the status of minorities in and around JM. He kept quiet when his “minister” called them “haram zada”. It smells fishy. Mr. Modi should act as the PM of the entire population w/o worrying about campaigning to win the next election. With this work strategy, his scorecard after 4 years is “full” of “jumla” but with lots of “marhala” around them. If PMO does not modify its “modus operandi”, I am afraid that BJP, even if they win in 2019, will have little to document success for a decade worth of leading the largest “democracy” whose “friends” (Zuckerberg and Trump) are giving heartache to their stakeholders. Be generous, kind, Mr.PM Modi to the less advantaged masses. Thank you for listening to me.
Keep Indian Muslims illiterate, take over their educational institutions and do not let them prosper.
Because ‘Knowledge is power.’