New Delhi, Jan 22 : Eight opposition members of parliament on Friday slammed the central government for its stand on the status of the Delhi-based Jamia Millia Islamia and the Aligarh Muslim University.
“We strongly condemn and express our displeasure and deep concern against the nasty move of the central government to strip the Aligarh university and Jamia Millia Islamia of their minority status,” they said in a joint statement here.
The parliament members are K.C. Tyagi of Janata Dal-United, Sukhendu Roy of Trinamool Congress, Pramod Tiwari of the Congress, D.P. Tripathi of the Nationalist Congress Party, D. Raja of the Communist Party of India, J.P. Yadav of the Rashtriya Janata Dal, Bhagwant Mann of the Aam Aadmi Party, and Ritabrata Banerjee from the Communist Party of India-Marxist.
“We condemn the statement of the Attorney General of India, who has blatantly tried to outrage the rich tradition of the Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb by mentioning before the Supreme Court that these two institutions were not minority institutions,” the statement added.
The MPS alleged that the AG had tried to “undermine the apex body of democratic India by making a flimsy claim that the legislature never intended the two to be minority institutions”.
“We members of parliament believe it is a sinister move to promote an unholy communal agenda and dilute the special character of these two premier seats of learning,” Tyagi said.
“These institutions have made an unparalleled contribution towards Independence and have contributed to the field of social science, the betterment of minorities and Indian society,” he added.
The members said intellectuals, civil society and all secular political parties should unanimously condemn the move that can “sabotage the very idea of India”.
The parliamentarians said they would launch a signature campaign and also request President Pranab Mukherjee to intervene in the matter, besides raising the issue during parliament’s budget session.—IANS
First of all I commend the courage, openness, and candor, with which these parliamentarians have spoken against the childishness and blatant narrow-mindedness of the majority power holders, RSS included, have done more damage to Indian education center credibility toward freedom of India, development of world lass Islamic education bringing prizes homes, and students from abroad of well-notoriety, earned distinction. This government brought more disgrace to Muslims, faith , and earned the distrust of the minority Muslims than the last 67 years,combined. I am ashamed of these petty initiatives to hurt Muslim feelings.
Sorry to remind one’s own actions bring fame or disgrace. Blaming others is an easy way out. So much of violence bloodshed can’t happen if the ideology is right. One needs to question why the religious institutions are coming into picture along with violence.
Till that is not questioned arguments won’t serve any purpose.
I accept that ur good in rationalizing things,
U have to understand that this is not an action this an very old plan and right wings got the chance now to execute.
Do not mix everything.
Right wings can never become rationals and also do not try.
@varun…if ideology is so interlocked with violence….care to elucidate about the hate garbage called hindutwa…care to explain what an evil incarnate Guruji – madhav sada shiv golwarkar in his hate gospel – we and our nationhood defined…and arya/hindu rabblerouser in his hate thesis – satyaarthprakash wrote about how minorities ” should be taken care of “.. the role of various ..peeths..to whip up communal hatred is well defined and documented…..if sanghi brotherhood of malviyas..hegdewars…deoras etc made no secret to implement to ..ideals of hindu rashtra by poaching on the poduim of nationalism at expense of muslim corpses in well organised murder mayhem…and made every attempt to undermine the emancipation of muslims by striking the roots of famous muslims institutions..aa laa AMU and JM..and still the powers at helm today are making their best efforts through sustained mis info campaingn to realise this sinister hindutwadi plot.
You can cite 100 more but what is reality on ground if 1 innocent Muslim guy dies 1000 Hindus up in the arms for justice. But sorry to say vice versa is not true. People from community will start finding reasons why it happened, the reason is of misplaced priority on ideology than basic humanity. If u disagree care to explain why there is no minority left in Muslim world including our own Indian Kashmir.
@varun….have you heard of ansarr burney…asma jehangir..abdul sattar edhi – votaries of human(hindu) minorities rights in pakistan( pak hindu pop is 2.75 million -around thirty lakhs or 3.5% of total pak pop)…bangladesh( 9.11 million or 12.1% of total bangla pop)….islamic iran – 30 k jews protected by the famous fathwa of ayatollah komeni after 1978 islamic revolution….millions of non muslim incl lakhs of indian hindus in arab mid east as working expats..malaysia..magareb/mena countries…..now thays vital stats……kashmir exdous percipated by sanghi gov jagmohan n girish….the fact is a “patriotic indian mindset” is so heavily opinionated that any and every muslim/islamic needs to be flushed down the drain…no doubt that bal thackray was given a state funeral with 21 gun salute despite the fact that this “hate patriot” was found guilty of ansari baug massacare1984) and mumbai (1992/3) riots by madon and shrikrisna commission respectively but still respected as hinduhriday samraat or asli deshbhakt…..closer still a man of chappan inch ki chaati presided with a wink and a smile of the worst genocide of 2002 went to become a PM with a thumping majority endorsed by the ” deshbhakt majority community” while he taunted the “miyaan bhaiiyon” as puppies crushed under a car…..in nutshell ..nationalism/communalism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
Yes u quoted correctly about these countries but you forgot they are all 2nd class citizens. And I pity you still believe that some million people fled Kashmir because of some politicians said so to them. Go check outside Jammu what conditions these refugees are living also if u don’t want to travel that far check pira garghi area of Delhi.
Actually this is the flawed ideology I was talking about where you avoided calling spade a spade and started defending kashmiri Muslims.
I know your next comment would be something related to some riot happened elsewhere.
Which is again eye for an eye ideology and because of this whole Muslim community is going blind and facts are to be seen everywhere.
@varun….as i commented earlier and repeat…….that an patriotic indian mindset..is nothing but full of despite and abhorence to muslims and islam…itz just that a passive hindutwadi as you have nothing to offer in substance of researched facts…since people of your pitiable mindset love to relish all and every distorted facts with twist that is offered by the..official hindu mainstream media…..just to add about your mentioned “plight” of kash pandits…indian govt spends 13 crores a day to maintain itz presence in kash….had this govt did anything for thses people…incld a croc named anupam kher….the indian rich guys…adanis …ambanis..ruias…birlas……..as it is always easy to find a muslim to flog with accusations…as for your observations on minorities as second class citizens of mentioned countries ..i only feel sorry for a person like you who love to lock horns with anthing to PROVE in factual facts..and yet desperate to score a silly brownie over muslim…which you ll smirk and underestimate…no doubt your tribe of sanghi/hindutwadi patriots troll this ….muslim social forum….for a debate which you ll are not so worthy of…..with my answer hope you have smelt the coffee
sorry for some typo errors – despise(not despite)…or if other needs a pardon.
not surprised to see the same old accusations and covering up wrongdoings of your community, ideology by pointing fingers on others. I have nothing but condolences for you on failure to see the deep rooted fault lines affecting more than half of the earth population directly or indirectly.
@varun…. your failure to realise nothing except for bad mouthing muslims…as expected from a passive hindutwadi …no concrete facts for an argument to prove..but yet persistence to degrade islam/muslims by sly…first peep in your own backyard….muslim presecution /vilification by all fair and foul means which needs no elaboration..sikhs( delhi 1984)…chiristains all over( khandamal 1996)…yet no one accountable for atrocities….with goons/murderers of bajrang dal…VHP…shiv sena with tacit backing of govt out to subdue minorities for the..seva of hindu rashtra…..varun like a passive hindutwadi buffoons who pay a visit on the site only to puke and shit their hindu glory…..while shamelessly out to desparge muslims on their own social forum….pity a tribe of hindutwaad which has nothing on its sleeve but bombastic burps…..hell to hindutwaad and its scums.