AIMIM national conference passes resolution on violence against Dalits, Muslims

The All India MajliseIttehadul Muslimeen AIMIM on Sunday passed several resolutions at the end of its twoday national conference in Mumbra in Maharashtras Thane district including on violence against Muslims and Dalits and demands from some Sangh Parivar segments to make India a Hindu RashtraThe conference was chaired by AIMIM chief and Telangana Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin OwaisiAddressing a press conference here Owaisi said One resolution unequivocally condemns the continuing and increasing attacks against Muslims other minorities and Dalits It is the duty of the Centre and state governments to ban illegal and criminal organisations that have undertaken a systematic campaign of terror in the garb of cow protection anticonversion love jihad etcHe said his party sought a dedicated cell in the Ministry of Home Affairs to track and counter majoritarian religious radicalisation while victims of majoritarian violence those who have been lynched or killed in the name of Hindutva must be compensatedOther resolutions include one demanding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief ministers speak out against hate speeches while another sought reservations for the Muslims on the basis of several commissions that have termed the community as socially economically and educationally backward Owaisi saidMoreover Dalit Muslims and Dalit Christians must be classified as Scheduled Castes and get benefits The Union government must amend the 1952 Presidential order to remove an unconstitutional religious classification We are also opposed to the Uniform Civil Code the Hyderabad MP informedAlso read Rajasthan youth killed in Haryana Owaisi slams Modi govt over activities of gau rakshaksA resolution passed during the twoday conference condemned several states for enacting Freedom of Religion laws to curb religious conversion through fraudulent means including marriage by harping on love jihadLove jihad is a term rightwing activists often use to claim Muslim men are converting Hindu women through marriageThe AIMIM calls for the repeal of such laws that target religious scholars who solemnise marriages and interfaith couples one of the AIMIM resolutions statedCondemning statements by some Sangh Parivar leaders seeking that India be declared a Hindu Rashtra the AIMIM also said the Narendra Modi government must defend the Places of Worship Act in the Supreme Court as it was recognised by the apex court as part of the basic structure of the ConstitutionThe AIMIM also condemned some elite thinkers for entering into talks with the Sangh Parivar and said the party will continue its fight against the invisibilisation of Muslims from the countrys political sceneThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever