Jamaat-e-Islami Hind during a press conference in the capital on 7 December urged the people, civil society, judiciary, political parties and custodian of democratic and constitutional values to keep on fighting for the Babri Masjid issue at all levels in a peaceful and democratic manner. The Jamaat also expressed concern over moral degradation in societal values and called for struggle to reform society.
Mr. Ejaz Ahmed Aslam, Secretary JIH, while talking to media persons said that demolition of Babri Masjid and no serious effort to rebuild it on the same site put a question mark on the rule of law, the supremacy of the Constitution and the functioning of judiciary. He also demanded stringent punishment for all those involved in the demolition of the Masjid.
The JIH has expressed concern over sexual harassment of women at workplaces and demanded to uphold the sanctity and modesty of women at all places. It has appealed to all countrymen, particularly Muslims to take part in this peaceful Jihad to promote moral values and to eradicate immodesty, immorality and harassment of women and cooperate with the Jamaat in this noble work so that a morally upright society can be evolved in India.
Engineer Mohammad Salim, Secretary JIH, in a reply to a question on Communal Violence Bill said that a memorandum which consists of 11 points has been sent to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh demanding to table Communal Violence Bill which is effective and can fix accountability and compensate and rehabilitate the victims accordingly. It must have the provision to punish errant officials and must not be allowed to get away.
Mr. Nusrat Ali, Secretary General of the organisation, said that the Jamaat will address the issue of moral degradation is the society at all levels and it will also campaign with the help of different available media to nip social evils in the bud. He also urged the need for a struggle to safeguard family values, institution of marriage and societal norms and values. He also said that the court should review its judgment on live-in relationship and homosexuality and emphasised the need to create an atmosphere that can prevent legalising such a relationship, which is detrimental to whole society. The Jamaat feels that fear of God, sense of accountability, human respect, respect to women and upholding of moral values will surely go a long way in addressing these social evils.
Mr. Mohammad Ahmed, Political Secretary, JIH, while replying to a question said that so far they have met the family members of all illegally detained or arrested in Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand and elsewhere across the country. He also said that they are providing legal, financial and moral support for such persons as per their requirement and necessities.