Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, during a press conference at its headquarters in the capital on 8 April released resolutions adopted by Jamaat’s Majlis-e-Numaindagan (Council of Representatives) after hectic deliberations during 1-5 April on national and international issues. It expressed concern over the law and order situation in India, plight of the minorities and the turmoil in the Muslim world and urged Muslims in India and abroad to find out solution collectively and amicably.
Ejaz Ahmed Aslam, secretary JIH, while addressing the monthly press meet said that innocent Muslims are continuously harassed and arrested. Taking serious note of the recent police brutality, he said that those killed in Andhra Pradesh in the pretext of smugglers were labourers from marginalised sections and alleged that any layman while going through the initial report available in the media would come to conclusion that it was a fake encounter and classic example of police brutality. Twenty labourers were shot dead by a task force of the Andhra Pradesh police in the Seshachalam forests on the outskirts of Tirupati. Reacting sharply on the Telangana fake encounter of five under-trials on 7 April, he said by any logic it does not seem true that in the presence of about 20 armed policemen these under-trials were trying to escape.
Maulana Syed Jalaluddin Omari, Ameer, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, in reply to a question said that the government is not doing enough to protect and let feel the minorities secure in its regime which is contrary to what the government had promised earlier. On the question of whether Muslims have become hostage to secular parties and there is feeling that the Muslims have no other option than to vote for secular parties, Maulana Omari said that it would be wrong to say so because earlier the Congress Party was of the opinion that Muslims have no option but during the process SP and other regional forces emerged and Congress was reduced to abysmally low in various states. Yes, it is true that Muslims are in a minority and collectively they cannot claim to decide the fate of any political party. If they try to do so, there can be even reverse polarisation.
On the question of recent Supreme Court verdict that a Muslim woman will be entitled to maintenance from her husband even after divorce, he said there is predefined stand on all aspects of marriage in Shari’ah. Such a verdict will have some adverse effects if it is implemented, he added.
The Jamaat asked the civil society, human rights groups and like-minded people from all walks of life to come forward to strengthen secularism and democracy, where there is peace and prosperity.