All India Muslim Vikas Manch (AIMVM) organised a ‘Shoe Hurling Protest Demonstration’ against Israel at Faiz-i-‘Aam Inter College in the Meerut on January 9. Addressing the gathering Member of Parliament Haji Yaqoob Qureshi said, “The first bugle of Indian Independence was blown from here and this fire subsequently spread to the whole nation. Similarly we begin this (Shoe Hurling) movement from here. This will strengthen our Palestinian brothers in distress. Through this we aim to continue our fight against the tyrannical state of Israel and its Big Brother America”.
He warned the Indian government that if it fails to take any decisive action against Israel then the Muslims of India would be forced to take to streets and the whole responsibility would lie with the government. “Which is why we ask the Indian government to consider this issue seriously and immediately get in touch with Israel’s Foreign Minister and the United Nations to pressurise Israel to stop attacks on Palestinians,” he underlined.