Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, during a press conference in the capital on 5 April, asked the people to vote for secular candidates who are of high moral character and are capable of defeating fascist forces. JIH has also strongly criticised the central and state governments for falsely implicating innocent Muslims for political gains.
The Jamaat, after consulting all its respective units in Delhi and other states, has finalised and declared its support to the parties and their candidates in some states. In Delhi , JIH has pledged its support and asked the people to support AAP candidate Rajmohan Gandhi from East Delhi, Rakhi Birla from North-West Delhi and Jarnail Singh from West Delhi. In Maharashtra, JIH has extended its support to Congress in 10 seats, NCP in 7 seats, AAP in 4 seats, Welfare Party of India in 2 seats and on 1 seat to and independent. In West Bengal, JIH has supported and asked people to vote for Trinamool candidates in 15 seats, Left in 6 seats, Congress in 3 seats, AUDF in 1 seat and on 9 seats to Welfare Party. In Assam, Congress in 9 seats, AUDF in 2 seats and 1 seat for Non Bodo Front. In Jharkhand, JIH has asked the people to vote for Congress in 2 seats, RJD in 1 seat and 1 seat to AJVM.
Nusrat Ali, secretary general, JIH while addressing the press meet, told reporters that the Jamaat has always asked people to vote and support only those candidates who are in a position to defeat fascist forces and have got high moral character. He asked the people to vote for secular parties to defeat communal forces because fascist forces are threat to our democracy and constitutional machinery.
Nusrat Ali, in reply to a question, said that the plural society, people with secular bent of mind and custodian of democracy and secular ethos will not let BJP to come to power and if by any means BJP comes to power then these people will not allow them to harm the democratic and constitutional framework of India by any means. Any party in power has to abide by the democratic norms, guidelines, constitution and the law of the land.
Ejaz Ahmed Aslam, Secretary of the organisation, while addressing the press meet, said that JIH after releasing its public manifesto now wants to awaken the responsibility of Indian people to vote for parties that can safeguard constitutional rights of the people and the debate is going on whether the country from here onwards will remain secular or not and it is the duty of the people to elect a government which believes in democracy, communal harmony and is broadminded because if we fail to do so we may not even imagine what it would lead to.