By Manzar Bilal, TwoCircles.net,
Patna: As parliamentary election is coming closer all the community are putting their demands before the political parties Muslim organizations in Bihar also released a combined statement and demanded the political parties to give Muslims proper representation in the elections and make all efforts for their success.
The statement was released by Imarat-e-Sharia, Idar-e-Sharia, Jamiat-e-Ulema-eHind,Imarat Ahl-e-Hadith and all India United Muslim Morcha in which their leaders expressed their sorrow on current backwardness of Muslim community in all sectors and blamed political parties for that.
Talking to TwoCircles.net Hasan Ahmad Qadri, the nazim of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind Bihar said: “We have put our demands before the political parties and waiting for their reactions. If they will not fulfill our demands we will take decisions which we think is best for the community.”
He said that our organization is not political party so Muslim leaders themselves should also make pressure on their parties to give them their due share.
“We see that political parties are not acting upon our demands as in their lists Muslims are in fewer numbers so soon we will decide what to do next” said Syed Sanaullah of Idara-e-Sharia Bihar.
On the other hand in Jharkhand also Muslim organizations uniting under the flags of Imarate-Sharia and Idara-e-Sharia, warned the UPA, particularly the Congress that unless Muslims get proper representation in the coming parliamentary elections, the community will field its own candidates in at least six out of the 14 seats.
“The community has been used as a vote bank by the political parties. Most Muslims live in miserable conditions not only in this state but all over the country as well” said Idara-e-Sharia chief, Qutubuddin Rizwi. “In Jharkhand, Muslims constitute about 21 per cent of the population. Therefore, they deserve to contest in at least four seats,” he added.
But he made it clear that since Imarat-e-Sharia and Idara-e-Sharia are religious bodies, they are not interested in taking part in the polls.
“We want the UPA to pick good Muslim candidates and give them tickets in at least four – five constituencies like Godda, Dhanbad, Koderma, Chatra and Hazaribagh,” Rizwi said.
The statement said in case their demands are not met by the political parties, they would field independent candidates from Ranchi, Hazaribagh, Koderma, Chatra, Dhanbad and Rajmahal with the support of other minority and deprived sections of the society.