New Delhi, July 28: Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) has demanded the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government at the Centre to set up high-level probe into all major terror attacks that happened in last 10 years in different parts of the country. Rejecting the assumption of the government and its agencies about a shadowy terror outfit Indian Mujahideen, JIH leaders while addressing mediapersons at Iftar hosted by the organization said there is no such organization in the country and the central government must bring out a White Paper on all the terror attacks in the country.

Addressing a huge gathering of pressmen, mostly from the Muslim community, at Jamaat’s headquarters here on Saturday evening, Maulana Syed Jalaluddin Umari, National President (Ameer) of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind said the government should order high-level probes into all major terror attacks including the Parliament Attack case of 2001 and the Mumbai attack (26/11) of 2008. He was making the demand in the wake of a former home ministry official’s revelations that the Parliament attack and 26/11 could be the handiwork of the then central government. Mr. RVS Mani, former undersecretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, made the disclosures last week giving reference to Gujarat cadre IPS officer Satish Verma who was member of the Gujarat High Court-appointed Special Investigation Team to look into the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case of 2004.

“The recent disclosures of Mr. RVS Mani, former undersecretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, about the terror attacks at Parliament House in Delhi and in Mumbai are very disturbing because these terror attacks have been attributed to the government. If the revelations are wrong then why the government is not ordering any enquiry,” said the JIH leader.

JIH chief Maulana Umari was accompanied by top rank leaders of the organization including Mohammad Jafar, vice president, Nusrat Ali, General Secretary, and several national secretaries including Mohammad Salim Engineer, Ejaz Ahmed Aslam and Mohammad Ahmed.

Jamaat leaders also spoke on the recent court order on Batla House encounter case.

Addressing the media, Mohammad Salim Engineer, National Secretary for Public Relations, said the Jamaat and the entire Muslim community are not satisfied with the verdict of a Delhi court wherein it convicted a lone accused and concluded that the encounter was not fake. He said: “We respect the court order, but will explore ways to challenge it in higher court as we are not satisfied. And that’s why we are again demanding the government to set up a high-level enquiry into the Batla House encounter case.”

When asked what is his message to the Muslim community on this serious issue, Ameer-e Jamaat Maulana Umari said: Obviously we are not happy with the court verdict. However, we would call upon of the masses to respect the order and the leaders of the community should think over measures to get justice in this case.

Commenting on an upcoming law about rights of divorcee women, Mohammad Salim Engineer said the union cabinet has reportedly okayed the bill which, according to media reports, would fix rights of divorcee women in the properties of their former husband. “This is not right. We will oppose this bill as it clearly violates the Shariah law about the rights of divorcee women,” said Mohammad Salim Engineer.

On the existence of shadowy terror outfit Indian Mujahideen, Jamaat leaders categorically said there is no such organization by this name in the country. If there is such organization, they said, then why the government and its agencies have not yet informed the people of the country about its offices and officer bearers.

In response to a question about the custodial death of Khalid Mujahid in Uttar Pradesh, Ameer-e Jamaat Maulana Umari said his organization has given full support to the ongoing dharna in Lucknow demanding justice to Khalid Mujahid. He said the Samajwadi Party government of Uttar Pradesh should explain why it is not implementing the recommendations of the RD Nimesh Commission which had declared Mujahid’s arrest as fake and illegal and recommended action against the guilty police officers.

JIH leaders also expressed deep concern on the deteriorating situation in Egypt where the Army has now filed a case against the ousted president Mohammad Morsi. They said his sacking was against the law and constitution of Egypt and the Army must immediately restore his government.