Implement Census only after solving worries around NPR- T Arif Ali

January 30, 2020

 

Thiruvananthapuram: Speaking at a press conference at the state capital, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind Secretary-General T. Arif Ali commented that there are growing apprehensions that the Census data may be used for NPR and so the Kerala government is duty-bound to clarify its stand and allay all fears before moving forward with the census procedures. He added that while it is appreciable that the Kerala government has taken the lead in stopping the NPR procedures as part of NRC. However, we need to be wary that the campaign to blend the NPR and census are spreading and that we need a more effective approach in combating it. He pointed out that the nation-wide protests against the CAA-NPR-NRC are aiming for an inclusive India and such the struggle must continue with more vigour. The crackdown and arrests of those protesting are not weakening the movement but rather strengthening it. He stressed that the Jamaat-e-Islami Hind has been part of the protests from the beginning itself and it is playing a leading role in it by resisting community polarization, directing peaceful approaches and forming a larger alliance of like-minded organizations. As part of this alliance, protests have been organized all across the country.

 

There have been instances where Jamat-e-Islami Hind has been excluded from such protests in Kerala and such exclusion is part of petty party politics and limited to Kerala alone. Our aim is the revocation of CAA and NRC and we feel that such unnecessary debates will only serve to weaken our objectives and hence we desist from being party to such discussions. The protests were inspired by and are being led by students from various universities across the country and not by political parties or religious leaders. Some apprehensions about Muslim women’s participation have been raised from certain quarters of the Muslim community, but such remarks have little impact on the protests led by women and students across India. Jamaat-e-Islami Kerala Assistant Ameer P. Mujeeburahaman, H. Shaheer Moulavi and Samad Kunnakkavu also participated in the press meet.

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