Bangalore:  “Islam is a complete way of life which encompasses every sphere of life including politics. Ensuing elections are an opportunity to vote for secular camps to defeat fascists’ parties so that the peaceful coexistence of citizens is ensured. Muslims must also evolve a long term strategy to empower themselves politically to cleanse the political arena and provide an alternative value based politics for a better India”, said Mr. Atharullah Sharief, member, state advisory committee, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH), Karnataka while addressing a gathering of intellectuals from the Muslim community here in BIFT on Sunday April 14.

Answering to a question, Mr. Sharief said that the Karnataka Muslim Muttahida Mahaz, which represents almost every group in Muslim community, is working on the strategy for Muslims in ensuing election, which will be made public very soon. Muslims must adopt the decisions made by Mahaz in this regard. Speaking on ‘precautions for voters during election’, Mr. B.M.Haneef, Assistant Editor, Sudha, a Kannada magazine, said that no party has sympathy towards Muslims’ issues. They just exploit Muslims and use them as vote-bank. We must not give ear to the fake promises or ‘once in five years’ deceptive incentives given by political parties to keep us away from voting or compel us to sell our votes. Moulana Mufti Muhammad Farooq Fouzan Rashadi, rector, Al Ma’hadul Ashraf, Bangalore presented the Qur’anic discource of a few verses from the Surah Rum and called upon Muslims to strengthen their unity to defeat the enemies of peace and harmony.

Dr. Muhammad Taha Mateen, Organisor, JIH Bangalore Metro in his inaugural talk came down heavily on the corrupt, communalized and criminalized politics which is ruining the entire nation badly. Mr. Sheikh Haroon Safdar, Assistant organisor, JIH Bangalore Metro compered the programme. The programme concluded with the Dua of Moulana Abul Bayan Hammad Umri.