New Delhi, 31st March, 2009: Jamaat-e-Islami Hind has said that the verdict of a bench of Supreme Court regarding beard in response to a Muslim student of MP, is extremely saddening and against the basic rights of freedom of faith given in the constitution and the tradition of the country. Jamaat’s Secretary General Mr Nusrat Ali said, the way in which the court has exceeded the limits of the case by criticizing the injunction of Allah’s Book “Qur’an” with regard to veil is much more deplorable and has caused damage to the dignity of Supreme Court.

Mr. Nusrat Ali said, the whole system of the country, including Supreme Court is bound by the constitution. The court has more responsibility to safeguard the rights given in the constitution to each citizen. On the contrary, if court taunts a citizen of “talibanization” if he tries to practice a well known direction of his religion, such an action will only cause damage to the spirit of the constitution. It has created restlessness in millions of Muslim citizens in the country.

So, we demand the Govt. to take steps to change this verdict.