Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) released a Peoples’ Manifesto for the upcoming Parliamentary Elections at the Press Club of India.
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) released a Peoples’ Manifesto for the upcoming Parliamentary Elections at the Press Club of India.
Addressing the media, the President of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Maulana Syed Jalaluddin Umari said, "We plan to reach out and meet various political parties and important stakeholders and will urge them to treat this manifesto as a ‘Charter of Demands’ to be included in their election manifesto.Jamaat has always ensured towards value-based politics and to promote the idea of welfare state with the true spirit democracy through justice, liberty, equality and fraternity’’.
JIH Secretary General, Muhammad Salim Engineer briefed the press on certain salient features of the Peoples’ Manifesto which include:
"To ensure human rights’ protection and equal opportunity for all, the following should be included in the action agenda of every political party, committed to welfare and progress of people.
Provision of basic necessities for all citizens. They include clean air, water, food, clothing, house, education, health care, clean environment and life of dignity.
Protection of all citizens, and in particular weaker sections (such as the poor, women, Muslims and deprived segments) against injustice, aggression, mob violence, state violence and communal bias
Ranganath Mishra Committee’s report should be implemented. Reservation for all minorities should be provided in education and jobs. Among such reserved positions; two third should be marked for Muslims".