Centre’s silence on Gyanvapi, Qutb issues creating doubts, says Jamaat-e-Islami Hind
India Today
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) raised concerns over recent issues targeting Muslim places of worship and asked the government to uphold the Places of Worship Act, 1991.
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) on Saturday said that the Central government’s silence on the issues of Gyanvapi mosque and the Qutb Minar complex is creating a lot of doubts.
The Islamic organisation asked the government to uphold the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 to protect Gyanvapi and other mosques in the country.
"The 1991 places of worship act said that only Babri masjid was an exception and hence other religious places will remain as they are...now Gyanvapi masjid, Qutb Minar, Mathura Idgahgovernments silence on these issues creates a lot of doubts," Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) said on Saturday.
JIH vice-president Mohammed Salim Engineer voiced concern over the recent developments related to the targeting of Muslim places of worship in the country. He said that the courts should not have entertained petitions pertaining to Gyanvapi masjid and other mosques when the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 prohibits altering the character of religious places.
The Islamic organisation claimed that these issues are "election politics" and said that it is "very harmful to our constitutional integrity".
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) condoled the killing of Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley but alleged that "not just minority community, but even Muslims are being targeted in Kashmir."
The Islamic body said that J&K is a Union Territory and, as such, law and order are the responsibility of the government of India.
