Minority scholarship: Muslim groups plan dharna on Aug. 3
The Hindu
Seeking implementation of Sachar Commission report
Kozhikode Muslim organisations in the State will hold a dharna in front of the Secretariat on August 3 calling for the implementation of the Sachar Commission report that studied the social backwardness of Muslims in the country. This was decided at a meeting convened by the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) here on Sunday. According to sources, this is an indication of the toughening of their stand against the State government over the minority scholarship issue. A ‘Sachar Samrakshana Samiti’ has been formed under the leadership of IUML leader Syed Sadikali Shihab Thangal to take forward the agitation. Members of the samiti would meet Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan after the dharna to submit a charter of rights of the community. Representatives of 14 organisations such as the Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulema, factions of the Kerala Nadvathul Mujahideen, Jamaat-e-Islami, Muslim Educational Society, Muslim Service Society and Wisdom Islamic Organisation, among others, were present at the meeting.More Related News