Policies of UPA Government and hoped that new ways will be open for minorities in future.
NEW DELHI- Union Minister of State for Parliamentary
Affairs Shri Rajeev Shukla pointed out that Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated as
he was propagating secularism. He was speaking as Chief Guest in the Peace Conference
and National Seminar on ‘Political tool for development of Muslims’ held in India
International Centre Annexe, New Delhi by Aligarh based Millat Bedari Muhim
Committee (MBMC) Aligarh, Jamia Urdu Aligarh, FMSA, Ingraham Institute Aligarh
and The Aligarh Movement Magazine. He said that Gandhi never approved division
of the country and the Congress has always professed secular policies and the
Indian Muslims are truly secular, so that must support Congress.
Presenting key note address,
eminent film director and social Activist Shri Mahesh Bhatt said that the assassination
of Mahatma Gandhi was a loss to humanism. He said that the true tribute to him
would be by supporting secular thoughts. He said that India may remain strong
and united only by secular values and so the Congress should be supported.
Presiding over the seminar, Group
Editor of Sahara Urdu Media, Shri Aziz Burney said that no political party can
dream for power without support of Muslims. He said that on the day when
Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated, the foundation of Hindu Rashtra was laid down.
Director of NCPUL, Dr. M Hamidullah Bhat appreciated the policies of UPA
Government and hoped that new ways will be open for minorities in future.
Director of Programme and Convener
of Karvan-e-Bedari Jasim Mohammad that the time demands that every state of India
should have a people friendly government and for that we have to extend support
to the Congress. He told that a Karvan-e-Bedari will be brought out to make
people aware about positive policies of Congress particularly to Muslims. Jasim
Mohammad told that the ’Karvan’ will cover entire Uttar Pradesh particularly
Muslim concentrated areas and will end on 28 February, 2012.
President of MBMC, Prof.
Razaullah Khan, Prof. Humayun Murad, AMU Student Leader Iram Khan, OSD of Jamia
Urdu Farhat Ali Khan and N. Jamal Ansari also expressed their views.
On the occasion the prestigious ‘Aligarh
Movement Award – 2011’ was present to Aziz Burney for Urdu Journalism and Dr.
M. Hamidullah Bhat for development of Urdu language by Mahesh Bhatt.
Concluding the programme Shri Rajeev
Shukla & Mahesh Bhatt jointly flagged off ‘Karvan-e-Bedari’ which will travel
to remote areas of Uttar Pradesh garnering support for the Congress Party.
The programme was conducted by Owais
Jamal Shamsi while Dault Ram thanked the audience.
Jasim Mohammad
