New Delhi, Apr 7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday listened to top Muslim religious leaders on the grievances of their community and pledged his government’s “sincere and unbiased” support for the empowerment of the Muslim youth to enable them to play a larger role in nation building.
In the first such interaction since his government came to power, Modi specifically assured the leaders that he will look into their grievances regarding issues concerning shrines, masjid and madrassas.
The Muslim leaders told Modi that there was need for greater unity and collective efforts to meet the challenge of increased radicalisation and emerging threat of terrorism.
Modi said his government would provide “complete assistance” in ameliorating the social conditions of Muslims, addressing their educational requirements.
A PMO statement said the Muslim leaders reiterated full support of the community to the prime minister in meeting his objectives of ensuring speedy economic growth, promoting communal harmony and peace and strengthening national security.
“The prime minister gave a patient hearing to the delegation and assured them of his full support in meeting grievances of all sections of the Muslim society,” the PMO statement said.
Modi tweeted a picture of his meeting with the Muslim leaders, saying that he “had a good meeting with leaders of the Muslim community”.
He emphasised the need for empowering the Muslim youth to enable them to play a larger role in nation building, it added.
Modi specifically assured the leaders that he will look into their grievances on shrines, mosques and madrassas. The assurance came after the leaders brought to his notice issues related to properties of Muslim shrines, mosques and madrassas. They also sought the government's support in providing better facilities to Muslim youth particularly in the field of education.
The Prime Minister promised his "complete assistance in ameliorating their social conditions and addressing their educational requirements", the statement said. The Muslim leaders committed full support of the community to Modi in meeting his objectives of ensuring speedy economic growth, promoting communal harmony and peace and strengthening national security, it said.
While expressing apprehensions about the trend of increased radicalisation and emerging threat of terrorism, the leaders underlined the need for greater unity and collective efforts to meet the challenge.
The delegation of Muslim leaders from across the country including Syed Sultan-Ul-Hasan Chishti Misbahi (Sajjada Nashin, Ajmer Sharif), Hazrat Ghulam Yasin Sahib (Shahar Kazi, Varanasi), Sheikh Wasim Ashrafi (Imam Tanzeem, Mumbai), Mohd Hamid (National President, Imam Tanzeem, Nagpur) and Allama Tasleem Raaza Sahib (Dargah Barelvi Sharif, UP).
Syed Abdul Rashid Ali (Syed Shahid Dargah Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh), Maulana Abu Bakr Basani (Nagori Sharif Dargah, Rajasthan), Syed Ali Akbar (Taajpura Sharif, Chennai) and Haji Abdul Hafiz Khan (Imam, Tanzeem Balaghat, MP) were also part of the delegation.
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