The AIMMM president Mr. Feroz Ahmad urged “dragging minorities into unwanted legal battles must come to an end to prevent irreparable harm to the nation and the community”
New Delhi: All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat, the confederation of Muslim organizations, welcomed the historic decision of the Supreme Court of India, which upheld the minority status of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and nullified the 1967 Syed Aziz Basha case ruling. The Mushawarat president and renowned lawyer, Firoz Ahmed Advocate, expressed hope that dragging minorities into unwanted legal battles must come to an end to prevent irreparable harm to the nation and the community. Mr. Ahmad aided “The sectarian fascist elements should look at their own faces in the mirror.” A seven-member constitution bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachod, ruled with a majority that the minority character of institutions established by an Act of Parliament cannot be abolished. Termed both the previous stand and reasoning of the court as wrong and also directed that a new bench will frame the directions on the same. Now, in the light of the decision, the new bench of the Supreme Court will now decide whether AMU is really a minority institution or not. The AIMMM requested the Supreme Court to put an end to this issue as soon as possible, this unnecessary tussle with the law should be stopped in which our precious energies are being wasted by decades. The AIMMM emphasizes that the detailed verdict is yet to come, so there is a need to take this fight to the end with full force and strategy in the apex Court.
The AIMMM further stated that there are not only religious minority institutions in the country, a large number of linguistic minority institutions including Hindu institutions are also functioning but the eyes of the elements caught in the hatred and enmity of the Muslims are blindfolded. In its statement issued to the press, the AIMMM said that this decision is an important step to protect the rights of not only AMU but also other minority institutions across the country. With this decision, the Supreme Court has provided a strong foundation for the right of minorities to establish educational institutions and the protection of their minority character, which is included in the fundamental rights in the Constitution of India.