Jaipur: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Sunday launched a frontal attack on the Narendra Modi government and announced a nationwide campaign to counter right wing forces, accusing Hindu organisations like the RSS of hatching a "conspiracy" to convert the country into a "fascist state".
At the end of its two-day convention in Jaipur, the board said that its 'Defend Constitutional Rights Committee' will run a campaign to build a sense of confidence among minorities.
"We are concerned about the situation in the country which has worsened after Narendra Modi became Prime Minister. Not only Muslims, but Christians are also feeling uncomfortable," the board's assistant general secretary Abdul Rahim Qureshi said at a press conference in Jaipur.
In a resolution, the board said that right wing forces have become "active against the minorities after the formation of new government at the Centre."
"The resolution was passed by the board members in the national convention which seeks support of people against the conspiracy of Hindu organisations like RSS to take the country in direction of fascist state from a secular democracy," Qureshi said.
"Hindutva forces are encouraged and have become more active after the formation of the NDA government," he said. Qureshi alleged that VHP leaders Ashok Singhal, Praveen Togadia and Sadhvi Prachi "spit venom" against minorities but no action is taken.
"Hindu outfits are carrying out programmes like ghar wapsi.
"RSS and VHP leaders spit venom not only against Muslims but Christians also. This is a conspiracy to divide sections of the society and we have sought support of all the Muslims as well as Hindus against the propaganda in the resolution," he said.
If the right wing forces persisted with their agenda against the minorities, it will result in "anarchy" in the country, he said.
Qureshi claimed that the Prime Minister has not yet said anything on the 'ghar wapsi' issue.
Over 250 members of the body had gathered in Jaipur for their annual general body meeting.
"Any attempt to curtail religious freedom of Muslims will not be tolerated and challenged at all appropriate level to protect the interest of the minority community," Faruqui said.
He also said that the issue of uniform civil code will not only affect Muslims but Hindus and other communities also. He said the agenda of development on which Modi contested election has left behind.
"We voted for development but this agenda has been left behind and RSS has hijacked it. The organisation is in a hurry to complete its agenda of 100 years in a short span of time.
Those who are not experienced fall in the race and we are hopeful that they will also meet with the same fate," he said.
On whether the Board members will seek a meeting with the Prime Minister, Khalid said, "It was not in the core agenda today and there is no official stand of the board yet but I feel that if there is no communication between both the sides, then how things will be solved and sorted out?".
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