Leaders of Muslim Community call on PM
Andalib Akhter
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi today promised the Muslims community to help them in ameliorating their social and educational needs.
PM told a group of Muslim leaders, who met him at his office, in New Delhi today that there was need to empower the Muslim youth to enable them to play a larger role in nation building. He specifically assured the leaders that he would look into their grievances on shrines, Masjid and Madrassas.
The Prime Minister gave a patient hearing to the delegation and assured them of his full support in addressing grievances of all sections of the community. He promised complete assistance in ameliorating social conditions and addressing educational requirements of the community.
While expressing apprehensions about the trend of increased radicalisation and emerging threat of terrorism, the Muslims leaders underlined the need for greater unity and collective efforts to meet the challenge.
The leaders brought to the notice of Narendra Modi, issues relating to properties of Muslim shrines, Masjids and Madrassas. They also sought the support of the Government in providing better facilities to Muslim youth particularly in the field of education.
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.
Those who met Prime Minister include Syed Sultan-Ul-Hasan Chishti Misbahi (Sajjada Nashin, Ajmer Sharif), Hazrat Ghulam Yasin Sahib (Shahar Kazi, Varanasi), Sheikh Wasim Ashrafi (Imam Tanzeem, Mumbai), Er. Mohd. Hamid (National President, Imam Tanzeem, Nagpur), 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), Haji Abdul Hafiz Khan (Imam, Tanzeem Balaghat, MP) and others.