ஆந்திராவின் முஸ்லீம் இட ஒதுக்கீடு திட்டத்துக்கு முஸ்லீம்கள் எதிர்ப்பு

ஆந்திராவில் முஸ்லீம்களுக்கு இட ஒதுக்கீடு ஜாதி அடிப்படையில் உருவாக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. முஸ்லீம்களில் 14 ஜாதிகளுக்கு மட்டும் இட ஒதுக்கீடு 4 சதவீதம் வழங்கப்படும் என்று ஆந்திர அரசு அறிவித்துள்ளது.

இது முஸ்லீம்களை ஜாதி அடிப்படையில் பிரித்துவிடும் என்று முஸ்லீம் தலைவர்கள் கருதுகிறார்கள். அதனால், இந்த திட்டத்தை எதிர்த்துள்ளார்கள்.

Muslims snub AP govt's quota plan

Sheikh Ahmad Ali
CNN-IBN
Posted Sunday , June 17, 2007 at 09:51
Updated Sunday , June 17, 2007 at 09:54 Email Print

DIVIDING THE MUSLIMS: Muslim leaders fear the proposal will divide the community along caste lines.




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Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy plan to give reservation to Muslims in education and employment on the basis of their caste has hit a snag.


"I think, I'm quite sure that we'll come out with an ordinance and see to it that the promised reservation for minorities is implemented in Andhra Pradesh,” Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy had said earlier.


But Muslim leaders on Saturday decided to stall this move after an advisor appointed by the government recommended four per cent reservation for 14 castes of Muslims.


Muslim leaders fear the proposal will divide the community along caste lines, and say the government does not have credible data to classify the community into different groups as per their profession.


"The reason we are opposing it is because it goes against the basic ethos of Islam. Secondly, it will not stand in a court of law. I feel that the government is being misled or the government is deceiving the Muslims of Andhra Pradesh,” says Hyderabad MP, Asaduddin Owaisi.


Former President, Minorities Development Forum, Zaheeruddin Ali Khan, adds, “I don't think we will keep quiet. We'll have to fight tooth and nail, so that Muslim community is not divided on the basis of profession or caste.”


The Backward Classes Commission, to which the proposal was referred, is to conduct public hearings from June 23 to 26. The government had planned to use its recommendations to issue an ordinance and implement the Muslim Reservation Act, bypassing all legal hurdles. But with Muslims themselves opposing the move, it seems the government is placed in a tricky situation again.