Stop victimisation of Muslim youths: Delhi convention on Politics
of Terror
Sunday November 04, 2012 07:49:32 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi:
Several activists and political leaders, including CPI-M general
secretary Prakash Karat and RJD chief Lalu Prasad, Sunday demanded
that "the harassment and victimisation of innocent Muslims youths"
by security agencies in the name of fighting terror be stopped.
In a convention on "Politics of Terror", organised here by
representatives of Left and other political parties, they asked
the government to stop the arrests of "innocent Muslim youths".
Political leaders, human rights activists, lawyers, professors and
lecturers of various universities participated in the convention.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Prasad said: "The situation
is deteriorating day by day for the Muslim community." Police is
targeting Bihar's Muslim youths, he said.
"After Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh, Bihar's Muslim youths are on the
hit-list of police and central agencies," Yadav alleged at the
meet.
Districts of Bihar like Sitamarhi, Madhubani and recently
Darbhanga have witnessed such arrests, he said.
Darbhanga's native Fasih Mahmood, an alleged Indian Mujahideen
operative was arrested by Delhi Police on charges of a 2010
bombing incident at Jama Masjid here.
The 35-year-old engineer from Bihar, employed in Saudi Arabia, was
arrested at Delhi airport Oct 22 when he arrived after his
deportation from that country.
Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Karat said: "The
agencies are misusing the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
The Muslim youths are their soft target. Those youths are arrested
on allegations of terror (and are) very easily booked under this
law."
Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) president Ramvilas Paswan, CPI general
secretary A.B. Bardhan and independent member of the Rajya Sabha
Mohd. Adeeb also condemned the arrests of Muslim youths.
Several Muslim youths have been acquitted by the courts in the
past few years after they were found innocent of terror charges,
they said.
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