Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday promised his full support in addressing grievances of all sections of the Muslim society, with particular focus on ameliorating their social conditions and meeting their educational requirements.
Addressing the concerns of a delegation of Muslim leaders, he also emphasised the need for empowering the Muslim youth to enable them to play a larger role in nation building. “The Prime Minister gave a patient hearing to the delegation and assured them of his full support in meeting grievances of all sections of the Muslim society,” a PMO statement said.
Modi, specifically, assured the leaders that he will look into their grievances on shrines, mosques and madrasas. The assurance came after the leaders brought to his notice issues related to properties of Muslim shrines, mosques and madrasas.
They also sought the Centre’s support in providing better facilities to Muslim youths, particularly in the field of education. The PM promised his “complete assistance in ameliorating their social conditions and addressing their educational requirements”, the statement said. In return, the Muslim leaders promised full support of the community to Modi for speedy economic growth, communal harmony and strengthening national security.
The national delegation of Muslim leaders included Syed Sultan-Ul-Hasan Chishti Misbahi (Sajjada Nashin, Ajmer Sharif), Hazrat Ghulam Yasin Sahib (Shahar Kazi, Varanasi), Sheikh Wasim Ashrafi (Imam Tanzeem, Mumbai), Mohd Hamid (national president, Imam Tanzeem, Nagpur) and 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) and Haji Abdul Hafiz Khan (Imam, Tanzeem Balaghat, MP) were also part of the delegation.