Noted Muslim cleric Maulana Tauqir Raza Khan, who is also Ittehad-e-Millat Council (IMC) Bareilly president, on Monday called the Congress as true “secular” and claimed that Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav is more dangerous for Muslims than the BJP.
Khan, who called the Muslim Parliament of Religions in Bareilly, made above comments while addressing the media here at UPCC headquarter giving his full support to the Congress in elections for all the five States, including Uttar Pradesh. National Convener of Congress Minority Department Azam Baig and State Congress president Ajay Kumar Lallu were present.
Khan, who belongs to Ala Hazrat of Bareilvi sect, said that it is wrong to think that Muslims have left the Congress.
“The reins of the State cannot be handed over to Akhilesh Yadav as he is irresponsible and worse than the BJP for Muslims. We asked Akhilesh Yadav to rectify the mistakes made by his Government in 2012, but we found him irresponsible,” he asserted while appealing to the Muslims to strengthen the hands of the Congress.
Instead of Yadavism and Jatavism, humanism is necessary for the State, Khan said.
“I discussed the problems of Muslim society with the leaders of all the political parties involved in the elections and asked them to reflect on these problems in their manifesto and in the party meetings. But apart from the Congress, no political party thought it appropriate to talk openly on these problems. After meeting Priyanka Gandhi I realised that the future of this country and the State, communal harmony and constitution can be safe in their hands,” claimed Khan.
It may be mentioned that in response to the recent Dharma Sansad held in Haridwar, on behalf of Ittehad-e-Millat Council (IMC) the Muslim Religion Parliament was convened at Islamia Ground in Bareilly by Tauqir Raza Khan. “I want to tell the Hindu brothers who was Ravana? Was Ravana a Muslim? Krishna killed Kansa? Was Kansa a Muslim? Pandavas killed Kauravas. Were Kauravas Muslims? I want to tell the Hindus which book you have been taught, in which it is written that Hindus and Muslims should fight. I want to tell the Hindu society that what was named Dharma Sansad was not actually a Dharma Sansad. It is not taught in any religion to start killing people,” Khan said during the Muslim Religion Parliament session.
Welcoming his support, Congress State president Ajay Kumar Lallu said that this support will play an important role in forming the Congress government in the coming days.