Ex Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi was at the team that came across Mohan Bhagwat
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh main Mohan Bhagwat states he could be concerned with the existing “atmosphere of disharmony,” previous Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi informed NDTV. Mr Quraishi ended up being among five Muslim intellectuals whom went to the 75-minute speak to Mr Bhagwat final thirty days. The discussion, he stated ended up being “positive” and “constructive” and covered components of shared issue.
The team had looked for the conference in August, months after Mr Bhagwat’s declaration questioning the necessity to “look for a Shivling under every mosque”. In the setting for the Gyanvapi situation as well as its impact on various other spiritual locations, Mr Bhagwat had additionally stated the RSS – the BJP’s ideological coach — cannot prefer any activity (“andolan”) on these problems.
The team had flagged their particular issue concerning the scenario in the united states, Mr Quraishi informed NDTV in a special meeting these days. “Mr Bhagwat said even he was worried,” Mr Quraishi stated. “I’m not happy with the atmosphere of disharmony. It is completely wrong. the country can move ahead only with cooperation and cohesion,” he quoted the RSS main as saying.
Mr Bhagwat, he stated, shared a few things that have been of certain issue to him. One ended up being cow slaughter, which upsets the Hindus, he stated.
“So we said it is banned practically across the country. The Muslims are law abiding and if anyone violates it, it is a huge mistake and there should be punishment,” Mr Quraishi stated.
The various other ended up being employing your message “kafir”, which “gave the Hindus a bad feeling”.
“We said the originally in Arabic, the word means non-believers. Some people believe in Islam, they are called “Momin”. The non-believers are “kafir”. It was a neutral word and now it has become abusive. We don’t have a problem stopping it,” Mr Quraishi stated.
The Muslim team, he stated, made the idea “that some right-wing people call Muslims jehadi, and Pakistani”.
“They are suspicious of Muslims’ loyalty and want them to prove their patriotism at every turn. The Muslims are also Indians,” Mr Bhagwat, he stated, consented. “We share the same DNA. The majority of Muslims here are converts,” he quoted the RSS main as saying in reaction.
“He gave us much assurance. His statement on Shivling was also very strong and we welcome it,” he included.
The program, in the beginning said to be just for thirty minutes, extended to one hour and one-fourth, Mr Quraishi stated.
Besides him, it absolutely was attended by Delhi’s previous Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung, previous Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University Lieutenant General Zameer Uddin Shah, previous MP Shahid Siddiqui and businessman Saeed Shervani.