People Campaign against Politics of Terror (PCPT) organized big rally cum convention where many
Religious leaders, Political leaders participated in front of huge mass of people including young Indian
Muslims gathered at Rafhe Aam ground, City station, Lucknow.
It was the first convention of PCPT in Lucknow which was organized by Rajya Saba MP Mohammad
Adeeb and Imam Eidgah Lucknow, Maulana Khalid Rashid firangi mahali and his associates.
Its main objective was to prevent arresting of young Muslim youth under the Unlawful Activities
Prevention Act (UAPA), which targets young Muslims for the act of terrorism without any evidence;
PCPT calls it politics of terror.
Maulana Khalid Rashid said, “From years the Muslim Religious leaders are proving that terrorism has
nothing to do with Islam and Muslims have no connection with terrorism as it has no religion, but still
jailing of innocent Muslims without evidence is carried out by the Government”.
Prominent political leader Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan or A. B. Bardhan, Former General Secretary of
the Communist Party of India (CPI) supported the campaign and Mr. Atul Kumar Anjaan, comrade of
Communist party also spoke on the event, He said, “It is not battle of Muslims only, it’s the battle of
every human every Hindu. A human belongs to any religion should protect secular India and promote
secularism. He added, “In the Bomb blasts the innocent Muslim youth of Rampur, Bijnor, Banaras,
Faizabad and Lucknow are arrested and no charge-sheet made”.
Tehelka editor, Mr.Ajit sahi also pointed out some important points in his speech, he said, “All the
cases against SIMI are false and fabricated and it was proved and now these bureaucrats and media
have created a new name, Indian Mujahideen, which they say were the prime accused of the recent
Hyderabad Blasts. If there is any organization of Muslims of this name I appeal to government please tell
us where is there office from where they operate?”
Leaders of all the political parties were invited but Samajwadi party general secretary Dr.Ashok bajpai
spoke and said, “SP government have’s arrested any innocent youth or muslim in the state”. People
started shouted slogans against him and the party, due to which his speech was cancelled in between
when the mob started coming out near the stage. Maulana Khalid Rashid calmed down the public and
invited saeedur rehman kazmi on the stage.
Mohd Adeeb, then staged a protest from his strong words and sadly said, I was seeking the appointment
of CM from 7 days to invite him for the convention but the government haven’t given me the
appointment.”
He warned state government of ignoring this issue and added, “We wanted that the public the common
man the youth of the community to wake up and stand united against the police and government who
in the disguise of war on terrorism are arresting innocent people who don’t even know how to operate
a small knife. Muslim community never searched for Jinnah but for Mahatma Gandhi but Nobody
becomes true Gandhi here, people just use his name to get the votes in the elections”.
Maulana Khalid Rashid explained the proposals of the PCPT movement addressing media that, “Media
should stop using words like ‘Isalmic terrorism’ which is highly misleading and it hurts the sentiments of
Muslims. Why only Muslims are targeted as first as soon as any terrorist attack took place?”
Others speakers at the event includes Akhtarul Iman, Rashtriya janta Dal (RJD)and Dr.Shafiqurrehman
bark of Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP), who said, “We should learn from event of karbala as Imam Husain(as)
sacrificed his whole family for the sake of Islam and humanity”.
PCPT demanded to the UP government for the dissolution of UAPA as TADA was dissolved years ago,
which is misused against Muslims and justice to the innocents by punishing those who arrest innocent
Muslims.
BY
S.HASAN ZIA RIZVI
TWOCIRCLES.NET REPORTER
