Tthe High Court has ruled that AMU is not a minority institution. Just a few months back I had written on the same subject.
With all due respects to the courts and the Indian system of justice in which I have great faith,one observation is that I don't remember any major decision in favour of Muslim community emerging from Allahabad High Court. Most of the important judgements go against Muslim community as a whole.
And this is not a personal observation, people are aware of it. I am not making any sweeping statement, may be it is the failure of Muslims who can't plead their cases properly, do not get good lawyers 'OR WHATEVER REASON'.
It was in the Allahabad court that the case of Babri Masjid dragged for years after the deity was kept soon after independence and led to the situation in 1986 and later in 1992. Even later there was hardly any verdict that could speed up the judicial progress.
We all remember Kalyan Singh had been sentenced to just a single day of imprisonment (Ek din ki saza) for the colossal crime of not protecting the Babri Masjid. Peole who watch the events in the last couple of decades are aware of how communalists got reprieves after reprieves and never had to pay for any crime but an institution like AMU remained under scanner. Muslims and their language kept on receiving unfavourable judgements.
It is this same state UP where Urdu was systematically killed and Urdu schools not allowed to be opened at all. All efforts made to keep Muslims out of jobs and for 20 years after partition not a single Muslim was recruited in UP police--a state with at least a crore Muslims then. Historically, the great injustices have been meted out to Muslims in Uttar Pradesh.
Major massacres of Muslims including Hashimpura-Maliana, Moradabad, Meerut and Firozabad continued without any punishment to perpetrators or compensation to victims until the era of coalition politics arrived and the major riots stopped since BJP government was voted out.
No solutions in sight because the more you beg, you cry, you are seen as victim of a persecution complex. We don't want charity and reservation, but we must create more of our universities of such excellence that other communities should crave for admission in them. Do we see light at the end of the tunnel?
Before ending I must reiterate the great respect we all have for the courts. If there could be justice for victims of massacre in Gujarat then it will be solely due to the courts, the Supreme court in particular, that kept the flame of justice and truth alive when the entire system colluded for the genocide.
LINK ON SIMILAR ISSUE at Milli Gazette: Read at http://www.milligazette.com/IndMusStat/2005a/015-aim-7-oct05-amu.htm
Thursday, January 05, 2006
Again Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and Allahabad High Court
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3 comments:
Veru thought provoking...but indeed I dont hv much to say as whtever I read here is information to me....but am sure there is a light at the end of the tunnel believe me...it is there...its just the path of tunnel is too long...
keep writing...
cheers
Hi
Happy new year. That was a thought provoking post there.
The Ayodhya dispute, Religious Conversions, Terrorism, Hindu right Vs country's left !!, war on terror etc. leave very strong feelings and often lead to debates. Your blog made me think of the Indian context
I feel Terrorism and destruction need not be overt. It could be covert too. . My blog below is on how the society defines the "weak" and who becomes the underdog !
"..Gudia, a Muslim girl and Shri Ramdev ji, a Hindu male...".
at
http://o3.indiatimes.com/vinayak/archive/2006/01/06/403344.aspx
or
http://tinyurl.com/8nn3q
Regards
Vinayak
Kuch baat hai ki hasti mit-tee nahi hamari;
Sadiyon raha hai dushman daur-e-Jahan hamara
AMU has done enough for the awakening of the community. The seeds sown by Sir Syed has already groen into a big tree whose roots and branches are spread in all parts of the world.
The foundation of AMU is strong enough to shake off all dangers and come out independent.
I see light and hope at the end of the tunnel.
Kudos to you for your Honest and Bold Expression.
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