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Modi’s BJP wants the votes of India’s ‘Pasmanda’ Muslims. Will they bite?
7 months ago

Modi’s BJP wants the votes of India’s ‘Pasmanda’ Muslims. Will they bite?

Al Jazeera  

Ahead of the national election, the party has tried to make inroads among the largest section of India’s 200 million Muslims. Even as its politics is driven by a Hindu majoritarian ideology, it has tried to make inroads with the largest section of India’s 200 million Muslims – the “Pasmandas”. “It’s because the people at the top have taken all …

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INTERVIEW | ‘A misconception is that the Uniform Civil Code will interfere with the Shariat’: BJP leader Atif Rasheed
1 year, 4 months ago

INTERVIEW | ‘A misconception is that the Uniform Civil Code will interfere with the Shariat’: BJP leader Atif Rasheed

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 27, 2023 11:00 IST - 7 MINS READ From first hearing Narendra Modi talk about the contribution of Pasmanda Muslims in a victory speech after being sworn in as Gujarat Chief Minister for the fourth time to formulating the BJP’s latest outreach programme to bring Pasmanda Muslims into its fold, 43-year-old Atif Rasheed is the BJP’s Muslim …

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‘More needs to be done for Pasmanda Muslims’
1 year, 5 months ago

‘More needs to be done for Pasmanda Muslims’

Hindustan Times  

minister Anees Mansoori on Monday said the BJP should take religious leaders of all communities into confidence before deciding on the issue of the Uniform Civil Code. I am sure this is the best way to win trust of the community leaders on the subject or else it will appear like a move thrust on the people,” Mansoori, a Pasmanda …

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PM Modi’s Pasmanda outreach a step forward, say backward class Muslim leaders
1 year, 5 months ago

PM Modi’s Pasmanda outreach a step forward, say backward class Muslim leaders

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pro-Pasmanda pitch seems to have triggered a churning in certain sections of the backward Muslim community’s political leadership less than a year before the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Its state president Wasim Raini said, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the first PM who has spoken about problems faced by the Pasmanda Muslims and expressed a commitment …

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The political significance of Tariq Mansoor’s move from AMU VC to U.P. legislator
1 year, 8 months ago

The political significance of Tariq Mansoor’s move from AMU VC to U.P. legislator

The Hindu  

A day after the Uttar Pradesh Governor accepted his nomination to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council by the BJP government, Aligarh Muslim University Vice Chancellor Tariq Mansoor resigned from his post, more than a month before his extended tenure comes to an end. While a section of teachers in AMU alleged that he had been awarded for doing the bidding …

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Today, Pasmanda Muslims are finally getting their due
1 year, 11 months ago

Today, Pasmanda Muslims are finally getting their due

Hindustan Times  

In the recently concluded Bharatiya Janata Party national executive committee meeting in Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi once again called upon party workers to reach out to marginalised sections of society, including Pasmanda Muslims, irrespective of whether they vote for the BJP. This shift from appeasement and a focus on emotive issues to targeted delivery of social welfare for all …

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Muslim community responds to PM Modi's order to reach out to them ahead of 2024 polls
1 year, 11 months ago

Muslim community responds to PM Modi's order to reach out to them ahead of 2024 polls

India Today  

At the recently held BJP national executive meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked party workers to approach every citizen and let them know about the country's rising status ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Amir Ahmed Jafri, senior advocate and former secretary of the Collectorate Bar Association, asked why PM Modi is only talking about Pasmanda Muslims "when he …

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The Hindu Right’s ploy to win over Pasmanda Muslims
1 year, 11 months ago

The Hindu Right’s ploy to win over Pasmanda Muslims

The Hindu  

In recent months, the Hindu Right has shown great concern for Pasmanda Muslims. Broadly, Pasmanda is a category of Muslims that has an indelible Hindu heritage, largely belongs to the OBC, Dalit, and Adivasi social groups, and is considered comparatively backward to other Indian Muslims. That is why, one of the ways the Hindu Right’s Pasmanda outreach could be seen …

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Making sense of a political outreach to Pasmanda Muslims
2 years, 1 month ago

Making sense of a political outreach to Pasmanda Muslims

The Hindu  

There has been a considerable churn within the Indian Muslim community in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to the Bharatiya Janata Party to make an outreach to deprived minority groups such as Pasmanda Muslims, especially in Uttar Pradesh. Deconstructing an identity This development has spotlighted the identity of Pasmanda Muslims and issues related to social justice and stratification …

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Pasmanda Muslims seek SC status for Dalit Muslims
2 years, 3 months ago

Pasmanda Muslims seek SC status for Dalit Muslims

The Hindu  

As the Pasmanda Muslim movement gains traction, the community's leaders have urged Opposition parties to step forward to support their demand for Dalit Muslims to be given the status of Scheduled Caste, and the benefits of reservation like their counterparts from the Hindu community. They In a letter addressed to leading Opposition parties, including the Congress, the Trinamool Congress, the …

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Quota for pasmanda Muslims emerges priority for BJP
2 years, 4 months ago

Quota for pasmanda Muslims emerges priority for BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Even as the BJP hopes to rope in ‘Pasmanda’ Muslims, the state’s minority leadership is yet to take a call on how to take forward the message and explain Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s outreach programme to marginalised and weaker sections of the community in Telangana. Even the nuances that prevail in the northern states with large populations barely apply …

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BJP's Pasmanda Muslims push and the great electoral math
2 years, 4 months ago

BJP's Pasmanda Muslims push and the great electoral math

Firstpost  

With the resignation of Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, the opposition declared the current BJP government “Muslim free”. For a long time, religion seemed to be the only marker through which political representation was given to Muslims; no one bothered about the caste of those Muslim members. Ali Anwar could get into the Rajya Sabha and there is evidence to suggest that …

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BJP OBC Morcha chief demands 50% reservation for Pasmanda community in Muslim institutions
2 years, 4 months ago

BJP OBC Morcha chief demands 50% reservation for Pasmanda community in Muslim institutions

The Hindu  

The Pasmanda issue threatens to snowball into the Muslim community’s Mandal moment. In a demand likely to have far-reaching implications, the BJP OBC Morcha national president, K. Laxman, on Saturday demanded a 50% reservation for the Pasmanda community in Muslim institutions such as Aligarh Muslim University, Jamia Millia Islamia and Jamia Hamdard. Speaking at the Pasmanda Muslim Sneh Milan Evam …

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BJP plans outreach programme for Pasmanda Muslim leaders in Delhi today
2 years, 4 months ago

BJP plans outreach programme for Pasmanda Muslim leaders in Delhi today

India Today  

Mahaz Atif Rasheed, the Delhi BJP minority in-charge and the national president of the Rashtrawadi Muslim Pasmanda, said an outreach programme for Pasmanda Muslims will be held in the national capital today. This comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged party workers to reach out to minority communities, such as the Pasmanda Muslims during the BJP national executive meeting in …

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Why BJP wants to reach out to Pasmanda Muslims | Decoded
2 years, 5 months ago

Why BJP wants to reach out to Pasmanda Muslims | Decoded

India Today  

In the recently concluded BJP's national executive in Hyderabad, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the party workers to reach out to the deprived and downtrodden sections among the minority communities, such as Pasmanda Muslims. According to sources, in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election and Lok Sabha by-elections to Muslim-majority areas of Rampur and Azamgarh, Pasmanda Muslims played a crucial role …

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After Azamgarh Win, PM Asks UP BJP to Explore New Social Equations, Focus on Pasmanda Muslims
2 years, 5 months ago

After Azamgarh Win, PM Asks UP BJP to Explore New Social Equations, Focus on Pasmanda Muslims

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Uttar Pradesh unit to analyse how the Muslim Dalit community, commonly known as Pasmandas, is impacted by the government’s policies, and work that can be done to increasingly uplift their lives and reach out to them. It is then that the Prime Minister interjected, asking the party leadership to explore …

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There is severe caste discrimination among Muslims in India: Pasmanda activist Faiyaz Ahmad
3 years, 9 months ago

There is severe caste discrimination among Muslims in India: Pasmanda activist Faiyaz Ahmad

Op India  

Do you know who Pasmanda Muslims are? Faiyaz, who discussed why he left Tablighi Jamaat and why he is fighting for the rights of Pasmanda Muslims, said that his father was not happy with him going to Jamaat. The Pasmandas – Lower caste Muslims who are invisible Faiyaz said that around 90% of Muslims in India are considered to be …

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Liberal outrage over no Muslims in Bihar’s ruling alliance hides caste realities in Indian Muslim society
4 years, 1 month ago

Liberal outrage over no Muslims in Bihar’s ruling alliance hides caste realities in Indian Muslim society

Op India  

Apparently, for the first time since independence, the ruling alliance in Bihar will have no elected MLAs from the Muslim community. The remaining 85% of Indian Muslims, the “lower” caste or Pasmanda Muslims, never had any share in political power. But, by denying the existence of caste in Indian Muslim society, liberal intellectuals have used the general backwardness of Indian …

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