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The Hindu
6 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
BJP Minority Morcha to launch campaign to encourage Muslim girls to join defence
The BJP Minority Morcha will run a nationwide campaign from June 9 to encourage Muslim women to join the defence forces. This was announced by its national president Jamal Siddiqui on Thursday (May 29, 2025). Also Read | BJP to distribute 'Saugat-e-Modi' kits to people from Muslim, Sikh and Christian communities The Minority Morcha plans to organise a programme on the 11 years of Modi government across the country. Meetings will be held in dargahs and madrasas, and Muslim girls will be encouraged to join the defence forces. 'We want them to also join the forces, become Agniveer. For this, we will start a programme across the country from June 9,' he said. Mr. Siddiqui alleged that some fundamentalists wanted to keep Muslim women confined, but 'according to Islam they have the freedom to go out and work'. Copies of the Constitution would be distributed and members of the community apprised of the rights bestowed upon them. For this, a big programme will be held in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh. Condemning the remarks of a Jammu BJP MLA, Mr. Siddiqui said no one had the right to insult the defence forces.
India Today
7 days ago
- Politics
- India Today
BJP Minority Morcha chief claims ‘muslims are descendants of Ram'
The national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Minority Morcha, Jamal Siddiqui, speaking to India Today, on Wednesday claimed that Sanatan Dharma is the foundation of Indian civilization and that Muslims who do not acknowledge Lord Ram and Lord Krishna cannot be considered true Muslims.'Sanatan Dharma came much before Islam. It is the foundation of our civilization,' Siddiqui said, emphasising the ancient roots of Indian culture. He further argued that Islamic teachings support the idea of shared heritage, pointing to the belief in multiple Islam, we believe in not just one prophet but many. The Quran mentions only 25 prophets, but Hadiths and Islamic tradition say there were 1,24,000 prophets sent to different parts of the world. How can we say Lord Ram and Lord Krishna were not among them? They may well have been our messengers of God,' he further explained. Siddiqui's remarks extended to a bold claim that 'All Muslims are descendants of Lord Ram.'He elaborated, 'We changed our method of worship, not our culture. Our identity is still Sanatani.'Must Watch
