Narendra Modi has become a synonym for development and
Gujarat has become a model state for the whole of India. But, still many people
suddenly remember "Secularism" when Narendra Modi's name comes up.
They argue that, Narendra Modi hates Muslims and Muslims hate Narendra Modi!
But, the fact is that, Muslims of Gujarat have started liking Narendra Modi!! It
is difficult to believe, right? Here below are the points supporting this fact:
1.
More than 31% of the Muslims voted for the BJP in the 2012
elections to the Gujarat assembly.
2.
In Gujarat, there are 8 constituencies with Muslim majority.
Out of this BJP has won 6.
3.
This is the "first riot-free decade for Gujarat",
in the last 60 years.
4.
Kutch and Bharuch cities of Gujarat have about
35% and 20% Muslim population. Both these cities are one of the fastest
growing cities in all of India!
5.
Nearly 13000 families got effected due
to "Riverfront Project" on the banks of the Sabarmati in
Ahmedabad. 68% of these families were Muslim families. Every single family has
been rehabilitated in beautiful apartments.
6.
In 1969, more than 5000 Muslims were killed during a communal
riot in Ahmedabad . Whole communities were wiped out without a trace, in this riot. Gujarat had a Congress government and Hitendra Desai
was the CM during that time. Major riots have occurred in Gujarat in
1969, 87, 89, 90, 92. Many people lost their lives and property worth
crores of rupees was looted. Forget about punishment, not even a single
charge sheet was filed. Even FIR's were not registered!! But now, for
the first time, not only in the history of Gujarat but even elsewhere in the
country, more than 200 miscreants belonging to the majority faith have been
convicted for their role in the 2002 riots. Out of these, 150 have been given
life imprisonment!
In a recent interview, actor Salmaan Khan's father
and well-known script-writer of Bollywood Salim Khan said: "Does
anyone remember who was the Maharashtra CM during the Mumbai riots which were
no less deadlier than the Gujarat riots of 2002? Does anyone recall the name of
the CM of UP during Malliana and Meerut riots? Does anybody know who was the
Bihar CM (Congress government) during Bhagalpur or Jamshedpur riots?
Do we hear names of earlier Chief Ministers of Gujarat under whose charge,
hundreds of riots took place in post-Independence India? Does anyone remember
who was in-charge of Delhi's security when the 1984 massacre of Sikhs took
place in the capital of India? Why Narendra Modi has been singled out as the
'Devil Incarnate', as if he personally carried out all the killings during the
riots of 2002? In fact, Modi has eliminated the evil of 'Divide &
Rule Formula' of vote-bank politics from which the country is suffering from
and has given a new formula of 'Inclusive Development' to our secular
country by removing the labels of religion, castes and creed".
Eminent Muslim scholar Maulana Vastanvi, a Gujarati Muslim
said, "Gujarati Muslims have benefited from the inclusive development
policies of Modi's government".
Another prominent Islamic scholar, Maulana Mehmood Madni of Jamiatul
Ulema-e-Hind, says that, "Muslims in Gujarat are better off in many
disciplines as compared to other states".
In a recent interview given to 'Milli Gazette', former IG of Police,
Maharashtra, SM Mushrif said: "Today the most safe place for Muslims is
Gujarat"!
V V Augustine of Kerala was a member of the National Minorities
Commission and had close interactions with Narendra Modi. He sums up his
experience like this: "People
who spread the canard that Modi is against the minorities are reflecting their
own political biases. My experience is totally different. He listens very
carefully and acts very fast in case of genuine problems. As a member of the
Minorities Commission, I dealt with several states. Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and
Bihar governments have also been good. But no CM is as good, as strong and as
determined as Modi. Now even Muslims have realized that Modi is good for them. There
are two kinds of Muslims in Gujarat - the rich and the poor. My experience
tells me the poor Muslims are solidly with Modi because a riot-free Gujarat and
a resurgent economy with new opportunities have benefited the poorer Muslims
far more dramatically. It has provided them avenues of upward mobility. Truth
is truth, how can I deny facts?"
These are the excerpts from an article. You can
read the full article at: http://ibnlive.in.com/group-blog/the-india-blog/3581/why-gujarati-muslims-are-with-modi/64627.html
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