Bc Status Must For Muslims-Shahabuddin

Former MP Syed. Shahabuddin demanded that the Central Government should notify Muslims under the BC category and extend 15 per cent reservation to them.

Addressing media persons on Tuesday at Madina Education Centre, Shahabuddin said though they have expected much from the UPA Government when it came to power, the union Government did nothing for the welfare of minorities in general and Muslims in particular for the past three years of its governance.

He wanted the UPA Government to initiate special measures for the upliftment of Muslims in the field of education, employment as was done for the OBCs.

Arguing that the Muslim population was equal to SCs, Shahabuddin maintained that Muslim students were not getting scholarships like their SC counterparts.

Similarly, commercial banks were also not coming forward to give any education loan or extend financial help to the young Muslim entrepreneurs.

To achieve 15 per cent reservations to the Muslims, Shahabuddin said several Muslim organizations in the country have come together and formed into a Joint Committee of Muslim organizations.

The Joint Committee had been organizing agitations in a phased manner from grass root level to the national level.

He said they were planning to give a memorandum to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and would hold a rally in New Delhi on the first day of the forthcoming Parliament session demanding BC status to Muslims. (NSS)