Congress's hands are stained with the blood of Muslims: Wasim Rehan

According to an ABP News report, Wasim Rehan, National Vice President of the All India Pasmanda Muslim Samaj, has launched scathing attacks on the Congress party. He alleged that the hands of the Congress are stained with the blood of Muslims. Reacting to the emotional statement made by Sonia Gandhi regarding the destruction of the Babri Masjid, Rehan said that after 32 years, she remembered that the Babri Masjid was martyred and seeing that, tears came to her eyes.

Wasim Rehan questioned where Sonia Gandhi had been for all these long years. He stated that during the Congress rule, Muslims were constantly pushed into the fire of riots, and now, merely to gain political advantage, an attempt is being made to win Muslim support by shedding 'crocodile tears'. Rehan said in clear words that Pasmanda Muslims are not going to fall for this alleged deceptive approach of the Congress.

He further stated that all incidents, from the opening of the locks of the Babri Masjid to the placement of idols there, occurred during the Congress rule. Muslims had to suffer heavy losses in various riots that took place during the Congress period. According to Rehan, today, when Muslims have started leaving the Congress and the party's political ground is shifting, only then does she remember the Muslims. Sonia Gandhi's emotional statement is a result of her political anxiety.

Criticizing the policies of the Congress, Rehan said that the Congress has made the social and economic condition of Pasmanda Muslims even worse than that of the Dalits. The Sachar Committee report had exposed the weak condition of Pasmanda Muslims, but even after the report came, the Congress has not taken any concrete or strong action for their upliftment.

Referring to the provisions implemented in 1950 under Article 341, Wasim Rehan stated that many castes of the Muslim community have been deprived of Dalit reservation on the basis of religion. Giving an example, he said that if a person is a Hindu Dhobi, they receive the benefits of Scheduled Castes, but if they are a Muslim Dhobi, they are deprived of all these benefits. Due to this discrimination, numerous talented Dalit Muslims have lost important opportunities to become IAS, PCS, doctors, and engineers. He questioned whether Sonia Gandhi had ever shed tears upon seeing this social pain.

On the other hand, Wasim Rehan praised the Central Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said that after independence, no Congress Prime Minister has openly named the Pasmanda Muslims or taken any special initiative to bring them into the mainstream. Prime Minister Modi mentioned the Pasmanda community for the first time in the year 2022 and has since spoken of their upliftment many times. He had also mentioned Pasmanda Muslims from the Red Fort and spoke of working for them through various schemes, which has given this community a new identity. Rehan claimed that in the current Central and State governments, no type of discrimination is practiced on the basis of religion while providing the benefits of schemes.

He added that important schemes such as the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Ayushman Bharat, and ration distribution are also being benefited by Pasmanda Muslims equally. Earlier, under the Congress government, only influential Muslim leaders and their close ones used to benefit, while in the Samajwadi Party, the dominance of Yadavs remained, and in the BSP, priority was given to their own caste, but the current government is talking about the development of all.

Wasim Rehan also targeted Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav. He said that Akhilesh Yadav has constantly neglected the Pasmanda Muslims. His party's politics revolves around approximately 20% Muslim and 9% Yadav voters, but the Muslim community has not been given its proper political share in proportion to its population. He alleged that despite the alliance, the SP has not given any opportunity to send any Pasmanda Muslim to the Rajya Sabha. No proper place has been given to the Pasmanda community in ticket distribution, party organization, and various commissions as well.

Rehan further said that the SP leadership considers Pasmanda Muslims to be suppressed and helpless, but that is no longer the case. Pasmanda Muslims are not captive voters. In the 2027 Assembly elections, it will be known who the Muslims are with. He noted that the Pasmanda Muslim population in the Muslim community is approximately 85%.

The All India Pasmanda Muslim Samaj has been working for the rights of the Pasmanda community since 1998. After the mention of this community by Prime Minister Modi, it received national recognition.