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A task unit volition beryllium established soon to supply contiguous assistance to victims of hatred crime, the president of Jamaat-e-Islami Maharashtra, Maulana Ilyas Khan, said astatine a property league connected Monday (June 8, 2026).
He was speaking aft a gathering organised by the Federation of Maharashtra Muslims (FMM) to item the assemblage leaders’ effect to the anti-conversion Law, UCC and issues of hatred crimes and speeches.
On the backdrop of the state of religion measure passed successful March this twelvemonth and the plans to instrumentality UCC, Muslim organisations, on with civilian societies, discussed coordinated absorption against hatred crimes.
Dolphy Dsouza, associated with the Justice and Peace Commission (JPC) and the Institute for Community Research Organisation (ICOR), besides supported Maulana IIyas. He said that consciousness campaigns volition beryllium held arsenic a preventive measure.
Before addressing the media, FMM held a consultative gathering connected Monday (June 8) with Muslim Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs), erstwhile judges, lawyers, societal activists, and spiritual scholars (Imams of Masajid) to brainstorm connected assemblage issues astatine the Islam Gymkhana successful Mumbai. During the meeting, the stakeholders discussed processing a 10-year factual enactment plan.
The organisers claimed that determination was a rising tide of communalism and alleged policies of administrative inequality successful the State.
“The gathering is not a confrontation against immoderate authorities oregon governmental party; rather, it is simply a sincere effort to find sustainable and applicable solutions to the issues faced by Muslims,” said Maulana Ilyas Khan Falahi, president (Amir).
The consultative gathering was attended by retired Judge Abhay Thipsay, MLAs Amin Patel, Sajid Pathan, Haroon Khan, Abu Asim Azmi, and Rais Shaikh, alongside erstwhile Rajya Sabha MP Obaidullah Khan Azmi.
Among the cardinal resolutions unanimously passed astatine the gathering was the request to retreat the Freedom of Religion (Anti-Conversion) Law.
The FFM has appealed to number communities to “remain vigilant regarding the enrolment of their names successful the elector lists.
