Muslim bodies demand quota within quota

Milli Council, Jamat-e-Islami Hind, Jamat-e-Ulama pitch in

PTI | March 8, 2010



Several Muslim organisations today disfavoured the women's reservation bill in its present form and demanded that the government take up the measure only if it provides for a quota within quota to women belonging to Muslim, dalit and OBC communities.

Leaders and supporters of All India Milli Council, Jamat-e-Islami Hind, Jamat-e-Ulama, Muslim Political Council and several other mulsim organisations took out a silent march to press their demand here in the capital,urging the political parties "to respond to the call of conscience in Parliament on the women's reservation bill".

"We believe in emancipation and empowerment of women as a whole. We welcome the passage of the Women Reservation Bill today on the occasion of the International Women's Day but definitely not in its present form," general secretary of All India Milli Council M Manzoor Alam said.

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