Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind plenary to discuss UCC, madrassa autonomy

Story by  ATV | Posted by  Nakul Shivani | Date 10-02-2023
Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind President Maulana Mahmood Madani
Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind President Maulana Mahmood Madani

 

New Delhi

The Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind led by Mehmood Madani is going to hold a three-day plenary session in Delhi starting on Friday.

More than one lakh people from all over the country, including 15,000 Ulemas, are expected to participate in the convention being held at Ramlila Maidan in the national capital.

According to Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, the Uniform Civil Code, religious freedom, Muslim personal law, the autonomy of madrassas are among the issues discussed in the convention. Further, a proposal can be brought to provide reservations for socio-economically backward Muslims.

In the 34th session of Jamiat, the steps being taken to strengthen religious brotherhood and initiatives to prevent hate campaigns will also be discussed.

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Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind is a century-old organization that works for the protection of the civil, religious, cultural, and educational rights of Muslims. Jamiat claims to be the largest organization of Muslims and socio-political and religious issues of Muslims remain on its agenda.