BJP Minority Morcha

BJP Minority Morcha is the minority wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party, one of the major political parties in India.^[1]

Organization

The Bharatiya Janata Party is one of the two leading political parties of India, the other being Indian National Congress. BJP Minority Morcha is the minority wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Prominent party leaders who are members of the minority Morcha include Sikander Bakht, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Syed Shahnawaz Hussain, M. J. Akbar, Arif Beg, Farooq Khan, Abdul Alim Khan, Shafaat Hussain, Shahnawaz Khan and Asifa Khan^[2][3]

Ideology

The BJP Minority Morcha believes in the all core ideologies of the BJP. The concept of Integral Humanism has a special place in its ideology, with the party aiming to transform India into a modern, progressive and enlightened nation which draws inspiration from India's ancient Indian culture and values. Being the minority wing of the BJP, it mainly focuses on the issue related to Indian Minority. In November 2011, BJP Minority Morcha recommended to the party leadership to drop the demand for a Uniform Civil Code, but it stood by the party's stand of opposing any religion-based reservations.^[4] However, in October 2015, BJP Minority Morcha endorsed the views of Union Law Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda that the Uniform Civil Code is the need of the hour.^[5]

In July 2012, a one-day workshop on "Welfare of Minorities through Good Governance" was held in N. Delhi in which members and chaipersons of minority-related Government organisations of BJP ruled States participated.The workshop was inaugurated by the BJP president who asked the participants to deliver through good governance and win the hearts of the community.^[6]

National leadership

National President

• Abdul Rasheed Ansari

National Vice President

• F.S.Layaq Ali

In-charge

• Farooq Khan^[7]

Delhi president

• Atif Rasheed

Delhi office Secretary

• Mohd Jozee
• Kaja Husain

Uttar Pradesh President

• Rumana siddiqui

Uttar Pradesh Media Incharge

• Shahnawaz khan

Karnataka President

• Nizamuddin F Mohsin

Maharashtra President

• Haji Hyder Azam

Gujarat President

• Mehboob Ali Chisti

Amethi President

• Lal Mohammad

Allahabad Mahanagar President

• Haider Abbas

Varanasi President

• Mobin Siddiqi

Gazipur President

• Raja Gazanfar Ali

Sultanpur President

• Zameer Khan

mirzaPur President

• Ejaz Ahmad

Lucknow President

• Naseem

Andhra pradesh President

• Haneef Ali

Bihar State President

• Roohullah Khan

References

1. "BJP Muslim leaders in state for ‘minority report’".
2. "Asifa Khan goes to Delhi as Narendra Modi’s nominee". The Times of India.
3. "Why Owaisi has suddenly become an attractive option for some".
4. "Drop uniform civil code demand, BJP minority wing tells leadership".
5. "Support for Uniform Civil Code".
6. "With eye on 2014, BJP to shed ‘anti-Muslim’ tag". 14 July 2012.
7. "PRESS : SHRI AMIT SHAH ANNOUNCED STATE INCHARGE, CO-INCHARGES & MORCHA INCHARGES WITH TWO NEW MORCHA PRESIDENTS".

External links

• Bharatiya Janata Party — Official website
• BJP Minority morcha to correct the party image among Muslims