Beed delegation demands Minority Protection Act from Rohit Pawar and Sandeep Kshirsagar
In Beed, members of the Minority Protection Sangharsh Committee submitted a formal memorandum on Tuesday to MLAs Rohit Pawar and Sandeep Kshirsagar, demanding the enactment of a separate Minority Protection Act for Maharashtra. The delegation met with the legislators to urge them to raise this demand during the ongoing monsoon session of the Maharashtra Legislature to safeguard the constitutional rights of minority communities.
The delegation, which was led by Ilyas Inamdar, explained that the proposed law is needed in view of what they described as a rise in incidents of injustice, hate speech, acts hurting religious sentiments, and disturbances to social harmony involving minority communities in the state.
During the meeting, the committee urged the MLAs to press the Maharashtra state government to draft and implement the proposed law at the earliest. They stated that such a legislative framework is crucial to protecting minority rights and maintaining peace.
Members of the delegation clarified that the proposed legislation is not aimed against any particular community. Instead, they emphasized that the law is intended to protect the constitutional rights of minorities, strengthen social harmony, and reinforce public faith in the legal system. They also appealed to representatives of all political parties to support the demand.
Responding to the memorandum, MLA Rohit Pawar noted that the monsoon session of the legislature was currently underway. Meanwhile, MLA Sandeep Kshirsagar assured the delegation that he would raise the demand for the Minority Protection Act during the ongoing legislative session.
The meeting was attended by a large delegation from the committee. Among those present were former MLA Syed Saleem Khurshid Alam, Mujtaba Ahmed Khan, Shaikh Musa Mushir Inamdar, Salim Khan Khadiruzzama Khan, Shaikh Ahetesham, Arafat Khan Syed Salman, Abed Quadri, Dr. Shaikh Mohsin, Advocate Akhil Momin, Guddu Chaus, and Wazed Momin.
