A day after Imam of Delhi’s Jama Masjid Syed Ahmed Bukhari came down heavily on Anna Hazare’s campaign for the use of slogans like ‘Vande Mataram’ and ‘Bharat mata ki Jai’, All India Muslim Women Personal Law Board (AIMWPLB) president Shaista Amber on Tuesday criticised him and said that nobody forced Muslims to raise these slogans in the anti-corruption movement.
Shaista Amber said people of all communities had participated in the freedom struggle and then slogans were raised without any hesitation. On Tuesday, she staged a dharna with 35 other Muslim women at Jhulelal Park where eight persons are sitting on an indefinite hunger strike since August 15. They also offered special prayers for the well-being of Anna Hazare and the success of his movement.
Originally, 15 persons had started an indefinite hunger strike at Jhulelal Park since August 16. But seven of them ended their fast on Tuesday on doctors’ advice. Shaista Amber said, “In the holy Quran, Muslims have been asked to protest atrocity and corruption. Therefore, every Muslim should support Anna Hazare’s anti-graft campaign.’’
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