Vote Jihad continues! Jamiat Ulama issues fatwa to vote for INDI Alliance; Pune video goes viral

In a shocking development, after the BJP candidate Ram Satpute had accused masjids of issuing fatwas favouring the Congress candidate, a video of a similar incident is going viral on social media.

 

 

In an undated viral video, Jamiyat-Ulema-E-Hind issues a fatwa to vote for the candidates of INDI Alliance parties namely Congress, NCP Sharad Pawar Faction, and Shiv Sena (UBT). The Jamiat, which is a Radical Islamic organisation, and largely comprises Muslim clerics, Islamic scholars, and imams.

 

In the earlier incident, Ram Satpute while speaking to media persons after participating in Ambedkar Jayanti celebration, accused Congress of allying with Jihadi elements in their attempt to defeat PM Modi. According to Ram, AIMIM is also covertly supporting Congress by not putting up a candidate in Solapur. Furthermore, Mullas and Maulvis are issuing fatwas from masjids ordering Muslims to vote for Congress. He said that as an answer to these fatwas, Hindu Samaj will unite and vote for PM Narendra Modi.

 

 

 

Ram stated that masjids in Solapur were issuing fatwas along withnumerous pamphlets in Urdu. Ram demanded the people to support PM Modi in order to save the constitution.

 

 

A ‘fatwa’ is a religious ruling or opinion issued by an Islamic scholar or mufti. It is usually in response to a question posed by a Muslim concerning Islamic law or doctrine and is not legally binding. The word "fatwa" comes from the Arabic root f-t-y, which means "to decide" or "to give an opinion."

 

The biggest celebration of Indian democracy is 'voting'. At this time, if there is going to be a 'Jihad' against a political party, and if 'Fatwa' are going to be issued, then what exactly has this form of politics and who has got it, a frightening question arises from the point of view of democracy.

 

In a fundamentalist religion like Islam, the seriousness of a 'fatwa' should be taken into account as the word of their religious leaders is the final word. It is not difficult to guess from this information how serious the repercussions of fatwas on Indian politics can be.