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The World after 11 Sept
New Delhi: Terrorism is an evil, but we
have to think why it is created. When oppression, atrocities and
injustices are perpetrated and people are denied their due rights, these
evils come into being. Instead of just rubbing ointment on the wounds, we
should purify our blood to get a permanent relief.
Expressing his views at a symposium The World after 11 September,
organized by the Institute of Objective Studies at the Indian Law
Institute, Qazi Mujahidul Islam Qasmi, President of All India Muslim
Personal Law Board said that the oppressed had got a right to raise their
voice and no body could object to it. He also said that terrorism should
not be an answer to terrorism. Similarly, to kill innocent people in
response to the killing of innocent people was also not correct. The
internationally renowned jurisprudent averred that it was not a time to be
happy in any way over what happened at New York and Washington on 11
September.
The speakers were unanimous on the point that we should not selectively
tackle the cases of terrorism. Rajya Sabha member Mani Shankar Aiyar said
before supporting America we should decide what is terrorism, who are the
persons spreading terrorism and would it be logical to destroy entire
Afghanistan just for a person. He opined that Palestinians were fighting
for their rights and Israel was a terrorist state.
Former chairman of National Commission for Minorities, Prof Tahir Mahmood
was of the opinion that there should be a selective approach while dealing
with terrorism because some vested interests wanted to use the
opportunity. He ridiculed the approach take this or that side in the
present crisis. Former member of Parliament and Gandhian Nirmala Deshpande
asserted that violence begets violence and terrorism had no religion. She
was of the view that the world today needed the principles of Gandhiji and
Vinobhaji to tackle terrorism. Columnist Santosh Bharati said people held
responsible media for everything but the problem was that they did not
know media. PUCL leader RM Pal criticized America for its hegemonistic
approach. According to him, this was the time for self-introspection for
America. Senior journalist Syed Ameenul Hasan Rizvi said the 11 September
incidents were, in fact, not a terror act, but a state war declared by
some groups.
Former Union Agriculture Minister and CPI leader Chaturanan Mishra
wondered as to how the President of a country declared to capture Osama
Bin Laden alive or dead. Was it itself not terrorism, he asked. He blamed
the religious leaders for not criticizing any terrorist activity.
According to him, Hindu religious leaders did not condemn the demolition
of Babri Masjid and the burning of the Christian priest Graham Steins
along with two sons to death. Parwaaz Rahmani, editor of the biweekly
Dawat, asserted that the entire issue appears to be converted into
Islamophobia. He wondered as to why the investigators were not going
beyond Islam and Muslims while investigating the case.
Former Rajya Sabha member Kishor Lal asked whether conversion of Negroes
to Islam taking place in the USA was not a responsible factor for the 11
September attacks by some vested interests. He said the role of Jews in
the attacks could not be ruled out. Besides, Prof VK Tripathi of IIT,
Delhi, Prof MH Quraishi of Jawaharlal Nehru University and Dr Arshi Khan
of Jamia Hamdard also spoke on the occasion. A seven-point resolution was
also adopted. It was resolved to constitute a peoples council to consider,
evaluate and analyze terrorism and take effective measures to combat it in
all forms. q |
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