Muslims need to come up: Hamid Ansari

Muslims need to come up: Hamid Ansari

Patna,(BiharTimes) : Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari said on Saturday that a new identity of Muslims is emerging in India, where they form over 16 crore, that is one-tenth of their global population.

Delivering the Khuda Bakhsh Memorial Lecture On The Status of Indian Muslims in the libarary premises here on Saturday he highlighted the glorious and rich tradition of Islam to which India and Indians have made immense contribution.

On the condition of Muslims in the country he said that though the follow up action of the government on the Sachar Committee report has made some impact it is up to the community to come up and take these opportunities.

He said that though the grievances persist, as is evident from the thrust of testimonies given in the meeting organized recently in New Delhi by a civil society group yet some of the recommendations for corrective actions need to be given a closer look.

He said the grievances of Indian Muslims centered on five core concerns: security, employment and reservation, Urdu, Aligarh Muslim University and Muslim Personal Law.

The Vice President called for the uplift of Muslim women and emphasized the need for their education.


Hamid Ansari, a foreign diplomat who had served as India’s ambassador in several Middle East countries on Saturday addressed for the second time in the Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library on the issues related to Muslims or Islam. A decade ago he delivered a lecture on Governance in Islam.

With his lecture came to an end the death centenary functions of the library founder, Khan Bahadur Khuda Bakhsh.

Earlier, governor Devanand Konwar, chief minister Nitish Kumar and library director Imtiaz Ahmad welcomed the Vice President and spoke on the contributions of late Khuda Bakhsh to the society.