AIMPLB to launch nationwide movement against social, political marginalisation of Muslims

Published 22 June 2026 · india

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Monday (June 22, 2026) said it would soon come out with a comprehensive document on the “deteriorating

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Monday (June 22, 2026) said it would soon come out with a comprehensive document on the “deteriorating condition” of Muslims in the country and launch a nationwide movement against the social and political marginalisation of the community. The Board made the announcement a day after a meeting of its executive committee. Briefing reporters on the decisions and deliberations at the meeting, AIMPLB spokesperson S.Q.R. Ilyas said the Board reviewed in detail the current situation facing the country and the Muslim community, and took a number of important decisions. Growing mob violence “These decisions relate in particular to the growing incidents of mob violence or lynching against Muslims in BJP-ruled States; demolition drives targeting Muslim homes and localities, against mosques and madrasas; bulldozer terrorism; attempts to make Vande Mataram compulsory in government functions and schools; implementation of uniform government-aided madrasas; and the recent judgment regarding the Kamal Maula Mosque [in Madhya Pradesh],” he said. The Executive Committee expressed grave concern over the “rapidly deteriorating situation in BJP-administered States, the country and the Muslim community,” he said.

The committee stated that Muslims’ lives, property, honour and dignity, mosques, madrasas, graveyards, personal law, fundamental rights, and even their faith and beliefs are under continuous attack. Unhappy with Congress “We are unhappy with all parties, including the Congress. None of them raises issues of Muslims strongly,” Mr. Ilyas said, when asked about Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s reported remarks that if an issue is regarding Muslims, the community should be specifically mentioned and not a generalised reference made to minorities. The Executive Committee decided that a comprehensive document would be prepared and published on the “deteriorating condition of the Muslim community, communal tensions and violations of fundamental rights, so as to awaken the conscience of the people,” he said. “With regard to the Kamal Maula Mosque case, the Executive Committee expressed deep concern over the Madhya Pradesh High Court's judgment, stating that there were historical evidence, revenue records, and colonial-era official documents. The judgment is contrary to centuries-old Muslim tradition of worship at the site. Furthermore, it is also inconsistent with the spirit of the Places of Worship Act, 1991,” Mr. Ilyas said.

The Executive Committee welcomed the Kamal Maula Mosque Committee's challenge of the judgment in the Supreme Court, and resolved that the AIMPLB would extend every possible assistance to the committee in their legal struggle, he said. The Executive Committee declared that attempts to make Vande Mataram compulsory are contrary to Article 25 of the Constitution, Mr. Ilyas said. Welcome stay on Vande Mataram The Board welcomed the Calcutta High Court’s interim order staying the government directive requiring the singing of Vande Mataram in madrasas, he said. The Executive Committee also expressed serious concern over the ongoing legislative efforts in BJP-ruled States in the name of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), Mr. Ilyas said. The meeting noted that after Uttarakhand and Gujarat, preparations are now under way to implement the UCC in Assam, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra as well. UCC not mandatory The Board clarified that the Uniform Civil Code is not a mandatory constitutional command that courts are bound to enforce; rather, it is a non-binding guiding principle included among the Directive Principles of State Policy.