MUMBAI: Members of Maharashtra Muslim Sangh (MMS), an umbrella body of over 70 community organisations, accused the Congress of neglecting “Maharashtrian Muslims” in the presence of state Congress president Nana Patole and state vice-president and former minister Arif Naseem Khan.
Anchored by former MLA Yusuf Abrahani, the meet at Islam Gymkhana on Sunday saw activists raise issues such as encroachment of Wakf properties, Muslim reservation, unemployment and vacancies at academies and corporations established for minorities. “We established MMS in 2014...Our demands remain unmet,” said MMS president F M Thakur.
Patole said the three-party government made it difficult to choose heads of corporations and academies. “But we are committed to upholding secular values.” Naseem Khan alleged the previous BJP government had stopped several schemes the Congress government had launched.
