Who is the sympathizer of Muslims? SP upset with Congress's narrative, Akhilesh took knowledge from retired Muslim IAS-IPS

 

Amidst the political heat of the Lok Sabha elections, what is going on in the minds of Muslims, who is their first choice? Where will be the stand of the Muslim community, which voted outright in the UP assembly elections, in the 2024 general elections? SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, engaged in the mission of knowing the answers to many such questions, is trying to fathom the political pulse of the Muslim community. Political efforts are also being made in many ways to know and understand the mood of the Muslims.

Akhilesh Yadav has decided that he will contest elections in 2024 in alliance with the Congress. That is why he attended the meeting of opposition unity in Patna and Bangalore. These days Akhilesh is also promoting the opposition alliance INDIA, but his biggest concern is about seat sharing. How many Lok Sabha seats should be left for Congress in INDIA alliance in UP and how many seats should be given to Jayant Chaudhary's RLD.

Congress upbeat after victory in Karnataka

Although Mamta Banerjee and Nitish Kumar have said that the party which is strong in the state should have the leadership in the elections. From this point of view, the command of the opposition alliance INDIA in UP should be with the Samajwadi Party. At present, the condition of the Congress at the grassroots level is very bad. The figures also tell the same story. Congress has one MP and two MLAs from UP, but after the election results of Karnataka, the Congress's morale has increased.

SP upset with Congress's narrative

Congress leaders are running a different narrative in UP these days that the Muslim community of UP is now looking towards Rahul Gandhi with hope. The whole party is trying to spread the word that the first choice of the Muslims of UP is the Congress. It is being propagated in the social media that if anyone can fight strongly against the BJP across the country, it is Rahul Gandhi only. This narrative of Congress and Muslims has put Akhilesh Yadav on the backfoot. SP's Muslim leaders have also come under pressure. In such a situation, what is the truth and what is going on in the hearts of Muslims? To know about this, Akhilesh Yadav is going among Muslims in different ways and taking feedback from them.

Retired Muslim IAS-IPS meeting

In UP, some eminent people of the Muslim community gathered at one place. Just behind the Samajwadi Party in Lucknow is the Janeshwar Mishra Trust. Everyone was called there. Akhilesh Yadav wanted the meeting to be held in the trust's office itself. Akhilesh Yadav has formed a think tank for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Alok Tandon, who was the Chief Secretary of the state, is also its member. He also called some retired Muslim bureaucrats in the meeting. Senior IAS and senior IPS officers participated in these. Two retired Justices of the High Court also participated. Apart from this, some doctors, lawyers, professors and businessmen were also called.

SP engaged in understanding the pulse of Muslims

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav had already reached the office of Janeshwar Mishra Trust before the meeting. The meeting was kept very secret so that no one came to know about it. Those working in the trust's office were given leave on that day. Akhilesh Yadav did not want the talks of this meeting to go out, that is why he had left his security personnel at the Samajwadi Party office that day.

This meeting of Akhilesh Yadav with Muslim intellectuals lasted for about two hours. The agenda was that after all, what does the educated Muslim society think about the elections in today's date. What are the real issues of Muslims. Regarding this, all the intellectuals including retired Muslim IAS-IPS kept their views in turn. Akhilesh Yadav was most interested to know what is the thinking of the Muslim community about the Samajwadi Party?

Feeling of lack of soft

Apart from a former IPS officer who was the DGP of UP, everyone spoke their mind. Most of the people present in the meeting had a complaint that Akhilesh Yadav does not speak openly on the issue of Muslims. Many people said that in recent times the trend of the people of their community towards Congress has increased. Not only this, some people even said in the presence of Akhilesh Yadav, "After the 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', Rahul Gandhi's image has improved a lot." Two former Muslim bureaucrats have even said that during the time of Mulayam Singh Yadav, SP used to stand with Muslims in every happiness and sorrow, but now it seems to be lacking. SP's stand is no longer clear on the issue of Muslims.

Why is SP not raising the issue of Muslims?

Various suggestions also came in the meeting of retired Muslim bureaucrats and judges. It was said that earlier the Sachar Committee report used to be discussed. There used to be debate on basic needs like teacher health for Muslims. The minority status case of Aligarh Muslim University is in the court. No one is talking about it anywhere. After all, who will raise this issue of Muslims? Now bulldozers go unnecessarily on the houses of the people of Muslim community and no one even bothers. After all, where should a Muslim go and to whom should he speak? The Muslim gives a shot to the SP, but she is also not raising this issue openly.

Suggestion of alliance with Congress

In the meeting, all the Muslim intellectuals said in one voice that the Congress is in a very weak position in the politics of UP and the Samajwadi Party is the strongest political force. That's why he has to stand with us in every situation. In the meeting, all the Muslim intellectuals advised Akhilesh Yadav to form an electoral alliance with the Congress. Some people said that when