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Tanzeem-Backed candidates Afsha Qazia, Advocate Imran Lanka & Mohiddin Altaf Kharuri secure key positions unopposed in Bhatkal local bodies elections

August 23, 2024Community Involvement / Social Issues, Karnataka (under research project), Leaders, Women/Girls(since May26-2021)Advocate Imran Lanka, Advocate Imran Lanka - Vice President - Jali Pattan Panchayat - Karnataka, Advocates of Bhatkal, Afsha Qazia, Afzha Qaziya - President - Jali Pattan Panchayat - Karnataka, Imran Lanka, Indian Muslim Women in Politics, Indian Muslim Women Leaders, Indian Muslims, Majlis e Islah wa Tanzeem, Mohiddin Altaf Kharuri, Mohiddin Altaf Kharuri - Vice President - Bhatkal Town Municipal Council, Muslim Advocates of Bhatkal, Muslim Women Leaders in Uttara Karnataka, Muslim Women of Bhatkal, Muslim Women of India, Muslim Women of Uttara Karnataka, Muslims of Bhatkal, Muslims of India, Muslims of India - Positive News, Muslims of Karnataka, Positive News of Indian Muslims, Positive News of Muslim Women of Bhatkal, Positive News of Muslim Women of Karnataka, Positive News of Muslims of Bhatkal, Positive News of Muslims of India, Positive News of Muslims of Karnataka, Positive Stories of Indian Muslims, Positive Stories of Muslims of Indiampositiveone@gmail.com

Bhatkal (Uttara Kannada District), KARNATAKA :

Bhatkal :

In the much-anticipated elections held today, Wednesday, at the Jali Pattan Panchayat, Afsha Qaziya was elected as President, while Advocate Imran Lanka was elected as Vice President. Both candidates, backed by the prominent social organization Majlis-e-Islah wa Tanzeem, were elected unopposed.

In a related development, Tanzeem-backed councilor Mohiddin Altaf Kharuri was also elected as Vice President of the Town Municipal Council (TMC) Bhatkal on Tuesday.

The election processes for both the TMC and Jali Pattan Panchayat were supervised by Bhatkal Tehsildar Nagaraj.

The President’s position at Jali Pattan Panchayat was reserved for a General Woman, and the Vice President’s position was reserved for Backward Class A (BCA). In the TMC election, the President’s seat was reserved for an SC woman, and the Vice President’s seat was reserved for BCA. However, since there was no SC woman councilor in the TMC, no nominations were filed for the President’s position. As a result, all three key positions across both bodies were filled unopposed.

The new President of Jali Pattan Panchayat, Afsha Qaziya, is a highly qualified woman with degrees in B.Com, B.Ed, and M.Ed. She has been actively involved in social and community work and has served as a councilor in the Jali Pattan Panchayat for the past 28 months. Advocate Imran Lanka, elected as Vice President, is also highly educated and an active member of the Tanzeem’s political panel. He has been serving as a councilor in the Jali Pattan Panchayat since 2015-16.

The newly elected Vice President of TMC, Mohiuddin Altaf Kharuri, has been serving as a municipal councilor for the past 24 years and has previously held the position of Standing Committee Chairman twice. He also has significant experience serving as the General Secretary of Majlis-e-Islah wa Tanzeem, a century-old social organization in Bhatkal.

Majlis-e-Islah wa Tanzeem continues to have a strong influence in local bodies, with their backed candidates consistently securing key positions in the TMC and panchayats.

source: http://www.sahilonline.org / Sahil Online / Home> Coastal News> Featured News / by IG Bhatkali – (Headline edited) / August 22nd, 2024

Young women lead churn within Muslim League

September 18, 2021Community Involvement / Social Issues, Leaders, Women/Girls(since May26-2021)Haritha, Haritha - Girls Collective - IUMLs Student Wing, Indian Muslim Women, Indian Muslim Women Leaders, Indian Union Muslim League, Indian Union Women's League, IUML, Kerala Muslims, Muslim Students Federation (MSF)- Students Wing of IUML, Muslim Women Leaders of India, Muslim Women of India, PP Shyjal, PP Shyjal - Kerala - State Vice President - Harithampositiveone@gmail.com

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The young women leaders are talking about the “politics of honourable existence”, which is beyond the comprehension of the present IUML leadership.

Image of IUML supporters used for representational purpose (File Photo | A Sanesh, EPS)

The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), a constituent of the opposition UDF in Kerala, is currently engaged in fighting a fire triggered by some of its young women leaders.

Haritha, a girls’ collective part of IUML’s student wing MSF, chose to speak out against the sexist approach and remarks of the MSF’s male-dominated leadership and complained to the women’s commission when the party refused to take any action.

The offended IUML leadership asked the girls to withdraw the complaint and, when found that they were unrelenting, disbanded the entire Haritha committee. It then removed MSF national vice-president Fathima Thahliya and state vice-president P P Shyjal, who supported the Haritha leaders.

The developments underline the churn within and are seen as the outcome of the knowledge revolution among Kerala’s Muslim community that has pushed the girls onto the centre stage. They have gate-crashed into spaces that were the prerogative of the males till now. This leap is clearly visible in academia, social life and even in politics.

The young women leaders are talking about the “politics of honourable existence”, which is beyond the comprehension of the present IUML leadership.

What we see now is the conflict between the emerging politics that is sensitive to the rights of the marginalised, including women, and the conventional politics that sees only power.

The IUML leadership first tried to ignore the issues of self-respect raised by the girls. Then they tried to stifle the voice when it became louder. Now, the issue has become too hot to handle. As a political party that apparently stands for minorities and the marginalised, the IUML cannot turn a blind eye to the issues raised by women leaders. As the Haritha leaders said, the IUML has to regain its democratic structure at every level of the party. It is high time it changed its priorities and policies.

Unlike in the past, where the party enjoyed a monopoly over the Muslim community, there are other players in the field now. And they are more sensible and sensitive to the dreams of the new generation. The party should see the writing on the wall and transform itself to accommodate new perspectives.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Opinion> Editorials / September 17th, 2021