BJP Attempts to Defame Phulwarisharif as Terrorist Hub

The BJP is attempting to defame Phulwarisharif by trying to brand it as a hub of terrorists. Attempts are once again being made to target Muslims by falsely linking retired Jharkhand Police Inspector Mohd Jalaluddin to terrorism and anti-national activities.

The truth of the matter is exposed through a statement by none other than Patna SSP Dr Manavjeet Singh Dhillon who said that the PFI is an organization that runs on the lines of the RSS. This is an organization which imparts training to its cadres in wielding lathis and firing bullets. RSS is actually many steps ahead in these matters. It worships arms and its hands are soaked in Mahatma Gandhi's blood.

A CPIML team led by Phulwarisharif MLA Gopal Ravidas and local leader Gurudev Das on 14 July visited Mohd Jalaluddin's home situated in Naya Tola, Ahmed Market. Mohd Jalaluddin has been accused of participating in terrorist activities along with Athar Parvez. Mohd Jalaluddin worked in the Bihar-Jharkhand police services for 40 years. After retirement in 2001 he started living in his own home. He gave his house on rent which earned him a monthly income of about Rs 16000. On 11 July 2022 the police suddenly arrived at his house and said, you are participating in terrorist activities and you have rented your house to terrorists. Later they filed a case against 26 persons including Mohd Jalaluddin and Athar Parvez charging them with perpetrating anti-national activities. This action was also propagated as being linked to the Prime Minister's visit to Patna on 12 July. It was put about that a conspiracy was on to spread religious frenzy and give young people training in the usage of arms in the name of 'martial arts'.

MLA Gopal Ravidas said that Mohd Jalaluddin has no history of any such activities. He has been in the police services. Certainly, he had given his house on rent to PFI. But PFI is not a banned organization. It is an organization recognized by the Government of India. It gives training in wielding lathis and holds shakhas like the RSS does. If PFI activities come under the category of terrorist activities, RSS activities are more conducive to more organized terrorist activities. History is witness that after Mahatma Gandhi's assassination Sardar Patel placed RSS in the list of banned organizations.

CPIML Bihar State Secretary Kunal said on 15 July 2022 that the Delhi-Patna governments are bent on turning Bihar into another Uttar Pradesh and they have made Phulwarisharif their special target for this. But we shall never let them succeed in their intention. Our demand is that the arrested innocent persons should be immediately and unconditionally released and an immediate end should be put to the practice of persecuting Muslims by branding them as terrorists.

CPIML-Insaf Manch Team Report from Phulwarisharif

A CPIML-Insaf Manch joint team visited Phulwarisharif on 19 July for an in-depth investigation into the arrest of 4 persons from the Muslim community in Phulwarisharif on charges of terrorist and anti-national activities. The team comprised CPIML Bihar State Secretary Kunal, legislative group leader Mahboob Alam, Phulwari MLA Gopal Ravidas, Paliganj MLA Sandeep Saurabh, AIPF leaders Ghalib and Anil Anshuman, CPIML media in-charge in Bihar Kumar Parvez, Insaf Manch leaders Suraj Kumar Singh, Qayamuddin Ansari, Aftab Alam, Fahad Zaman, Aslam Rahmani, Afshan Zabeen, Nasreen Bano and local leaders including Gurudev Das and Sadhu Prasad.

Addressing a press conference after the completion of their enquiry, the team said that this entire episode is part of the BJP's Mission 2024 in which BJP is once again targeting the Muslim community and trying to create communal polarization in the country. It is unfortunate that the administrative machinery today is acting at the behest of the BJP.

The team strongly criticized Nitish Kumar's silence on this matter and said that he claims to be a leader for Muslims but he does not see fit to utter a single word when the entire Muslim community is targeted under the excuse of one or two cases of suspicion.

The enquiry team found no concrete evidence against any of the 4 arrested persons. The administration which arrested them also could not produce any concrete evidence but the matter is being presented with a lot of hype as if Phulwarisharif is a hub of terrorism. Such irresponsible action by the administration has forced the Muslim community to live in the shadow of fear. CPIML, AIPF and Insaf Manch have declared statewide protests against this on 21-23 July.

The team first visited the home of Jalaluddin Khan who gave his house, Ahmed Palace, on rent to the PFI. They spoke to his son and brother Ashraf Ali. They then visited the homes of Athar Parvez, Arman Malik and Margub arrested on the charge of being associated with Ghazwa-e-Hind. They met the family members of the arrested persons and investigated the whole matter. They also spoke to ASP Manish Kumar. They also visited the Imarat-e-Sharia and spoke to officials there.

The main findings and conclusions of the team:

1. After speaking with the family members and local people and visiting the space in Ahmed Palace which had been given for the PFI office, the ream found no concrete evidence of the 4 arrested persons being involved in terrorist or anti-national activities. The team asked ASP Manish Kumar for concrete evidence but he also was unable to produce any.
2. The ASP had no answer to the question, if the police had information earlier about terrorist and anti-national activities being carried out in the space rented out by Jalaluddin Khan, why did not they act earlier? He also could not answer why the place was not sealed off after the arrests on 12 July.
3. Jalaluddin Khan had given Ahmed Palace on rent to Athar Parvez about 2 months ago, and there exists a rent-agreement. The place is still under construction. How can knives and swords be wielded in a room of 600 sq ft inside which there are also 2 pillars? The side of the room facing the road is fully open to view, so how is it possible that people were unaware if such activities had been going on? The ASP had no answers to these questions also. He just kept repeating that illegal activities were going on under cover of 'martial arts'.
4. Shahid Parvez, brother of Athar Parvez, said that the police got some SDPI flags and some property deal papers from their house. Their younger brother Manzar Parvez had been arrested a long time ago in a SIMI case but was honorably acquitted. This family has no connection with the Gandhi Maidan bomb blast, contrary to what is being widely propagated. This fact was acknowledged by the ASP.
5. Arman Malik's mother, wife and sister told the team that the police came at 2 AM on the night of 14 July and took him away saying that they had news from Delhi that Arman Malik was conducting anti-national activities. Arman Malik is a social activist and was one of the chief organizers of the anti-CAA protests. The enquiry team fears that people who were involved in such movements are being deliberately targeted.
6. The arrested Margub is 75% mentally ill and has mobile-addiction. He has never been abroad, as is being widely hyped. He has been arrested on the charge of administering some Ghazwa-e-Hind Whatsapp groups.

CPIML Demands:

1. The administration should present evidence in public against the arrested persons so that the current uncertain situation is ended. No innocent person should be arrested.
2. Persons and ideologies that are targeting the entire Muslim community and Phulwarisharif should be identified and action taken against them. Strict action should be taken against persons disturbing social harmony through irresponsible actions.
3. This entire action is also seen as linked to the Prime Minister's Bihar visit. The enquiry team considers this to be a calculated and well-planned move by the BJP. Therefore Nitish Kumar must break his silence and conduct an enquiry into the matter at his own level.

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