Muslim organisations in Kerala have demanded that the Election Fee of India (ECI) change the dates of the primary and second section of the Lok Sabha polls scheduled for April 19 and April 26 as they fall on Fridays.
Kerala goes to the polls on April 26. In a press release on Sunday, functionaries of those organisations identified that a lot of Muslims, together with these in Kerala who make up round 30% of the inhabitants of the State, wouldn’t be capable of absolutely take part within the elections on a Friday. This might quantity to discrimination and a violation of their constitutional rights. Hundreds of believers who’re assigned the election responsibility and the sales space brokers wouldn’t be capable of attend the Friday prayers. The ECI ought to take steps to alter the dates. Functionaries of the organisations additionally requested the Kerala authorities to formally method the fee with this demand.
Those that signed the demand embody Syed Sadikali Shihab Thangal, (Indian Union Muslim League), Sunni leaders Syed Jifri Muthukoya Thangal and Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliyar, T.P. Abdullakkoya Madani (Kerala Nadvathul Mujahideen), P. Mujeeb Rahman (Jamaat-e-Islami Hind), and P. Unneen (Muslim Service Society), amongst others. Earlier, the Samastha had urged the ECI to alter the date, saying that Friday being a holy day for Muslims the world over, it might have an effect on the polling course of.
