Petition filed in SC Against Media for Communalizing Nizamuddin Markaz Issue

Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind has moved the Supreme Court claiming that the media has communalized the Nizamuddin Markaz event, where about 2,500 individuals congregated in the midst of the Coronavirus outbreak.

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The plea filed by Advocate Ejaz Maqbool states that reports on the Tablighi Jamaat by certain sections of print and electronic media has “demonised the entire Muslim community.”

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The plea further states that this demonization of the community has led to serious “threat to life and liberty of Muslims”, and has thus led to the violation of their “Right to life under Article 21.”

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The petition says that most of the reports presented the facts in a twisted manner, using phrases like “Corona Jihad”, “Corona Terrorism” or “Islamic Resurrection”.

Md Sahabuddin Mondal

Junior Advocate, Calcutta High Court

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