India's far-right BJP government has 'decided to enter the Muslim question not from the top but from the bottom through Dalits, OBCs and tribals'.
may have facilitated Modi’s plans to raise the issue of the Pasmandas and isolate the “Muslim elite”, the Ashrafs. BJP leader Sharma is accused of ‘denigrating’ the Prophet, prompting a West Asian diplomatic backlash against India.
“Hindus now have a strong revivalist theology in place – like other organised religions – which has been tested in the elections, and thus top RSS leaders have indicated that they are keen to work against a hierarchical caste system to unite the entire community on a revivalist Hindu line, indicating new age Hinduism has arrived,” says Ansari.
Ali Anwar, a former member of parliament and a key political voice among the Pasmandas, has been heading the largest Pasmanda outfit, All India Pasmanda Muslim Mahaz, since 1998. However, Anwar says he is still keen to listen to BJP on two counts. First, is that Pasmandas should not be “politically, legally, socially harassed”, and the other is a “separate” reservation in academic and professional institutions for Dalit Muslims.
“In many states, Pasmanda Muslims are categorised under the OBC yet it is the elites who extract the benefits. We advocate reservations for poor Muslims in all categories as indicated by the Prime Minister,” Laxman tellsMore than 5,000 educational institutions in India have 50 percent reservations for minorities, predominantly Muslims. BJP now wants “reservation” of Pasmandas in the institutions which include top minority universities like Aligarh, Jamia Millia Islamia and Jamia Hamdard.
BJP and its allies completely dominated two Indian states Bihar and UP – with one-fifth of parliamentary seats – in the 2019 election, bagging 85 percent of seats. However, recent political developments indicate a slide in support. If the BJP can disrupt the collective Muslim vote, as highlighted by Anwar, the party is expected to gain in 2024.
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