Articles by: Abdul Moid

The SC ruling on ECI appointment: the skewed balance of power restored

The SC ruling on ECI appointment: the skewed balance of power restored

The recent judgement of the Supreme Court (SC) to appoint the members of the Election Commission of India (ECI) by a partisan cum judicial panel is lauded by many as historic and landmark. The judgement is certainly historic, it has filled the void for a law being in pending for a very long time, dating back to when the constitution[Read More…]

by 10/03/2023 Comments are Disabled India
Supreme Court Ruling on ECI’s Appointment: A Game Changer?

Supreme Court Ruling on ECI’s Appointment: A Game Changer?

In an important judgment yesterday, a five-judge bench of supreme court of India unanimously ruled that the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs) must be appointed by a selection committee consisting of Prime Minister, Chief justice of India and the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha. The court was hearing the matter under a Public Interest Litigation (PIL)[Read More…]

by 03/03/2023 Comments are Disabled India
Hijab Ban: The face of discrimination

Hijab Ban: The face of discrimination

Over a Lakh Muslim Girls in Karnataka Pay for Anti-Muslim Agenda In the current session of parliament, CPI(M) leader John Brittas claimed that “more than a lakh Muslim girls backed out of government colleges in Karnataka alone” during a debate over a private member’s bill proposed by Abdul Wahab of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) to implement the Sachar[Read More…]

by 14/02/2023 Comments are Disabled India
The Ministry of Minority Affairs in trouble: Is the reduced Budget Allocation a sign of its dissolution?

The Ministry of Minority Affairs in trouble: Is the reduced Budget Allocation a sign of its dissolution?

                “Empowering the minority communities and creating an enabling environment for strengthening the multi-racial, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural, multi-lingual and multi-religious character of our nation”. “To improve the socio-economic conditions of the minority communities through affirmative action and inclusive development so that every citizen has equal opportunity to participate actively in building a vibrant nation.[Read More…]

by 08/02/2023 Comments are Disabled India
A Regressive step to End Maulana Azad National Fellowship

A Regressive step to End Maulana Azad National Fellowship

Muslims will suffer the most. This will lead further marginalization of Muslims in higher education.                                                                                                              In India, the nightmare for Indian Muslims does not appear to be ending anytime soon. As if the daily physical and virtual assaults on Indian Muslims weren’t enough, the government of India has decided to further torment the Muslim community by scrapping the Maulana[Read More…]

by 18/12/2022 Comments are Disabled India