From: indu@iss700.Columbia.NCR.COM ()
Subject: Finally Islamic Theocratic state - Cong(I) Report
Originator: indu@iss700
Organization: NCR Corp, E&M-Columbia, Columbia, SC
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 92 18:42:55 GMT

Friends!
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                WE ARE BACK TO SQUARE ONE 
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    In the previous parts of Cong(I) report, It was explained how the 
  question of Indo-Bangaldesh problem had been kept alive by 
  Islamic fundamentalists. Now with this article, the completion of the 
  Islamisation of Bangladesh  starts the next  process of Islamisation of 
  North-Eastern India. 
 
  This is part of the report submitted by the Congress Regional Committee 
  to  the  Prime Minister on the Secession element  in the Bangladeshi Illegal 
  Infiltration problem.

-Indu

9. To indocrinate the cause  of  Islam  the   Madarasa  Education
System  was  reformulated with mush sophistication. It is today a
parallel system recording a   faster  rate  of  growth  than  the
secular education system. Science and other  modern subjects have
been introduced into the Madarasah syllabi, so that the  Madarasa
students  can  go  to Technical lines and occupy decision  making
positions in society with an Islamic bent  of  mind.  This  is  a
unique   Phenomena   witnessed  in  Bangladesh  today  since  the
establishment of Culcutta Madarasa in 1871.

In 1972-73 there were  7792  Secondary  schools  as  aginst  1351
Madarasas.   In 1989-90 there were 9822 Secondary schools against
5766 Madarasas. It is clear that the rates of   increase  in  the
number   of  teaching staff and the number of Madarasas  were far
higher than those of secondary schools.

10. General Ershad who siezed power in March  82,  continued  the
policies  of  Zia  and  gave full support to Madarasah system. He
also took the stand that the question of  state religion for  ten
crore  muslims of the country should be settled. "We donot have a
state religion. I'm waiting  for that day when  a  decision  will
be taken in the matter and  that decision will be incorporated in
tfhe conmstituition (5th Feb 1988)". On 28th Feb  1988  he  again
declared,  "I'm  happy  at   the  regenration  of   Islam  in the
country.  Bangladesh is a country of TEN crore muslims,  with the
co-operation  of the people Islam will one day be  established as
the State  Religion.  We are real Muslims".  In  March  1988,  he
announced  that  the  Bangladesh  Red  cross  will  be changed to
Bangladesh Red Crescent Society.


11. To set at rest the apprehensions of  Minorities,  he  made  a
clear  move  to convince the Indian Leaders that minorities would
lose nothing as Islam would be state religion only on papers with
no  change  in  Ground realities.  When faced with angry protests
from his own youth leaders, he  argued that when  Indian  leaders
were  convinced  of  the  innocence  of  the Move why should they
worry. In June 1988, Islam was declared  the  state  religion  of
Bangladesh.  The  fundamentalists thus acquired enough legitimacy
and ground to continue with their other plans.

12. WE ARE THUS BACK TO SQUARE ONE. AGAINST THIS BACK DROP, IT IS
EASILY  UNDERSTANDABLE  WHY  MIGARTION  OF  MINORITIES  CONTINUED
UNABATED. WITH THE  STEEP  FALL  IN  THE  NUMERICAL  STRENGTH  OF
RELIGIOUS MINORITIES THERE IS HOWEVER A QUALITITIVE CHANGE IN THE
CAUSES OF MIGRATION. RIOTS AND KILLINGS  HAVE  YEILDED  PLACE  TO
OTHER  MEANS  OF OPPRESSION. MINORITIES TODAY FIND THAT THEY  ARE
SELDOM ABLE TO PROTECT THEIR FAITH PROPERTY  AND  WOMEN.  REPORTS
OF FORCED MARRIAGES AND CONVERSIONS  HAVE  BEEN  POURING IN. WITH
THE MUSLIM POPULATION GROWING AT A FASTER RATE THERE IS A  RISING
PRESSURE ON LAND AND MINORITY PROPERTIES ARE THE OBVIOUS TARGETS.
EVEN TEMPLE LANDS ARE NOT  BEING  SPARED. CERTAIL INEQUITOUS LAWS
IN   FORCE  LIKE  VESTED  PROPERTIES  ACT, ENEMY PROPERTY ACT ARE
HANDY WEAPONS TO DEPRIVE THE MINORITIES OF THEIR PROPERTY.  ADDED
TO  THE  ATMOSPHERE  OF  GENERAL  SECURITY  THERE IS THE ECONOMIC
INSECURITY, DUE  TO  CONTINUOUS  SHRINKAGE  OF  JOBS,  AND  OTHER
ECONOMIC OPPURTUNITIES.


                                 ********   End of Part 3 of Cong(I) report ****


-Indu.
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