AMYA — Muslim Community to Stage Assembly Gherao on August 4 Over 19-Point Demands
Round Table Conference Held at Irba Center Market
Ranchi: To demand constitutional rights for the Muslim community, social justice, and legitimate entitlements for native Jharkhandis, the AMYA organization will hold a massive Assembly Gherao (encirclement) on Monday, August 4, 2025, at 11:00 AM at the Old Assembly Complex, Dhurwa, Ranchi.
In preparation for this protest, a crucial Round Table Conference was held on Thursday at Irba Center Market, Bazar Tand, in Ranchi. The meeting was presided over by Muntazir Ahmad Raza, a Senior Social Activist and Former Deputy Pramukh of Ormanjhi, and moderated by Mohammad Aurangzeb, Central Joint Secretary of AMYA.
Addressing the gathering, Muntazir Ahmad Raza said:
“At a time when the Muslim community in Jharkhand is being pushed to the margins, youth are being denied employment, and Urdu education is being deliberately weakened — this Assembly Gherao by AMYA is not just a protest but a decisive step toward the restoration of rights. Our demands are not community-specific; they are grounded in the constitutional principles of inclusive development and equal representation.”
During the meeting, AMYA’s National President S. Ali stated:
“This Assembly Gherao will mark a decisive public movement against injustice, exploitation of opportunities, and the denial of constitutional rights faced by the Muslim community and Jharkhandi youth. AMYA will lead this struggle.”
The following 19-point charter of demands was presented, which form the basis of the protest:
- Immediate implementation of the local and recruitment policy to ensure rightful opportunities for Jharkhandi youth.
- Reservation for backward classes proportional to their population, with necessary enhancement.
- Immediate implementation of the amended 2021 Mob Lynching Bill to ensure strict action against mob violence and killings.
- Inclusion of Fazil and B.Ed. degree holders in the recruitment process for Urdu Secondary Teachers.
- Conduct of Alim and Fazil degree examinations under Ranchi University to provide recognition and ease of access for students.
- Filling of the remaining 3,712 out of 4,401 Urdu primary teacher posts with graduates who passed the Urdu TET in 2013/2016.
- Restoration of 544 Urdu schools (originally from unified Bihar) that were downgraded to general schools without verification.
- Immediate formation of the Jharkhand State Urdu Academy.
- Launch of the Chief Minister’s Minority Coaching Scheme to provide free coaching for UPSC, JPSC, JSSC, Railways, Banking, Medical, Engineering, etc.
- Establishment of minority schools up to +2 level in minority-dominated blocks/regions.
- Review of educational institutions established under MSDP / PMJVK between 2011 and 2025 to ensure minority representation.
- Reinstatement of the Pre-Matric Minority Scholarship Scheme by the Jharkhand Government.
- Adequate budget increase for minority youth under the Chief Minister’s Employment Generation Scheme.
- Immediate end to harassment of Bengali-speaking Jharkhandi Muslims in Santhal Pargana who are wrongly labeled as Bangladeshi infiltrators.
- Justice for victims of the June 10, 2022 Ranchi Main Road firing incident, and withdrawal of all FIRs filed against them.
- Permission for slaughter of buffalo-type animals in Jharkhand, similar to provisions in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Delhi.
- Ensuring representation of the Muslim community in government and private employment in proportion to their population.
- Allocation of government tenders and work opportunities to minority artisans and tailoring professionals.
- Legal recognition and land lease allocation for Muslim religious institutions situated on government land.
The meeting concluded with a call to launch a statewide awareness campaign on muslim issues and to mobilize maximum public participation in the August 4 Assembly Gherao.
Prominent attendees of the Round Table Conference included S. Ali (National President, AMYA), Mohammad Aurangzeb (Central Joint Secretary), Muntazir Ahmad Raza (Senior Social Activist & Former Deputy Pramukh), Haji Rustam, Rahim Ansari, Sarfaraz Shahidi, Aslam Ansari, Sakir Ansari, Mobin Ansari, Javed Ansari, Ejaz Ansari, Shakil Ansari, Journalist Rehan Ansari, and Journalist Muzaffar Hussain.
