New Delhi, Mar 24:
A section of Muslim outfits in the state have urged the Congress to consider nominating activist Umar Khalid to the Rajya Sabha from the state.
Three Rajya Sabha seats from Rajasthan will become vacant in June, and going by the current Assembly strength, the BJP is expected to win two seats while the Congress may secure one.
“Selecting Khalid would send a message about commitment to constitutional values and inclusive politics,” Mohsin Rashid Tonk, president of the Rajasthan Muslim Alliance, said in a letter to the All India Congress Committee on Monday.
Tonk cited electoral data from the 2023 Assembly polls and said Muslim voters contributed a significant share to the Congress vote base in the state.Muslim Progressive Forum president said the party should recognise the electoral role of Muslim voters through representation.Khalid, a former JNU student leader, was arrested in a case related to the 2020 Delhi riots under provisions of the UAPA.
A former leader of the Democratic Students’ Union at the university.He is associated with United Against Hate, a campaign founded along with Nadeem Khan, in response to a series of lynchings in India.