Dominated by Hindus, Ayodhya village elects Muslim man as gram pradhan

[Suriya]

Dominated by Hindus, Ayodhya village elects Muslim man as gram pradhan
A Hindu dominated village in Ayodhya has elected a Muslim gram pradhan in the recently concluded panchayat elections
By Pawan Dixit, Lucknow
UPDATED ON MAY 11, 2021 12:04 AM IST

A Hindu dominated village in Ayodhya has elected a Muslim gram pradhan in the recently concluded panchayat elections.

Residents of village Rajanpur of Mavai block in Rudauli assembly constituency elected Hafiz Azimuddin Khan as their gram pradhan (village head).
Hafiz Azim’s family is the only Muslim family in this predominantly Hindu village.

In this electoral battle for gram pradhan there were eight candidates in fray. Hafiz was the lone Muslim candidate.

Hindu candidates in the contest tried to win over constituents by promising pension, house under the PM Awas Yojana and allotment of land (patta).

But villagers voted for Hafiz Azimuddin and rejected all other candidates.
Azimuddin’s victory in Panchayat election has become a talk of the town.

Crediting his victory to Hindu-Muslim unity, Hafiz Azimuddin said: “My victory is an example of Hindu-Muslim affinity not only in village Rajanpur but entire Ayodhya.”



Listing out his priorities for the village, Azimuddin said: “All funds for gram pradhan will be utilised for development of the village. Basic amenities will be augmented, and jobs will be provided to all those entitled under the MNREGA.”
Radhay Shyam, 53, a native of village Rajanpur, was happy with Azimuddin’s victory.

“Azimuddin’s victory is a signal of Hindu-Muslim unity in this village and the rest of Ayodhya. The day Azimuddin filed for his candidature, most of us decided to vote for him.”
Sampat Lal, 61, points out that Azimuddin’s victory will also ensure that there is no animosity between any castes in the village.

“As Hindu candidates had also sought votes on the basis of their caste, victory of any candidate other than Azimuddin might have led to bitterness between various castes of the Hindu community,” said Sampat Lal.


Due to Covid-19 pandemic, the state government has postponed oath taking ceremony of gram pradhans and zila panchayat members.

The government has also postponed election of chairman, zila panchayat and block pramukhs.
Newly elected zila panchayat members elect zila panchayat chairman in all 75 districts of the state. Now, these elections are expected to take place after June 15.
Ayodhya, around 155 km from the state capital, has been in focus for the ongoing construction work of Ram Mandir.

Dominated by Hindus, Ayodhya village elects Muslim man as gram pradhan

A Hindu dominated village in Ayodhya has elected a Muslim gram pradhan in the recently concluded panchayat elections

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[lightoftruth]

I hope someday muslims too will elect someone from a lone Hindu family in their village as their leader.

 

[Krptonite]

I hope someday muslims too will elect someone from a lone Hindu family in their village as their leader.

Sigh! It's a puff piece, meant to embolden unitary values between the people of our country. It speaks both to the character of the pachayat head and his constituents that he was elected. Despite the increased friction and fear mongering, this is what India is like for a common man, normal people going about their day to day lives working with each other, intercut by the media houses blaring why we should hate our neighbours and by extension anyone different.

 

[GumNaam]

another typical truck ki laal batti to send the indian muslim to chase after.

 

[Dalit]

LOL after spreading RSS kumbh mela virus Indians are in damage control mode. No one is impressed by RSS PR tactics.

 

[Varunastra]

That's India for you, Proud we can keep religious differences aside to do what's right for our society, our country. That only, looking beyond communal, religious differences will make our nation great. This mentality needs to be drilled into each and every Indian, to keep country first. Else we'll just be a squabbling bunch of people fighting amongst ourselves.

 

[Suriya]

That's India for you, Proud we can keep religious differences aside to do what's right for our society, our country.

It's possible in Hindu majority India and no where else.

It's possible only in India where a Gandhi can born and born Hindu and no where else.

It's possible only in Hindu majority India that a country bore painful partition on communal lines and still choose to be a secular country.

 

[Crystal-Clear]

I hope someday muslims too will elect someone from a lone Hindu family in their village as their leader.

we do have hindu Members of National Assembly from Muslim Majority areas .

 

[Suriya]

we do have hindu Members of National Assembly from Muslim Majority areas .

They are from reserved seats for minorities.

 

[PakistaniAtBahrain]

It's possible only in India where a Gandhi can born

and shot dead in that same nation, and have the assassin get his own temple, and many people worship him also vote for the party that has won back to back elections, whose head is the butcher of Gujarat.

They are from reserved seats for minorities.

shows we value minorities and guarantee their spot. you dont it seems.

 

[Suriya]

and shot dead in that same nation, and have the assassin get his own temple, and many people worship him also vote for the party that has won back to back elections, whose head is the butcher of Gujarat.


shows we value minorities and guarantee their spot. you dont it seems.

Those who are fans of Godse are miniscule while Gandhi is designated as 'Father of the nation' in India. BJP is in power for 12yrs and they didn't change status of Gandhi nor they have any intention of it.

shows we value minorities and guarantee their spot. you dont it seems.

You don't even give them equal rights as citizens.

A Pakistan Hindu marriage dissolves by default if one spouse converts to Islam. So if a married Hindu or Christian woman is abducted and then converted to Islam, her husband looses the legal right of being her spouse. Bizarre.

 

[lightoftruth]

we do have hindu Members of National Assembly from Muslim Majority areas .

Are those seats the ones where only Hindus can apply ?

 

[Crystal-Clear]

Are those seats the ones where only Hindus can apply ?

nope

They are from reserved seats for minorities.

nope .