{"id":200341,"date":"2026-05-12T16:03:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T11:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=200341"},"modified":"2026-05-12T16:03:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T11:03:46","slug":"knocking-on-the-doors-of-second-class-citizenship-dr-najeeb-jung-on-indias-muslim-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/05\/12\/knocking-on-the-doors-of-second-class-citizenship-dr-najeeb-jung-on-indias-muslim-community.html","title":{"rendered":"\u201cKnocking on the doors of second-class citizenship\u201d: Dr. Najeeb Jung on India\u2019s Muslim community"},"content":{"rendered":"

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New Delhi: The former Delhi Lieutenant Governor and Jamia Millia Islamia Vice-Chancellor Dr. Najeeb Jung has expressed deep concern over the deteriorating condition of India\u2019s Muslim community.<\/p>\n

According to Kashmir Media Service, in a candid interview with journalist Karan Thapar for The Wire, Dr. Najeeb Jung described the situation of Indian Muslims as \u201cvery, very grave, warning they are \u201cknocking on the doors of being second-class citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n

He highlighted how Muslims feel pushed to the margins \u2014 ill-treated by the state and excluded from India\u2019s mainstream progress. \u201cIt\u2019s hurting,\u201d he said, stressing the need for introspection across society.<\/p>\n

Citing political exclusion Dr. Najeeb Jung pointed out that despite Muslims forming 27% of West Bengal\u2019s and 34% of Assam\u2019s population, the BJP govt fielded no Muslim candidates in recent elections. For the first time since Independence, the Indian government has no Muslim minister, and the BJP has zero elected Muslim MPs.<\/p>\n

He said the Muslim representation has sharply declined, with no Muslim Chief Ministers, minimal presence in senior bureaucracy, judiciary, and other key institutions compared to earlier decades.<\/p>\n

With Muslims comprising nearly 15% of India\u2019s population (around 200 million), Jung questioned a future where their votes seemingly don\u2019t matter to the ruling dispensation and their role in public life continues to shrink.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New Delhi: The former Delhi Lieutenant Governor and Jamia Millia Islamia Vice-Chancellor Dr. Najeeb Jung has expressed deep concern over the deteriorating condition of India\u2019s Muslim community. According to Kashmir Media Service, in a candid interview with journalist Karan Thapar for The Wire, Dr. Najeeb Jung described the situation of Indian Muslims as \u201cvery, very …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":200342,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-200341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t