A delegation of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) which visited the strife-torn areas of Gurugram, has expressed concern at the “forced migration of people from the premier business hub of the country”. A number of working class men and women had migrated after a number of jhuggis (temporary structures) and roadside shops were set on fire in the violence, they said. Their migration, the delegation felt, had a ripple effect on apartment residents too, who expressed lack of confidence in the administration.
“It [labour migration] may cause untold damage to our reputation as the destination of choice for a stable and peaceful business climate,” Maulana Shafi Madani, national secretary of the Jamaat, who led the delegation, said.
Calling for “confidence-building measures amidst widespread unrest”, the delegation asked for accountability for the attack on the mosque in Sector 57 of the satellite township, and the killing of its imam. The mosque was among the two Muslim places of worship to be attacked in the violence.
