The Mamta government lost under pressure from Muslim organizations, the Javed Akhtar Mushaira has postponed, freedom of expression is in danger!
The Western Bengal Government suffered before Islamic organizations before the 2026 assembly elections. The Mamta Banerjee -Government -Run West Bengal Ourdou Academy had to postpone a literary ceremony, because the Islamic groups were strongly opposed to the invitation of the famous parolier and poet Javed Akhtar to an event in Kolkata. He had threatened that he would protest if the invitation given to Akhtar was not withdrawn.
Javed Akhtar’s Mushaira postponed
The West Bengal Urdu Academy has postponed a Mushaira of the famous Breaved Akhtar after the opposition of certain Muslim groups. Muslim organizations said that some of Akhtar’s comments had harmed the religious feelings of the community. The four -day program organized by the Academy was to take place in Calcutta from September 1.
Protest of Muslim organizations
However, the Academy of State Government has not given any official reason for the adjournment. The secretary of the academy, Nuzhat Zainab, told “Pti-Bhasha” on Tuesday, “for a compulsory reason, the four-day” Mushaira “had to be postponed. We will announce the new dates later. ” However, he did not specify if Akhtar would join the guests during the re-failed calendar.
Some recent comments from Javed Akhtar have harmed the feelings of a class of Muslims
Mufti Abdus Salaam Kasami, secretary general of the Jamiat-E-Lelema State unit, said: “Some of the recent comments by Javed Akhtar injured the feelings of a section of Muslims. We believe that being a minority institution, the University of Urdu of Western Bengal can invalate someone who has not injured the voice of all the feelings of the common voice.
Opposing the postponement of the program, several left -wing student organizations openly invited Akhtar to talk about the role of Ourdou in Hindi cinema in Delhi. A joint declaration said: “On behalf of the representatives of the left-back organizations of the left-SFI, AISF, AISA, AIDSO, AISB, PSU-, we strongly condemn the allotian attacks taken by the Islamic groups of the West Bengal Ourdou Academy … The Government of the Trinamool Congress post-Atericed the event in a shameful manifestation.
He said: “Instead of opposing such threats, the government has chosen the path of surrender. This attack is not only on one person, but on secularism, art, culture, intellectual freedom and scientific thought. As a progressive left -wing student, we refuse to accept any agreement with radical forces of all religion.
