The Samajwadi Party will organise a minority conference in Kanpur Saturday to discuss main problems of Muslims in the country, party spokesperson said.
“On the eve of the 17th anniversary of the demolition of the Babri Masjid, we have decided to hold the conference that will witness participation of prominent Muslim clerics and Ulemas," Samajwadi Party state spokesperson Rajendra Chaudhary told reporters here.
“During the conference, leading clerics and Ulemas would have deliberations on the state of Muslims in the country, particularly in Uttar Pradesh, their problems, and suggest measures for the upliftment of the minority community," he added.
Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh, the party's MLA in Maharashtra Abu Azami, and a number of party leaders would attend the minority conference in Kanpur, some 80 km from Lucknow.
“We would also felicitate Azmi-ji at the conference for taking oath in national language despite being assaulted by MNS legislators inside the Maharashtra assembly," said Chaudhary.
“"By taking oath in Hindi our MLA (Azmi) had not only shown patriotism, but also given a reply to those posing threat to unity and integrity of the country," he added.