Lucknow/Bareilly,

26 March (HS): Uttar Pradesh Minority Welfare Minister Danish Azad Ansari said

on Wednesday that the BJP's 'Saugat-e-Modi' project, which distributes special

Eid kits comprising foodstuffs and garments to Muslims, is a one-of-a-kind

effort that will assist the poorest members of the community.

Ansari

stated that this is the first time the administration has considered reaching

out to the minority group, notably Pasmanda Muslims, ahead of Eid. Ansari, a

Pasmanda and the lone Muslim in Yogi Adityanath's cabinet, stated that the kits

include foods like vermicelli, dates, dried fruits, and sugar. In addition,

there are salwar-suit fabric pieces for our Muslim women, he stated, adding

that distribution was already beginning in Uttar Pradesh.

We

will distribute these kits in as many areas as possible, including Sambhal,

Ansari added, referring to the neighborhood that saw riots and protests in

November last year over a court-ordered mosque survey. Pasmanda Muslims, who

have historically been impoverished and disadvantaged, have become the focus of

the BJP's minority outreach, especially following the party's remarkable

electoral triumphs in Muslim-majority regions like as Rampur and Kundarki in

recent by-elections.

All

government initiatives are benefiting Pasmanda Muslims more than ever before,

according to Ansari. Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi, a Barelvi cleric and the

National President of the All India Muslim Society, lauded the move as a great

step toward unity.

This

gift from (Prime Minister) Modi is a response to those who propagate hatred,

instigate, and provoke others. It is also a reaction to those who use politics

to incite tensions between Hindus and Muslims, he added in a statement. He

stated that it will promote good thinking among Muslims.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi