Muslim groups have expressed their opposition to Jamia Millia University's plans to explore ways to implement OBC quota in the institution, saying this 'wrong step' would hamper the community's interests.Jamaat-e-Islami, a prominent Muslim group, has demanded that the varsity be exempted from implementing the 27 per cent OBC quota as Jamia is a 'minority institution'.The group's high level body has passed a resolution in this regard asking the government to intervene to protect the interest of the Muslim community. The resolution said the move to implement OBC quota in Jamia was a 'wrong' step.The voice of Muslim groups opposing the implementation of quotas became more vocal after Jamia appointed a committee to examine the implementation of OBC quota.The Jamaat has accused the varsity's Vice-Chancellor Mushirul Hasan of endangering the interests of the Muslim community and claimed that the institution has always been a minority institution and any move to undo this would be resisted.Jamaat's Ameer Maulana Jalaluddin Umari said they had already raised the issue with the Human Resources and Development Ministry."We hope that HRD Minister Arjun Singh, who has a soft heart for Muslims, will be able to help us in this matter," he said.Echoing Jamat's stand, Jamiat Ulema Hind, another prominent Muslim group, said the minority character of the institutions should not be tampered."The minority character of the institutions should be not tampered in any way either by introducing 27 OBC quotas or by introducing some changes to it," Jamiat Spokesman Abdul Hamid Nomani said.
