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SDPI Raises Concerns Over Electoral Integrity in West Bengal

The Social Democratic Party of India expresses deep concern over the scale of central intervention and institutional bias that has undermined the integrity of the West Bengal Assembly elections, raising serious questions about the credibility of free and fair electoral processes. The Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls resulted in the removal of nearly nine million names, about twelve percent of the electorate. This exercise appears to have disproportionately affected Muslim communities, women, and other marginalized sections, raising concerns of selective targeting. Tribunals addressed only a small fraction of cases before polling, effectively disenfranchising lakhs of genuine voters. Such a large scale exclusion, carried out within a short period and without adequate transparency or statutory clarity, indicates a systematic attempt to reshape the electorate.

These concerns were compounded by the deployment of over two lakh central armed police personnel, far exceeding previous levels. This heavy presence, along with the sidelining of state police leadership through transfers, contributed to an atmosphere of intimidation. Reports of prolonged identity checks and interference at polling stations further weakened public trust. The statement by Union Home Minister Amit Shah that central forces would remain even after the declaration of results raises concerns about the blurring of lines between electoral security and post poll control.

The Election Commission of India has come under scrutiny for mass transfers, out of state observers, opaque voter additions, and uneven handling of complaints, suggesting partisanship. When seen alongside actions by central agencies against opposition leaders, these developments point to coordinated pressure. The party urges the Election Commission to ensure transparency in counting, address complaints, and uphold the mandate of voters without fear or favor.

Mohammad Shafi
National Vice President
Social Democratic Party of India

May 3
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NHRC Must Uphold Constitutional Mandate and Act with Consistency and Accountability

The recent proceedings before the Allahabad High Court regarding the intervention of the National Human Rights Commission in government aided madrasas in Uttar Pradesh raise critical questions about institutional mandate, legal limits, and the principles of justice in a democratic society. The court’s observations on the scope of the Commission under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 underscore the need for statutory bodies to function within clearly defined boundaries. Directing the Economic Offences Wing to investigate alleged financial and administrative irregularities, without establishing a clear human rights dimension, raises concerns about jurisdictional overreach and blurs the distinction between human rights oversight and criminal or administrative processes.

Equally important, concerns regarding the selective engagement of human rights bodies cannot be ignored. Repeated instances of mob violence, lynching, and targeted attacks against vulnerable communities have posed serious challenges to the constitutional guarantee of life and liberty, yet responses have often appeared delayed or inadequate. When institutions mandated to protect fundamental rights appear inconsistent in addressing grave violations while actively engaging in matters of administrative scrutiny, it raises legitimate questions about priorities and impartiality. The differing views within the bench further highlight the sensitivity of the issue and the need for careful judicial consideration based on full hearings.

The Social Democratic Party of India emphasizes that madrasas have long contributed to educational access in underserved regions. As the matter proceeds, all institutions must remain guided by constitutional values, legal limits, and a firm commitment to justice, ensuring that human rights mechanisms stay focused on protecting dignity, equality, and freedom for all.

The Social Democratic Party of India expresses deep sorrow over the tragic cruise boat accident at Bargi Dam in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, which has claimed several lives and left many missing and injured.

We extend our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families, pray for strength in their grief, and wish a speedy recovery to the injured, while hoping for the safe rescue of those missing.

We urge a thorough and transparent investigation into the incident and strict enforcement of safety measures to prevent such tragedies in the future.

May the departed souls rest in peace.

The SDPI Kerala State Committee’s Digital Media Summit, titled Cyberocracy-2026, was inaugurated by National President M.K. Faizy. The event marked a gathering focused on strengthening the party’s digital outreach and engagement.

Kerala State President C.P.A. Latheef, along with State Secretaries Ansari Enathu and M.M. Thahir, addressed the participants. Social media activists from across Kerala attended the summit, contributing to discussions on media strategy and online political communication.

SDPI Raises Serious Questions Over Bareilly Train Incident: “Maulana Tausif Raza’s Death Is Not an Accident, Reveal the Truth”
Demand for Impartial Probe Intensifies

Lucknow | May 1, 2026

The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), Uttar Pradesh, has expressed deep concern and outrage over the suspicious death of Maulana Tausif Raza Mazhari near Bareilly Cantt Railway Station on April 26–27, 2026. According to the party, Maulana Tausif Raza Mazhari (30), a resident of Kishanganj (Thakurganj), Bihar, and a teacher at a madrasa in Siwan, was returning home after attending the religious event “Urs-e-Taj-ush-Sharia” in Bareilly when he died after falling from a moving train under suspicious circumstances.
In its official statement, SDPI said that the allegations made by the family members are extremely serious. According to them, shortly before the incident, Maulana informed his wife over the phone that some unidentified individuals, allegedly intoxicated, were assaulting him in the train and accusing him of being a “thief.” The family also claims that they witnessed the assault through a video call. They have further alleged that he was targeted due to his religious identity (beard and cap) and was later pushed off the moving train, leading to his death.

On the other hand, the local police and railway authorities have termed the incident as an accident in their preliminary investigation, suggesting that due to extreme heat, the deceased may have been sleeping near a window and lost balance, resulting in the fatal fall. SDPI has pointed out that there is a serious contradiction between the two versions, making the case highly suspicious.

The party emphasized that this is not merely an individual death but a serious issue concerning passenger safety, law and order, and social harmony. In its letter to the Hon’ble Railway Minister, Government of India, SDPI has demanded a high-level and impartial investigation by an independent agency or a Special Investigation Team (SIT). It has also called for a detailed inquiry involving passengers, TTE, and railway staff present in the coach, preservation and examination of CCTV footage, forensic analysis of call detail records (CDR) and video evidence, and public disclosure of the postmortem report.

SDPI has clearly stated that declaring the case as an “accident” before the completion of a thorough investigation would be unjust. If any criminal conspiracy or negligence is found, strict legal action must be taken against those responsible.

The party further stated that such incidents create fear and insecurity among the general public, and it is the responsibility of the government and railway authorities to ensure a transparent and fair investigation so that justice is delivered and public confidence is maintained.

SDPI Uttar Pradesh State General Secretary Mohammad Nadeem has demanded immediate intervention in the matter, stating, “The truth must come out and the guilty must be punished at any cost.” He also confirmed that a formal memorandum has been submitted to the Railway Minister in this regard.

Copies of the memorandum have also been sent to the National Human Rights Commission, New Delhi; National Commission for Minorities, New Delhi; Deputy Inspector General (Government Railway Police), Uttar Pradesh; and Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), Moradabad.

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Media Cell
Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI)
Uttar Pradesh

परिसरों को आरएसएस शाखा बनाना बंद करो

सोशल डेमोक्रेटिक पार्टी ऑफ इंडिया, आरएसएस के शताब्दी समारोह की आड़ में सार्वजनिक विश्वविद्यालयों को राष्ट्रीय स्वयंसेवक संघ के वैचारिक विस्तार के मंच में बदलने के बढ़ते प्रयासों की कड़ी निंदा करती है। दिल्ली विश्वविद्यालय के कॉलेजों और जामिया मिल्लिया इस्लामिया में हाल ही में हुए आरएसएस से जुड़े युवा कुंभ कार्यक्रम कोई हानिरहित सांस्कृतिक आयोजन नहीं, बल्कि धर्मनिरपेक्ष शैक्षणिक संस्थानों में विभाजनकारी और बहुसंख्यकवादी राजनीतिक एजेंडे को सामान्य बनाने के सोचे-समझे प्रयास हैं। विश्वविद्यालय सीखने, आलोचनात्मक चिंतन और संवैधानिक मूल्यों के स्थान हैं, न कि सांप्रदायिक कट्टरता या राजनीतिक घुसपैठ के केंद्र।

आरएसएस का एक लंबा इतिहास एक ऐसे बहिष्करणकारी भारत के दृष्टिकोण को बढ़ावा देने का रहा है जो संविधान में निहित बहुलवाद, समानता और धर्मनिरपेक्ष लोकतंत्र की भावना के खिलाफ है। एम.एस. गोलवलकर जैसे व्यक्तियों द्वारा गढ़ी गई इसकी वैचारिक नींव ने राष्ट्रीय कल्पना में अल्पसंख्यकों की जगह को लेकर बार-बार चिंताएं पैदा की हैं। इसलिए छात्रों का विरोध असहिष्णुता नहीं, बल्कि भगवाकरण और संस्थागत कब्जे के खिलाफ एक वैध लोकतांत्रिक प्रतिरोध है। जामिया जैसे अल्पसंख्यक संस्थानों में ऐसे कार्यक्रम छात्रों के बीच भय, अलगाव और असुरक्षा पैदा करते हैं जो पहले से ही ध्रुवीकरण और संदेह की राजनीति से खुद को निशाना बना हुआ महसूस करते हैं।

यह बेहद चिंताजनक है कि विश्वविद्यालय प्रशासन आम छात्रों की गतिविधियों पर पाबंदियां लगाता है, जबकि भारी पुलिस तैनाती के साथ आरएसएस से जुड़े आयोजनों को अनुमति और संरक्षण देता है। यह चुनिंदा रवैया प्रशासनिक पक्षपात को उजागर करता है और संस्थागत निष्पक्षता में विश्वास को कमजोर करता है। एसडीपीआई इस वैचारिक आक्रामकता का विरोध करने वाले छात्रों के साथ मजबूती से खड़ी है और मांग करती है कि सार्वजनिक परिसर स्वतंत्र, समावेशी और सभी प्रकार के सांप्रदायिक और पक्षपातपूर्ण वर्चस्व से मुक्त रहें।

आतिका साजिद
राष्ट्रीय सचिव
सोशल डेमोक्रेटिक पार्टी ऑफ इंडिया

Stop Turning Campuses into RSS Shakhas

The Social Democratic Party of India strongly condemns the growing attempts to convert public universities into platforms for the ideological expansion of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh under the guise of its centenary celebrations. The recent RSS-linked Yuva Kumbh programmes in Delhi University colleges and Jamia Millia Islamia are not harmless cultural events but deliberate efforts to normalize a divisive and majoritarian political agenda within secular educational institutions. Universities are meant to be spaces of learning, critical inquiry, and constitutional values, not centres for communal indoctrination or political infiltration.

The RSS has a long history of promoting an exclusionary vision of India that stands against the spirit of pluralism, equality, and secular democracy enshrined in the Constitution. Its ideological foundations, shaped by figures like M.S. Golwalkar, have repeatedly raised concerns about the place of minorities in the national imagination. Opposition from students is therefore not intolerance but a legitimate democratic resistance against saffronisation and institutional capture. In minority institutions like Jamia, such programmes create fear, alienation, and insecurity among students who already feel targeted by the politics of polarization and suspicion.

It is deeply alarming that university administrations impose restrictions on ordinary student activities while extending permission and protection to RSS-linked events with heavy police deployment. This selective approach exposes administrative bias and undermines trust in institutional neutrality. The SDPI stands firmly with students resisting this ideological aggression and demands that public campuses remain independent, inclusive, and free from all forms of communal and partisan domination.

Aatika Sajid
National Secretary
Social Democratic Party of India

SDPI Raises Alarm Over Post Poll CAPF Presence and Election Commission Neutrality

The Social Democratic Party of India strongly condemns Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s announcement that Central Armed Police Forces will remain deployed in West Bengal for 60 days after the Assembly elections conclude. While the Election Commission of India exercises superintendence over the electoral process under Article 324 of the Constitution, its authority is limited to ensuring free and fair polling until the declaration of results. Shah’s preemptive statement, made on the final day of campaigning, reflects a clear political intent to project central dominance and influence voter perception. His remarks referring to opposition party workers as goons and threatening post poll action further deepen concerns. This blurs the line between election security and partisan messaging, undermining federal principles and the neutrality expected during elections.

Equally alarming is the Election Commission’s decision to appoint Ajay Pal Sharma, a controversial encounter specialist from Uttar Pradesh, as police observer in the sensitive district of South 24 Parganas. Known for his aggressive policing style during the administration of Yogi Adityanath, Sharma’s on camera warnings to a candidate’s family have raised serious concerns about intimidation rather than impartial oversight. Such selective appointments from a BJP ruled state risk eroding public trust in the poll body and create the impression of an attempt to tilt the electoral field in favor of one political force.

The SDPI demands that the Election Commission immediately clarify the exact tenure, operational authority, and command structure of these forces after May 4, and ensure that all observers maintain strict neutrality. Democracy cannot survive when central agencies are seen as instruments of political pressure. We urge all democratic forces to defend the federal spirit and protect the integrity of the electoral process.

Ya Mohideen
National Secretary
Social Democratic Party of India

ایس ڈی پی آئی نے ہیمنت بسوا سرما کی فرقہ وارانہ بیان بازی کے خلاف الیکشن کمیشن آف انڈیا سے کارروائی کا مطالبہ کیا

نئی دہلی۔ (پریس ریلیز)۔ سوشیل ڈیموکریٹک پارٹی آف انڈیا (SDPI)کے قومی جنرل سکریٹری محمد الیاس تمبے نے ہیمنت بسواسرما ے حالیہ ریمارکس کی سخت مذمت کی ہے، جس میں انہوں نے واضح طور پر کہا تھا کہ ”آسام میں آنے والے ہندو پناہ گزین ہیں، جب کہ مسلمان درانداز ہیں۔“ محمد الیاس تمبے نے کہا کہ اس طرح کا بیان جاری انتخابات کے دوران ووٹرز کو مذہبی خطوط پر پولرائز کرنے کی دانستہ کوشش ہے۔ محمد الیاس تمبے نے اس بیانیے کے پیچھے سیاسی ارادے پر سوال اٹھایا، یہ نوٹ کرتے ہوئے کہ وہ مسلم کمیونٹیز کو بیرونی اور انتخابی مخالف کے طور پر پیش کرتے ہوئے ہندو ووٹ بلاک کو مضبوط کرنا چاہتے ہیں۔

محمد الیاس تمبے نے کہا کہ اس بیان بازی کو انتہائی مسابقتی انتخابی ماحول کے تناظر میں دیکھا جانا چاہیے جہاں حکمرانی اور ترقی سے توجہ ہٹانے کے لیے تفرقہ انگیز بیانیے کا استعمال کیا جا رہا ہے۔ محمد الیاس تمبے نے کہا کہ شفاف سرکاری اعداد و شمار کی کمی کے باوجود ''دراندازوں '' کے بارے میں بار بار کے دعوے خوف پیدا کرنے اور سماجی تقسیم کو گہرا کرنے کے لیے ایک حسابی حکمت عملی کو ظاہر کرتے ہیں۔ محمد الیاس تمبے نے مزید کہا کہ بے دخلی مہم اور ووٹر لسٹ میں بے ضابطگیوں کی رپورٹس کے ساتھ مل کر اس طرح کے بیانات مخصوص کمیونٹیز کو نشانہ بنانے کے لیے انتظامی طریقہ کار کے غلط استعمال کے بارے میں سنگین خدشات کو جنم دیتے ہیں۔

محمد الیاس تمبے نے باضابطہ طور پر مطالبہ کیا ہے کہ الیکشن کمیشن آف انڈیا آزادانہ اور منصفانہ انتخابات کے اصولوں کی خلاف ورزی کرنے پرہیمنت بسوا سرماکے خلاف فوری اور سخت کارروائی کرے۔ محمد الیاس تمبے نے الیکشن کمیشن پر زور دیا کہ وہ ان بیانات کا نوٹس لے، مناسب کارروائی شروع کرے اور اس بات کو یقینی بنائے کہ کسی سیاسی رہنما کو انتخابی نتائج پر اثر انداز ہونے کے لیے مذہب کا استحصال کرنے کی اجازت نہ ہو۔ محمد الیاس تمبے نے اس بات پر زور دیا کہ آئینی اقدار کا تحفظ اور انتخابی عمل کی سا لمیت کو برقرار رکھنا الیکشن کمیشن کی ذمہ داری ہے اور کارروائی میں کسی قسم کی تاخیر سے فرقہ وارانہ پولرائزیشن کو مزید تقویت ملے گی۔

एसडीपीआई ने हिमंता बिस्वा शर्मा की सांप्रदायिक बयानबाज़ी पर भारत निर्वाचन आयोग से कार्रवाई की मांग की

सोशल डेमोक्रेटिक पार्टी ऑफ इंडिया के राष्ट्रीय महासचिव मुहम्मद इलियास थुम्बे ने हिमंता बिस्वा शर्मा के हालिया बयान की कड़ी निंदा की है, जिसमें उन्होंने कहा कि “असम में आए हिंदू शरणार्थी हैं, जबकि मुसलमान घुसपैठिए हैं।”

मुहम्मद इलियास थुम्बे ने कहा कि चुनाव के दौरान दिया गया यह बयान धार्मिक आधार पर मतदाताओं को बाँटने की कोशिश है। उन्होंने कहा कि इस तरह की भाषा का उद्देश्य हिंदू वोटों को एकजुट करना और मुसलमानों को बाहरी तथा राजनीतिक विरोधी के रूप में पेश करना है।

उन्होंने कहा कि इस तरह की बयानबाज़ी ऐसे समय में की जा रही है जब चुनावी माहौल बहुत संवेदनशील है और जनता का ध्यान विकास और जनसमस्याओं से हटाकर धार्मिक ध्रुवीकरण की ओर ले जाया जा रहा है।

मुहम्मद इलियास थुम्बे ने कहा कि “घुसपैठियों” जैसे शब्दों का बार-बार इस्तेमाल, बिना किसी स्पष्ट सरकारी आंकड़ों के, समाज में डर और विभाजन पैदा करने की सोची-समझी रणनीति है। उन्होंने यह भी कहा कि बेदखली अभियान और मतदाता सूची में गड़बड़ियों की खबरें यह दिखाती हैं कि प्रशासनिक व्यवस्था का इस्तेमाल खास समुदायों को निशाना बनाने के लिए किया जा रहा है।

मुहम्मद इलियास थुम्बे ने भारत निर्वाचन आयोग से मांग की है कि वह हिमंता बिस्वा शर्मा के खिलाफ तुरंत और सख्त कार्रवाई करे, क्योंकि उनका बयान स्वतंत्र और निष्पक्ष चुनाव के सिद्धांतों के खिलाफ है।

उन्होंने आयोग से अपील की कि वह इस मामले का संज्ञान ले, आवश्यक कार्रवाई शुरू करे और यह सुनिश्चित करे कि कोई भी राजनीतिक नेता धर्म के आधार पर चुनाव को प्रभावित न कर सके।

उन्होंने कहा कि संविधान के मूल्यों की रक्षा करना और चुनाव प्रक्रिया की निष्पक्षता बनाए रखना निर्वाचन आयोग की जिम्मेदारी है। यदि समय रहते कार्रवाई नहीं हुई, तो इससे समाज में सांप्रदायिक ध्रुवीकरण और बढ़ेगा।