Relief & Rehabilitation by

Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind

for the Victims of Delhi Communal Riots

February 2020

1, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi 110002
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Wide Spread Loss of Life and Property

Loss of Property :

122 homes, 301 vehicles damaged in Delhi riots, says interim damage report

Senior officials at the north-east Delhi district magistrate’s office said the numbers are likely to go up as the SDMs continue with the survey, which had started on Saturday, in more localities....
Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/

Jamiat Relief Activities

Jamiat started the relief operations within 72 hours of occurrence of the horrific Delhi riots 2020. While the riots were going on in full swing and the fires were burning, steps were taken to rescue families stranded in the midst of rioter mobs. On February 26, Maulana Mahmood Madani, the General Secretary of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind along with a group of Jamiat volunteers visited the affected areas and hospitals to ensure immediate medical assistance to the injured people lying unattended in hospitals and other places. Since then, the Jamiat has been working in providing relief and rehabilitation to the victims. Even during the nationwide lockdown, the workers of the organization did not hesitate in reaching out to them.\

Constitution of Relief & legal Committees

 ON March 3, 2020, Maulana Mahmood Madani, General Secretary of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind convened a meeting of the office bearers of Delhi state Jamiat in Madarsa Baitul Uloom Mustafabad.  On this occasion, he constituted a relief committee  including Maulana Shamimuddin Qasmi, Maulana Abid Qasmi, Maulana Dawood Ameeni, Qari Abdul Ghaffar, Maulana Islamuddin, Qari Abdus Sami, Maulana Zakir, Maulana Tahir, Mufti Zakawat, Qari Mohammad Arif, Maulana Zafiruddin, Mufti Aqil, Maulana Talha, Maulana Irshad, Mufti Matiur Rahman, Mufti Khalil, Maulna Abdus Subhan, Maulana Rizwan, Haji Mohammad Mangta, Haji Nasir, Haji Zubair Ahmad, Haji Yusuf, Qari Irshad, Qari Ahrar and Qari Ayyub etc. besides that JUH also established legal help centers in Madarsa Babul Uloom Jafarabad, Madarsa Baitul Uloom Mustafabad and Madina Masjid Indra Vihar, Mustafabad. At these centers, legal team has been engaged in providing legal succor to the victims. To help and observe the operation, Maulana Hakeemuddin Qasmi, Maulana Jamal Qasmi and Maulana Irfan Qasmi from the central office of JUH were assigned.

Restoration of prayers in mosques

Jamiat relief team led by Maulana Hakeemuddin Qasmi secretary Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind camped in Shiv Vihar, the most affected region. On March 06, the first time aftermath of riots, the Juma prayers were held in the Madina Masjid and Aulia Masjid. Jamiat also established its relief camp office at Gali No.12 near Madinah Masjid, Shiv Vihar. It was aimed to restore peace and trust among residents. On 6th March, 2020, Maulana Badruddin Ajmal, Maulana Shabbir Nadavi, Maulana Siddiqullah Chowdhry and Maulana Khateeb Saeed Ahmad Tamil Nadu visited the relief camp office.

A Glance at Relief and Rescue Work

As the riots scaled up in the city, thousands of people fled from home and sought shelter in camps and neighborhoods. The riot-affected areas are inhabited mostly by people working in the unorganised sector, self-employed people and daily wage workers. They lost their livelihood and needed urgent requirement of food materials. In this difficult hour, Jamiat began to provide them food and ration materials.

In the midway, they suffered double whammy of COVID-19 induced lockdown. This placed them in more difficult land. Unmindful of exposing to the pandemic, Jamiat relief team continued to provide of relief materials to them.  Apart from that, the organization came out to rescue the stranded people from the riot- affected area, to treat the injured and to provide rented houses to the families who had no place to hide.

• Distribution of food kits: 23691 kits
  • Total cost on foods kits INR:            1, 18, 35,516.00 including relief activities during lockdown period.
• Rescue work: 398 persons rescued and placed in Jamiat camps.
• Treatment of injured and burial of dead in large number.
• Providing of rented houses to the needy families

Capital Aid to Trades and others

There are many small traders and shopkeepers who lost their business establishment and shops. The riot-affected areas are inhabited mostly by people working in the unorganized sector, self-employed people and daily wage workers: loaders; tailors; bakers; grocers; confectionery owners; painters; carpenters; scrap dealers; welders; rickshaw pullers; auto drivers; barbers; embroidery workers; wedding band musicians; electricians; petty shopkeepers who sold mobiles, electrical and electronic equipment, hosiery and garments; petty salesmen; mechanics and people working in auto service centres. The slightly better off among them, not more than a dozen in all, were owners of two-wheeler showrooms, auto service centres, footwear stores or medical shops. Congested roads, narrow lanes, dwellings and establishments heaped together cheek by jowl, garbage mounds and open drains their economic status. With effects of arson and loot, they were left with nothing to start their business and support their families. With that in view, Jamiat came forward to help them restart their source of livelihood.

Aid to Deceased families

In the Delhi riots, 53 lives were confirmed to be dead. Among them 40 were Muslims and 13 belonged to the majority community.  It was a horrified story that the relatives of many deceased were forced to run helter skelter searching for the dead bodies from one hospital to the other since hospitals had refused to release the details and descriptions of the deceased.

 Nothing can substitute losing their loved ones but to share their grief, Jamiat team met with each and every family and expressed condolence. Jamiat too decided to fight their cases in the court. Out of them, 22 families were provided financial aid looking into their economic background.

Capital Aid to Widows

The condition of widows in the riot- torn area turned much apathetic. Therefore they required special attention. With that in view, apart from other helps, the Jamiat too provided Financial Aid of INR 1000.00 each to 55 widows living in the riot- torn Shiv Vihar, Delhi.

Aid to Riot victim families on EID Al Fitr 

The Delhi riots victims face double whammy of trauma of rioting, Covid-19 induced lockdown and arbitrary arrests and detentions of their loved ones allegedly in connection with the riots.  This made them totally broken. The coming of Eidul Fitr would not have not brought smile on their face, had Jamiat team not came forward to help them.

 Alhamdulliah, on this occasion, Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind distributed 1000 Eid Gift food packets among the hapless riot victims.

Future Rehabilitation Plan

Reconstruction and Repair of the Houses:

Reestablishment of Business and Shops:

Social & Educational Help :

Reconstruction of Mosque :

Legal Aid Expenses :

Total Estimated budget