Shamshad Pathan Explained

Shamshad Pathan is an Indian human rights lawyer and politician based in Ahmedabad. He was affiliated with Jan Sangharsh Manch as an activist, and with the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) as the party's Gujarat vice-president.[1]

Shamshad Pathan
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:Human rights activist, advocate, politician
Organization:Jan Sangharsh Manch
Party:All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, resigned in 2022

Career

Pathan represented Muslim victims of 2002 Gujarat riots in several high profile cases.[2] [3] He has represented victims of manuel scavenging and slum-dwellers against eviction bids.[4] [5]

Pathan was attacked with a knife in Jamalpur area of Ahmedabad in March 2022 after he tried to intervene in a fight. He was treated at SVP Hospital.[6] [7]

Pathan resigned from AIMIM in April 2022 alleging that the party's Gujarat state president was taking decision unilaterally and not interested in strengthening the political outfit.[8] [9] A few days later, 21 AIMIM office-bearers from Ahmedabad also resigned from the party.[10]

Notes and References

  1. News: 2012-05-20 . Court notice to Zakia Jafri, special investigation team on Jan Sangharsh Manch plea . The Times of India . 2023-09-25 . 0971-8257.
  2. Web site: India: 69 Hindus acquitted over deadly 2002 sectarian riots . 2023-09-25 . www.aljazeera.com . en.
  3. Web site: 2018-04-21 . Delay in naming Kodnani as Naroda Patiya accused helped in her acquittal . 2023-09-25 . Hindustan Times . en.
  4. Web site: For Another Manual Scavenger, Caste, Occupation and Death Went Hand in Hand . 2023-09-25 . The Wire.
  5. News: 2022-01-29 . HC comes to rescue of slum dwellers, tells AMC to provide shelter . The Times of India . 2023-09-25 . 0971-8257.
  6. Web site: AIMIM leader Shamshad Pathan attacked, injured in Ahmedabad market . 2023-09-25 . India Today . en.
  7. Web site: Bilal . S. M. . 2022-03-06 . AIMIM leader attacked in Ahmedabad market, injured . 2023-09-25 . The Siasat Daily . en-US.
  8. News: 2022-04-18 . Shamshad Pathan quits AIMIM over differing views . The Times of India . 2023-09-25 . 0971-8257.
  9. Web site: 2022-04-18 . ‘Chief taking decisions unilaterally’: AIMIM vice-president resigns . 2023-09-25 . The Indian Express . en.
  10. Web site: 2022-04-20 . 21 AIMIM office-bearers from Ahmedabad resign . 2023-09-25 . The Indian Express . en.

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