Advocating increase in population, the incarcerated chairman of Muslim Deeni Mahaz Dr Muhammad Qasim today appealed to the private schools to offer free education to the wards of poor parents who have more than two children.
“Social organisations should offer monthly or annual financial assistance to poor parents who have more than two children. The remarriage of widows and free education for orphans should be encouraged,” a spokesman of the MDM, in a statement today, quoted Dr Qasim as having said in his message from Srinagar Central Jail.
“GoI can only demolish and crush the movement in Kashmir by changing the Muslim majority of Jammu and Kashmir into a minority. Therefore, it is imperative that the Muslim community makes efforts to safeguard its majority.
“The theory of poverty and hunger due to increase in population of the world propounded has been proved farce. Today if the world faces hunger and poverty it is not because of shortage of food and fruits.
“Singapore government appealed to its people to have three or more children in 1987. In France and Chile government offered monthly incentives for third, fourth and fifth babies,” the statement said.
He said, “The basis of freedom struggle in Jammu and Kashmir is the majority of Muslims in the state. Therefore, looking at this issue from economic point of view is unfortunate. We request all those businessman and employees whose monthly income exceeds Rs 70000 or Rs 80000 to have more than two children.”