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][2]
Shamshad Pathan | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Human rights activist, advocate, politician |
| Organization | Jan Sangharsh Manch |
| Political party | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, resigned in 2022 |
Career
editPathan represented Muslim victims of 2002 Gujarat riots in several high profile cases.[3][4] He has represented victims of manuel scavenging and slum-dwellers against eviction bids.[5][6]
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.[2][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]
References
edit- ^ "Court notice to Zakia Jafri, special investigation team on Jan Sangharsh Manch plea". The Times of India. 2012-05-20. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
- ^ a b "AIMIM leader Shamshad Pathan attacked, injured in Ahmedabad market". India Today. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
- ^ "India: 69 Hindus acquitted over deadly 2002 sectarian riots". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
- ^ "Delay in naming Kodnani as Naroda Patiya accused helped in her acquittal". Hindustan Times. 2018-04-21. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
- ^ "For Another Manual Scavenger, Caste, Occupation and Death Went Hand in Hand". The Wire. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
- ^ "HC comes to rescue of slum dwellers, tells AMC to provide shelter". The Times of India. 2022-01-29. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
- ^ Bilal, S. M. (2022-03-06). "AIMIM leader attacked in Ahmedabad market, injured". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
- ^ "Shamshad Pathan quits AIMIM over differing views". The Times of India. 2022-04-18. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
- ^ "'Chief taking decisions unilaterally': AIMIM vice-president resigns". The Indian Express. 2022-04-18. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
- ^ "21 AIMIM office-bearers from Ahmedabad resign". The Indian Express. 2022-04-20. Retrieved 2023-09-25.