THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIAN UNION MUSLIM LEAGUE
As amended up to __________
Issued by: ______________________ Indian Union Muslim League Address __________________________ Muslim League Publication Trust Quaide Millath Manzil,
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THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIAN UNION MUSLIM LEAGUE
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Name , Flag and Headquarters: (a)
The name of the organization shall be “Indian Union Muslim League”
(b) The flag of the Indian Union Muslim League shall be of green color and in rectangular shape with the crescent and five pointed star in white color marked in the upper left-hand corner, as given in Annexure – I of this Constitution. C)
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The Headquarters of the Indian Union Muslim League shall be situated at such place as may be determined by its National Executive.
Aims and Objects of the Indian Union Muslim League: The Indian Union Muslim League shall strive to preserve and promote with due distinction and honor the religious and cultural identities of the Muslims and other minorities and backward communities of India, enriching national life and strengthening its secular and democratic foundations and shall, in particular, strive: (a)
To uphold, defend and maintain, and assist in upholding, defending and maintaining the independence, freedom, unity, integrity, and honor of the State of the Indian Union and to work for, and contribute to strengthen the prosperity and happiness of the people of India;
(b)
To bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established and to the principles of socialism, secularism and democracy and to uphold the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India;
(c)
To secure, protect and maintain the religious, cultural, official, educational, linguistic, economic, political, administrative and other legitimate rights and interests of the Muslims and other minorities,
3 including scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward and weaker sections of the society in India; AND (d)
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To promote mutual understanding, goodwill, amity, cordiality, harmony and unity between Muslims and other communities of the Indian Union.
Membership: (a) Any person who is a Muslim, as also any other person, who is a citizen of the Indian Union and who is not less than eighteen years of age and who subscribes to the aims and objects of the Indian Union Muslim League and agrees to abide by its Constitution, the Rules and Regulations and the discipline of the Indian Union Muslim League shall be eligible to become a member of any Primary League of the Indian Union Muslim League. (b) Any person desiring to become a member of a Primary League shall pay in advance a subscription of rupees five as membership fee and shall also declare that he will abide by the aims, objects, Constitution, rules and regulations, policy and programme of the Indian Union Muslim League as per the Application Form Prescribed Annexure II herewith. Subscription amount once paid will not in be refundable under any circumstances. (c) The Executive / Working Committee of any State League shall have the power to refuse admission to or, if admitted, to revoke the membership of any person without assigning any reason whatsoever. (d) Any member may withdraw from the Muslim League at any time with the sanction of the Executive / Working committee of the State League in which he is a member, but shall be eligible for readmission to membership anytime thereafter his withdrawal subject to the approval of State Executive/ Working Committee. (e) The subscription paid by members shall be valid for four years’ duration and shall expire on the last day of such duration from the date of their payment and a member shall cease to be a member unless the membership is renewed by payment of subscription for the succeeding duration: Provided that the Executive / Working Committee of the State League may relax the provisions of this clause in such manner as it may deem fit.
4. The Organisational Structure: National A) The Indian Union Muslim League shall be organization national, state, district and primary.
a four structured
(B)The national structure of the Indian Union Muslim League shall consist of its Office bearers the National Executive and the National General Council. C) The National Office – bearers, of the Indian Union Muslim League shall be as follows: One President
4 Two Vice – Presidents One General Secretary Five National Secretaries and One Treasurer. The National office bearers shall be elected by the National General Council from among its members and shall hold office for a term of four years from the date of their election and shall continue in office until their successors are elected. The out going office bearers shall be eligible for re – election.
D. Powers and Duties of the National Office Bearers of the Indian Union Muslim League: (a) The National President shall be the principal head of the whole organization, shall exercise all the powers inherent in his office and be responsible to see that all the authorities work in consonance with the Constitution and the Rules of the Indian Union Muslim League. (b) The National vice – Presidents shall assist the National President and perform such duties and functions under his guidance as may be entrusted to them. (c) The National General Secretary he shall exercise all the powers delegated to him by the National General Council of the Indian Union Muslim League or which may be entrusted to him by Executive and he shall.dis charge all duties laid down by, and incidental to, the enforcing of these clauses and generally appertaining to his office. The National and he shall have the power to appoint, punish, dismiss, or grant leave of absence with or without pay to the staff of the Indian Union Muslim League in accordance with the bye-laws, if any, framed by the National Executive in this behalf. (d) In case of emergency, the National President or the National General Secretary with the approval of the National President may take such action on behalf of the Council as he deems expedient, provided such action is not in contravention or violation of any of the aims and objects or policies or programmes of the Indian Union Muslim League and that the same is reported to the Council for its confirmation. (e) The National Secretaries shall assist the National General Secretary and perform such duties and functions under his guidance as may be entrusted to them. (f) The Treasurer shall maintain the accounts of its income and expenditure and shall assist the National General Secretary to prepare and resent the annuual budget of the organization. 5) The National Executive : its Composition, powers and functions.
5 (A) The National Executive of the Indian Union Muslim League shall consist of the following: a) The National office – bearers b) The state League presidents and the General Secretaries. c) The sitting and former Members of Parliament of the Indian Union Muslim League. d) The Sitting and former Ministers of the Union and State Governments from of the Indian Union Muslim League and e) The National organizers of the youth League, STU, the Mahila League and MSF. (B) The National Executive shall be the Principal Executive of the Indian Union Muslim League and shall exercise the following functions and powers: (a)
To consider and take necessary decisions and steps with regard to matters arising from time to time relating to the aims and objects of the Indian Union Muslim League not inconsistent or at variance with the creed or policy of the Indian Union Muslim League by its Council or at General Sessions;
(b)
To take all necessary steps for giving effect to the resolutions passed at the National General Council and Sessions of the Indian Union Muslim League;
(c)
To appoint sub-committees for carrying out such duties and functions as may be entrusted to them by the National General Council;
(d)
To prepare annual budget and to authorize payments in accordance with it and to appoint auditor or auditors;
(e)
To sanction all payments not included in the budget;
(f)
To take disciplinary action against any member of the Indian Union Muslim League who violates the decisions or directions of the National Executive or of the Council of the Indian Union Muslim League or hinders the progress of the Indian Union Muslim League in any manner whatsoever, subject to the right of appeal to the National General Council of the Indian Union Muslim League;
(g)
To suspend, or dis-affiliate any State League which fails in its duties, infringes or ignores the decisions or directions of the National Executive or of the General Council of Indian Union Muslim League or hinders the progress of the Indian Union Muslim League in any manner whatsoever, subject to the right of appeal to the National General Council of the Indian Union Muslim League;
(h)
To take disciplinary action against any office bearer of the State League who fails in his duties, infringes or ignores the decisions or directions of the National Executive or of the Council of Indian Union Muslim League or hinders the progress of the Indian Union Muslim League in any manner whatsoever, subject to the right of appeal to
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General Council of the Indian Union Muslim
(i)
To issue to State Leagues or their Office bearers such directions and, in general, to take all such steps, as it may deem necessary, for effectively carrying out the work of Indian Union Muslim League;
(j)
To exercise all such powers and to do all such acts as and not expressly directed or required to be exercised or done by the Indian Union Muslim League in its Council or General Session.
The National Executive may delegate any of its powers to any committee or to any of its members or to the President or the General Secretary of the Indian Union Muslim League with such limitations or conditions as it may deem fit to impose.
6 The National General Council : its composition, powers and functions. A. The National General Council of the Indian Union Muslim League shall consist of the following: a) The members of the National Executive b) The state Representatives elected to the National General Council on the basis of one representative out of 10000 members of the state Leagues; and. c) The Not more than 25 nominated members by the National President from the various state Leagues. B) In Case any state League fails to elect its representatives to the National General Council within the time prescribed by the National Executive, the National President shall coopt as many members as prescribed by the National Executive from that decanting state League. C) The National General Council shall hold office for the period of four years and shall continue in office until the succeeding National General Council is duty elected. D. Every member of the Council shall pay in advance a subscription of Rs. 500/- (rupees five hundred only) for the period of four years at time of the first session of the General Council of that particular term. If the member fails to pay the subscription, he/she shall cease to be a member of the Council provided the Council may re-instate the member on payment of arrears of subscription. E) The National General Council shall have the functions and powers as follows. (a) To consider all matters arising from time to time, relating to the aims, objects, policy and programme of the Indian Union Muslim League and to take necessary steps with the reference thereto;
7 (b) To take all necessary steps for giving effect to the resolutions passed at the General Council and Sessions of the Indian Union Muslim League; (c) To control the funds of the Indian Union Muslim League; (d) To appoint sub-committees for carrying out its duties and exercising its powers (e) To organize, affiliate, supervise, control and disaffiliate Muslim League organizations under these clauses (f) To frame rules and bye-laws for the Indian Union League; (g) To take disciplinary action against any member of the Indian Union Muslim League who violates the decisions of the Indian Union Muslim League or acts in contravention of its aims and objects (h) To hear and decide appeals as provided for in these clauses (i) To hold General Sessions of the Indian Union Muslim League at such time and place as it determines. (j) And, In general, to perform all other functions that the Council may consider for effectively carrying on the work of Indian Union Muslim League. F) The Council may delegate any of its powers to the National Executive or the National President or the National General Secretary of the Indian Union Muslim League or to any member of the Council, with such limitations or conditions as it may deem fit to impose. G) The National General Council shall be the supreme body of the Indian Union Muslim League and its decisions shall be final and binding on all its members. 7 The Organisational Structure : State A) The Indian Union Muslim League shall be formed and constituted in every state and Union Territory of India in such manner as mentioned herein. B) The Constitution of the Indian Union Muslim League shall be binding on the state Leagues and they shall conform to the pattern as herein laid down; provided that a state League may have such variations determined through its own rules and regulations as it may deem fit and as may be confirmed by the National Executive of the Indian Union Muslim League. C)The State Leagues are duty bound to abide by the decisions of the Indian Union Muslim League and shall take all necessary steps for
8 giving effect to the instructions and directions received from the Indian Union Muslim League. D) The State Leagues shall select and send delegates to the General sessions of the Indian Union Muslim League as mentioned herein. E) The state structure of the Indian Union Muslim League shall consist of its office – bearers, the State Executive / the State Working Committee and the State General Council. F) (a) The State office – bearers of the Indian Union Muslim League shall be as follows : One President, One General Secretary and one Treasurer. (b) For the posts of Vice-presidents and state secretaries the State Executive/ the State Working committee shall prescribe their numbers as per their requirements. c) The state office bearers shall be elected from among the members of the respective state leagues and they shall hold office for a period of four years from the date of their election and shall continue in office until their successrs are duly elected. d) The Out – going office – bearers shall be eligible for re-election.
8. The State Executive / the State Working Committee: its composition, powers and functions: A) The State Executive / the State Working Committee of the Indian Union Muslim League shall consist of the following: a) The State office – bearers b) The District presidents and district general secretaries of the respective states. c) The sitting MLAs MLCs of the respective states from the Indian Union Muslim League. d) The sitting and former Ministers of the respective states from the Indian Union Muslim League. e) The sitting and former Members of Parliament of the respective states from the Indian Union Muslim League and f) The state organizers of the youth League, STU, the Mahila League and MSF.
B) The State Executive / the state working committee shall have its powers and functions as follows:
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12. State General Council shall consist of the following: All State Executive Working Committee Members All the Presidents and Secretaries of the Primary League All elected IUML members of Wards, Panchayat and Municipalities Each District league of that state shall be entitled to send to the State General Council one representative out of every 1,000 of its members and such members shall at first be elected at a meeting held for the purpose by the respective District Leagues. The District Leagues will also have to submit a copy of the list of their members along with the share of the membership fee collected by their Primary Leagues as prescribed herein Not more than 25 nominated members by the State President from various District Leagues in his state. In case any District League fails to elect its members to the State General Council within the time prescribed by the State Executive, the State President shall have the power to co-opt members from the defaulting district of as many numbers as prescribed by the State Executive.
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The State General Council shall hold office for the period of four years and shall continue in office until the succeeding State General Council is duly elected. Every member of the Council shall pay in advance a subscription of Rs. 200/- (rupees two hundred only) for the period of four years at time of the first session of the State General Council of that particular term. If the member fails to pay the subscription, he/she shall cease to be a member of the Council Provided the Council may re-instate the member on payment of arrears of subscription.
13. District League The District League shall have the following /structure: (a) District Office Bearers of IUML (b) District Working Committee (c) District General Council District Office Bearers shall consist of the following posts: One President One General Secretary One Treasurer For the posts of District Vice President/s and District Secretaries, the Working Committees of the respective districts shall prescribe their numbers as per their requirement. All office Bearers of the District League shall be elected by the District General Council as prescribed herein from among its members and shall hold office for term of four years from the date of their election and shall continue in office until their successors are elected. The out-going Office Bearers shall be eligible for re-election. Regarding the district matters, the decisions of the with a General Council will be final and binding to all members of that particular district. Regarding any dispose in District matters, 14. District Working Committee shall consist of the following: All District Office Bearers, Ex-officio members will be all sitting and formers Member of Parliament of IUML, sitting & former MLAs and MLCs of IUML, Corporators and all elected IUML members of Wards, Panchayat and Municipalities of their respective District Representatives of District Coordinators Conveners organisations of various wings of District League i.e. Women’s wing, Labour wing, Youth League and MSF Not more than 5 nominated members by the District President from various Primary Leagues 15. District General Council shall consist of the following: All district Working Committee Members All the presidents and Secretaries of the Primary Leagues Each Primary League of that district shall be entitled to send to the District General Council one representative out of every 100 of its members and such members including the presidents sections of the any league shall at first be elected at a meeting held for the purpose by the respective Primary Leagues. The
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Primary Leagues will also have to submit a copy of the list of their members along with the share of the membership fee collected by them as prescribed herein Not more than 5 nominated members by the District President from various Primary Leagues in his district. In case any Primary League fails to elect its members to the District General Council within the time prescribed by the District Working shower Committee, the District President shall have the power to co-opt members from the defaulting district of as many numbers as prescribed by the District Working Committee. The District General Council shall hold office for the period of four years and shall continue in office until the succeeding District General Council is duly elected. Every member of the Council shall pay in advance a subscription of Rs. 100/- (rupees one hundred only) for the period of four years at time of the first session of the District General Council of that particular term. If the member fails to pay the subscription, he/she shall cease to be a member of the Council Provided the Council may re-instate the member on payment of arrears of subscription.
16) (iv) Primary League The Primary league shall be the basic Unit of Indian Union Muslim League and shall be formed in each village, town, ward, Panchayat or Division having a minimum of 100 or more members with approval of the District Working Committee in their respective district. The Primary League shall have the following /structure: (a) Primary League Office Bearers of IUML (b) Primary League Working Committee (c) Primary League General Council Primary League Office Bearers shall consist of the following posts: One President One Vice President One General Secretary Two Secretaries One Treasurer All office Bearers of the primary League shall be elected by the Primary League General Council as prescribed herein from among its members and shall hold office for term of four years from the date of their election and shall continue in office until their successors are elected. The outgoing Office Bearers shall be eligible for re-election. Primary League matters, the decisions of the District General Council will be final and binding to all members of that particular Primary league. Regarding and dispose in the primary League matter. Primary League Working Committe shall consist of the following: All Primary League Office Bearers, Ex-officio members will be all sitting and former Member of Parliaments of IUML, sitting & former MLAs and MLCs of IUML, Corporators and all elected IUML members of Wards, Panchayat and Municipalities of their respective area
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Representatives of Primary League Coordinators of Conveners organizes of various wings of the Primary League i.e. Women’s wing, Labour wing, Youth League and MSF Not more than (3) three nominated members by the Primary President from his area
Primary League General Council shall consist of the following: All enrolled members of the Primary League
18. Meetings & Sessions of various committees and units of IUML The above mentioned all League Committees shall meet and carry out their business as mentioned herein: General Councils: Meetings of the Council of the Indian Union Muslim League shall be convened from time to time by the respective General Secretaries in consultation with, or under the direction or with the approval of their President. Special meetings of the Council shall be convened, if one third members of the respective Council send in a written request to the President or the General Secretary, stating therein the purpose for which the meeting is required to be convened. 19. Executive Bodies & Working Committees The National and/or State Executive shall meet as often as their respective President may desire but at least once in every calendar year and may frame its own Rules to regulate its meetings and proceedings as it may think fit. .
20. Office Bearers The National and/or State office bearers shall meet as often as their respective President may desire but at least once in every two months Sub-Committees The office bearers of all the Leagues shall here as and as their respective President way desire but of best once the in evenly ro months. Apart from the above mentioned committees the National Executive with approval of the General Council may appoint/nominate and/or create following sub-committees, the National President and the General Secretary shall be the ex-officio members of these committees:
(21) National Parliamentary Board and Political Advisory Committee: (a) There shall be a Central National Parliamentary Board to be appointed by the National Executive of the Indian Union Muslim League and it shall perform the functions prescribed and entrusted to it by the National executive: (b) There shall be a Political Advisory Committee nominated by the National Executive to advise the President on matters concerning the
13 policy, programmes, organizations and disciplinary actions of the Indian Union Muslim League. The Committee shall also perform such other functions as may be entrusted to it by the National Executive, and shall confirm to such directions and regulations as may be determined by the National Executive. The Political Advisory Committee shall be directly responsible to and shall from time to time report to the National Executive. (c) The Political Advisory Committee shall consist of not more than seven members nominated by the National Executive besides the President and the General Secretary of the Indian Union Muslim League, who shall always be members of the Committee. Not more than two members may also be nominated by the President. (d) Any other Committee/organization as may be necessary (22) Quorum & Notices for the meetings One third members of the total strength of the particular Committee shall form the quorum for the meetings, and all matters dealt with at such meetings shall be decided by a majority of votes. A notice of not less than 10 days for the ordinary meetings and of not less than six days for the special meetings shall be given to each member stating the time and place of the meeting: Provided that meetings can be convened at shorter notice in case of emergency.
23. Funds & Properties/assets of the Indian Union Muslim League (i) All subscriptions received from the members of the National General Council of the Indian Union Muslim League, all fees received from the delegates at the General Sessions of the Indian Union Muslim League, amounts received as membership share from the states and all donations, and other contributions that may be received or collected shall constitute the funds of the Indian Union Muslim league. (ii) The National League, State Leagues, District Leagues and the Primary Leagues may, in addition to the membership subscriptions, collect voluntary donations and may spend the same as per their respective Quotas mentioned herein for the purpose of carrying on the work of IUML and for purchasing immovable properties to house their respective offices and to carry on the work of their respective organization from the income thereof. (iii) The funds of the Indian Union Muslim League may be deposited in the name of the Indian Union Muslim League with any bank or banks at the discretion of the National Executive and the bank account or accounts shall be operated by such persons as the National Executive may decide. (iv) All membership fees collected by the Primary leagues all over the country shall be distributed under the following manner: National League Share 20% State League Share 20%
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20% 40%
(v) All properties tassels of the IUML , the state Leagues, the Dt. League and the Primary Leagues shall remain and the ownership of the respective regularly. The ownership of all properties & assets shall remain under the ownership of their respective State Leagues and will be under the direct control of the Executives represented by its their respective Presidents, General Secretary’s and Treasurers. The State, District and Primary League may open and operate bank account/s as may be required and approved by their Executive/Working Committees. (vi) All the four divisions of Indian Union Muslim League namely National League, State League, District League and Primary League shall have to maintain proper accounts of all income and expenditure through such person/s as approved by their respective Executive/Working Committees and shall be responsible for its audit & maintenance and/or any payable taxes, fees or rents etc. to any government or non government departments or agencies. They shall present their audited accounts at the annual session of their respective General Councils.
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General Provisions
(a)
All matters dealt with at the sessions of the Indian Union Muslim League and meetings of the Council and the National Executive or any subcommittee appointed under these clauses shall be decided by a majority of votes. In case of equality of votes, the President the meeting, entitled to a second or casting vote.
(b)
All casual or interim vacancies arising in the ranks of the members of the Council as well as of the Office Bearers shall be filled up by the Council by the election.
(c)
The General Council of the Indian Union Muslim League shall have the power to ally itself or co-operate with any other organization in the Country whose aims and objects and programme of work are identical with or approximately identical with those of the Indian Union Muslim League.
(d)
Any General State Muslim League may ally itself or co-operate with any other organization in the country whose aims and objects and programme of work are identical with or approximately identical with those of the Muslim league provided that the prior approval for such a course has been obtained from the National Executive of the Indian Union Muslim League.
(e)
The Council of the Indian Union Muslim League shall have power to add, amend, alter or repeal the Constitution and Rules of the Indian Union Muslim League at its meeting by a majority of not less than two thirds of the members present.
(f)
The decisions of the Council of the Indian Union Muslim league in all matters concerning the Indian Union Muslim League including rights and obligations of the members shall be final and binding and shall not be questioned in any court of law.
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25. Transitory Provisions (a)
Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing clauses, those who were enrolled as members of the Primary Muslim League in the Indian Union during and after the last membership campaign shall continue to be members thereof until such date or dates as may be fixed by the National Executive of the Indian Union Muslim League and the Indian Union Muslim League General Council with the of consent of the State Leagues. And State,District and Primary Muslim Leagues shall be deemed to have continued to exist, and function as such until fresh elections are held in accordance with the programme or programmes that may be drawn up and prescribed by the National Executive of the Indian Union Muslim League under the foregoing clauses:
(b)
Provided that any person who desires to become a member of a Primary Muslim League may be so enrolled in accordance with the foregoing clauses:
(c)
And provided further that, fresh Primary Muslim Leagues may be formed in accordance with the foregoing clauses.
(d)
Notwithstanding the provisions of any of the foregoing clauses, the national Executive, may, during the interim period till the Council of the Indian Union Muslim League is duly elected, exercise all such powers and do all such acts as have entrusted to the Council and perform all such functions as may be required or as may be conducive to carry on the work of the Indian Union Muslim League effectively.
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Original adapted at the meeting of the Council of the Indian Union Muslim league held on September 1, 1951 under the President ship of Qaid-e-Millath Janab M. Muhammad Ismail Saheb, First amendments adopted on October 4, 1987 under the Presidentship of Janab Ibrahim Sait, M.P., President, Indian Union Muslim League Third amendments adopted on August 6, 1989 under the Presidenship of Janab Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait, M.P., President, Indian Union Muslim League. Fourth amendments adopted on September 14, 2008 under the Presidentship of Janab E. Ahamed, Minister of state for External Affairs, President, Indian Union Muslim League. Fifth amendments adopted on ______________________ under the Presidentship of Janab E. Ahamed Minister of state for Indian Railways, President, Indian Union Muslim League.
16 I. Flag Format
ii) Application Form III) Certificate of Application , Certificate of Approval iV) List of State League