Benazir Arfan, a chief executive member of Bharatiya Janata Mazdoor Morcha and a Muslim member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Assam, has been suspended and was served a show-cause notice by her party for allegedly organising a prayer meet for the Rohingya victims in Myanmar, reported the New India Express.
A notice sent to Arfan, via Whatsapp, alleged that she had used the BJP’s social media forum to request people to attend a demonstration being organised by another organisation. The notice stated that she had not discussed the issue with her party.
Arfan, who was the BJP’s Triple Talaq mascot in the state, defended her actions and said it was a prayer meet, not a demonstration.
“The event was organised by an NGO, United Minority People’s Forum, to pray for the Rohingya Muslims who have lost their lives in Myanmar. But the BJP state leadership viewed it as an attempt to lobby for asylum for fleeing Rohingya Muslims in India,” Arfan told reporters.
She also alleged that the BJP had been vindictive towards her all along and she was suspended a day after the event, which was held on September 16.
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Benazir Arfan had joined the BJP in 2012. She contested in last year’s Assam elections from Jania, in which she was unsuccessful.
Arfan has sent her response to the show-cause notice. She said she would not go back to the party even if the suspension was revoked.
Thursday, June 04, 2026
