The contemporary Muslim political discourse in India seems to revolve around the question of political underrepresentation of Muslims. There is a strong legal-constitutional argument,
which recognises the Indian Muslim community as an identifiable
religious minority and envisages its appropriate representation in
legislative bodies so as to ensure the effective implementation of the
minority rights. The observations, recommendations, and views expressed
by various government reports in recent years (such as the Sachar
Committee Report and the Rangnath Misra Commission Report) are invoked
to legitimise the relevance of such claims. Although one should not