NEW DELHI: A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court which seeks minority status for the Hindu population in 8 states and Union Territories of the Indian Union.
The PIL filed by means of Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and advocate Ashwani Kumar Upadhyay mentioned that during 8 states, the population of Hindus has registered a decline as in keeping with the 2011 Census.
The petition reads: "According to the 2011 Census, Hindus are minority in 8 states, i.e. Lakshadweep (2.5%), Mizoram (2.75%), Nagaland (eight.75%), Meghalaya (11.53%), J&Okay (28.44%), Arunachal Pradesh (29%), Manipur (31.39%) and Punjab (38.40%).
"But, their minority rights are being siphoned off illegally and arbitrarily to the majority population because neither Central nor the state governments have notified Hindus as a 'minority' beneath Section 2(c) of National Commission for Minority Act. Therefore, Hindus are being disadvantaged of their elementary rights, assured beneath Articles 25 to 30," the petition provides further.
The petition further says Muslims are in majority in Lakshdweep (96.20%) and Jammu and Kashmir (68.30%) whilst their population is in important numbers in Assam (34.20%), West Bengal (27.5%), Kerala (26.60%), Uttar Pradesh (19.30%) and Bihar (18%). However, despite this fact, the Muslim community continues to benefit from the 'minority' status, and the communities that are in the actual minority are disadvantaged of their reliable proportion.
"Christians are the majority in Mizoram, Meghalaya, and Nagaland and there's a important Christian population in Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Kerala, Manipur, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, however they're handled as a minority. Likewise, Sikhs are the majority in Punjab and there's a important Sikh population in Delhi, Chandigarh, and Haryana however they're additionally handled as a minority," the BJP leader mentioned.
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The PIL filed by means of Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and advocate Ashwani Kumar Upadhyay mentioned that during 8 states, the population of Hindus has registered a decline as in keeping with the 2011 Census.
The petition reads: "According to the 2011 Census, Hindus are minority in 8 states, i.e. Lakshadweep (2.5%), Mizoram (2.75%), Nagaland (eight.75%), Meghalaya (11.53%), J&Okay (28.44%), Arunachal Pradesh (29%), Manipur (31.39%) and Punjab (38.40%).
"But, their minority rights are being siphoned off illegally and arbitrarily to the majority population because neither Central nor the state governments have notified Hindus as a 'minority' beneath Section 2(c) of National Commission for Minority Act. Therefore, Hindus are being disadvantaged of their elementary rights, assured beneath Articles 25 to 30," the petition provides further.
The petition further says Muslims are in majority in Lakshdweep (96.20%) and Jammu and Kashmir (68.30%) whilst their population is in important numbers in Assam (34.20%), West Bengal (27.5%), Kerala (26.60%), Uttar Pradesh (19.30%) and Bihar (18%). However, despite this fact, the Muslim community continues to benefit from the 'minority' status, and the communities that are in the actual minority are disadvantaged of their reliable proportion.
"Christians are the majority in Mizoram, Meghalaya, and Nagaland and there's a important Christian population in Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Kerala, Manipur, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, however they're handled as a minority. Likewise, Sikhs are the majority in Punjab and there's a important Sikh population in Delhi, Chandigarh, and Haryana however they're additionally handled as a minority," the BJP leader mentioned.
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Declare Hindus as 'minority community' in 8 states and UTs: PIL in Supreme Court
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