NAC's idea of minorities is irrelevant and dangerous by sanjeev nayyar

jun 11th, 2011 CE

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From: sanjeev 

Namaskar,

 

This article looks at 2 key issues. One who is a Minority. Two it analyses various clauses of the draft Communal Violence Bill and asks for clarifications for eg is violence by one minority against another covered under this bill.

This Bill shall further divide and weaken India.

 

According to a key definition on the people who are presumably the focus of targeted violence, “group” means a religious or linguistic minority, in any state in the Union of India, or Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST)….”

 

The bill uses the word ‘minority’ as the basis for separating one group from another.  However, the Indian Constitution does not define the word ‘minority’.  The term minority is used in Articles 29 and 30 of the Constitution. The circumstances and the environment today are very different from what existed sixty plus years ago when the constitution was written.

 

http://www.firstpost.com/politics/nacs-idea-of-minorities-is-irrelevant-and-dangerous-23975.html

 

With Regards

Sanjeev Nayyar
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