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VHP vice-president seeks clear definition of word 'minority'

VHP vice-president seeks clear definition of word 'minority'

Author: PTI
Publication: The Hindustan Times
Date: April 28, 2002

VHP vice-president Acharya Giriraj Kishore on Friday sought a clear definition of the word minority in the Constitution saying the special protection given to the religious and linguistic minorities under Article 30 was having an adverse impact. Talking to newspersons at the Karsewak Puram, the Acharya said that under these provisions the minorities got more rights to set up educational and other institutions and urged the Union Government to give more clarity to the definition of minority.

The Acharya also urged the Centre to extend the purview of the National Minority Commission to Jammu and Kashmir and provide minority status to Hindus in that state.

He chided the so called secular parties in the country and said they were speaking only in favour of the minorities, while more than 300 Hindus were killed in violence in Gujarat he pointed out that the actions of these parties were leading to polarisation on communal lines and warned of a 1947 like situation of partition if nationalist parties failed to deal with the situation.

About VHP's future approach on the Ayodhya temple issue, the Acharya said it will be discussed at the meeting of Margdarshak Mandal at Hardwar on June 22-23 next.

He said he was opposed to the proposal of further acquisition of land in Ayodhya in the name of security as that was unnecessary and results in problems for the people. He welcomed the efforts of Jagatguru Shankaracharya Swami Jayendra Sarswati in resolving the Ayodhya issue through negotiations.
 


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