BJP to oppose Minority Bill
The BJP says it will oppose in Parliament the controversial amendment bill to redefine the minority status in states.
By PTI |
DIMAPUR: The BJP on Saturday said it will oppose in Parliament what the party called the "designs" of Congress to further divide the nation by introducing a controversial amendment bill to redefine the minority status in states.
BJP president Rajnath Singh said that the Congress-led UPA government was to introduce the controversial bill in the ensuing Monsoon session of Parliament, seeking to redefine minority status based on the state population and not on the national population census.
Singh questioned Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the Planning Commission's move to select 90 backward districts on the basis of religion and provide development funds, saying these were Muslim dominated districts.
Asserting that the selection of districts should be on the basis of their backwardness and not on religion, the BJP chief alleged that the Congress-led government at the Centre had gone against the spirit of the Constitution and again proved its "Muslim appeasement by selecting only Muslim populated districts".
BJP president Rajnath Singh said that the Congress-led UPA government was to introduce the controversial bill in the ensuing Monsoon session of Parliament, seeking to redefine minority status based on the state population and not on the national population census.
Singh questioned Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the Planning Commission's move to select 90 backward districts on the basis of religion and provide development funds, saying these were Muslim dominated districts.
Asserting that the selection of districts should be on the basis of their backwardness and not on religion, the BJP chief alleged that the Congress-led government at the Centre had gone against the spirit of the Constitution and again proved its "Muslim appeasement by selecting only Muslim populated districts".
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