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Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju mentioned if any riots get away within the surrounding areas, everybody will assume India is protected and are available right here.
Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju mentioned on Monday that there’s a marketing campaign underway in India and overseas to indicate that minorities will not be protected within the nation and accused some political events and organizations of defaming the nation by means of abroad media.
Addressing a program on the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering’s Minority Morcha, he mentioned that for many years, minorities from neighboring international locations have sought asylum in India, whether or not from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan or Bangladesh, and in addition talked about Tibet from China Refugees and democracy activists.
Addressing the ‘Dr Kalam Entrepreneurial Youth Award Ceremony’ in reminiscence of former President Abdul Kalam, he mentioned that if there may be any disturbance within the neighborhood, everybody will assume that India is protected and are available right here.
“Presently, there are some political events and organizations in our nation… who go to Western international locations and use their media to defame (India) and say it’s not protected for minorities,” Rijiju mentioned, including Mocha members are requested to strongly resist.
He claimed that the occasion was rigorously deliberate and arranged.
The chief of the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering additionally mentioned that there isn’t a discrimination towards minorities in India and that everybody considers himself a proud Indian.
He claimed that in line with the structure, India could have six minority communities, however there are not any minorities “bodily, bodily, technically, emotionally, socially”.
He mentioned everyone seems to be equal and never any group ought to really feel deprived simply because they’re a minority.
Rijiju, a Buddhist, mentioned he belongs to a minority group however has by no means felt like one.
He mentioned that beneath the management of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s authorities, India’s world standing has improved and it’s anticipated to turn out to be the third largest economic system.
(This report has not been edited by News18 employees and is printed from related information company – PTI)
