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NEW DELHI: The governing BJP and opposition parties had a vehement exchange on the plight of Muslims in the country in the Rajya Sabha on Friday during a debate on a private member’s resolution, calling for implementation of the Sachar Committee recommendations and enactment of a legislation for prevention of atrocities against minorities.
Moving the resolution, Abdul Wahab of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) demanded the constitution of a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) or a judicial commission headed by a retired Supreme Court judge “to study the evictions that have been carried out as a form of collective and arbitrary punishment” against the Muslim minority and low-income communities.
Rakesh Sinha (BJP), however, contended there was no discrimination against the minorities and backward classes, with the government ensuring that the benefits of electricity, water, healthcare, toilets and other amenities reach every section of society irrespective of caste, creed or religion.
Moving the resolution, Abdul Wahab of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) demanded the constitution of a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) or a judicial commission headed by a retired Supreme Court judge “to study the evictions that have been carried out as a form of collective and arbitrary punishment” against the Muslim minority and low-income communities.
Rakesh Sinha (BJP), however, contended there was no discrimination against the minorities and backward classes, with the government ensuring that the benefits of electricity, water, healthcare, toilets and other amenities reach every section of society irrespective of caste, creed or religion.
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