Hyderabad MP Owaisi, Union Minister for Minorities Rijiju lock horns over minorities interpretation
Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi and Union Minister Kiren Rijiju clashed over the interpretation of Muslims as a minority community in India. Owaisi accused Rijiju of undermining Muslims' rights under Article 30 of the Constitution, while Rijiju defended the notion of equality among all communities. The debate highlighted differing views on minority status and political representation in India.
- ▪Asaduddin Owaisi accused Kiren Rijiju of denying Muslims their fundamental rights.
- ▪Owaisi questioned the comparison of Muslim and Parsi populations made by Rijiju.
- ▪Rijiju emphasized that every Indian is equal, regardless of their religious background.
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The interpreation of Muslims as a minority community became a bone of contention with Hyderabad parliamentarian Asaduddin Owaisi accusing Union Minister for Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju of attempting to deny Muslims their fundamental rights under Article 30 of the Constitution of India.Mr. Owaisi, who represents Hyderabad in the Lok Sabha, took objection to the manner in which the Union Minister compared the population of Parsis and Muslims. While the latter’s numbers are the equivalent of a village, the former’s were large enough to the be equivalent of the world’s six-largest country.“Simple math question for @KirenRijiju what is bigger? 79.8% or 14%? If Hindus are the majority community, then every non-Hindu group is a minority community,” Mr Owaisi responded on X.
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