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PIL in SC seeks minority status for Hindus in NE, 7 other states
Nagaland Post | Agencies | New Delhi, Oct 31
A Public interest litigation (PIL) filed in the Supreme Court has demanded that Hindus be notified as a minority community in eight states, including Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir and North East, and be given the legitimate benefits meant for them, The Tribune report stated.
The PIL filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay has sought minority status for Hindus in North Eastern states of Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur. Upadhyay also alleged that the Prime Minister’s 15-Point Programme meant for religious and linguistic minorities was not being appropriately used in many states, particularly in Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Goa, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
Citing the 2011 Census, the petitioner said Hindus were in minority in eight states -- Punjab (38.4%), Jammu and Kashmir (28.44%), Manipur (31.39%), Arunachal Pradesh (29%), Meghalaya (11.53%), Nagaland (8.75%), Mizoram (2.75%) and Lakshadweep (2.5%).
“Christians are majority in Mizoram, Meghalaya and Nagaland and there is significant population in Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Kerala, Manipur, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, but they are treated as minority. Likewise, Sikhs are majority in Punjab and there is significant population in Delhi, Chandigarh and Haryana but they are also treated as minority,” the petition read.
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