Muslims should to shed "minority" label, stand equal to with Hindus: Giriraj Singh
Tuesday, March 7, 2017 IST
Muslims should to shed "minority" label, stand equal to with Hindus: Giriraj Singh
Patna: After feeding a contention by requesting an review on the definition of `minorities`, Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Tuesday while shielding his prior comment, affirmed the Muslim community should be brought over the `minority` category as there has been an ascent in their populace.
"There should be open deliberation on who is the minority in India. I simply need to state that there has been an ascent in the number of inhabitants in Muslims from the time of Independence and now they ought to be brought over this category and ought to stand equal with the Hindus in this nation," Singh was cited as saying by ANI.
Singh additionally requested a strict populace control measure that ought to be equivalent for both Hindus and Muslims.
Prior on Sunday, Singh`s took to Twitter to demand a review on the minority label dispensed to the Muslim community in the nation.
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