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News India Live, Digital Desk: These days the heat of the winter session is being felt in the Parliament of the country. But this time the atmosphere is most heated regarding the Waqf Board and the rights of minorities. meanwhile, BJP flamboyant MP of Nishikant Dubey Has given such a statement, which has created a stir in the political circles.
He has clearly demanded in the Parliament that the time has come to change the definition of “minority” in the country. He says that the community which has reached 18 to 20 percent of the population should stop being called a minority.
Let us understand in simple language on what basis Nishikant Dubey said this and what is his ‘2% formula’.
“Only those below 2% are the real beneficiaries”
Amid the meetings and discussions of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, Nishikant Dubey argued that ‘minority’ status should be given to those communities who are actually very small in numbers.
Giving an example, he said: “The real minority are the people of Parsi and Jain communities. Their population is less than 2 percent or 1.5 percent. But we have considered as minority those people who have up to 20 percent share in the population. This is against the spirit of Dr. Ambedkar’s Constitution.”
Nishikant Dubey’s direct argument was that minority status ‘Less than 2%’ Should be limited to populated groups only.
Quoting Constitution and Ambedkar
To give weight to his point, he also mentioned the Constituent Assembly Debates and Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar. He said that the Constitution Articles 29 and 30 (Those who talk about the rights of minorities) are being misused.
He said that Dr. Ambedkar was never in favor of such special status on the basis of religion which would cover a large population. Dubey also raised questions on the unaccounted properties and powers possessed by the Waqf Board. He said that on one hand there is talk of discrimination on religious grounds and on the other hand special exemption is being given to a community through laws like Waqf.
Why did the opposition face chilli?
Obviously, this statement is directly aimed at Muslim And Christian It was towards the community, whose population in the country is much higher than that of the Parsi or Jain communities. The opposition alleges that BJP is doing politics of polarization through Waqf Bill and minority definition.
If this demand of Nishikant Dubey becomes a law in the future, then the tag of ‘minority’ can be snatched from crores of people of the country and the government facilities provided to them will become like those of ordinary citizens.
Strong attack on Waqf Board also
Nishikant Dubey also said that the unlimited powers given to the Waqf Board (like declaring any land as its own) are against the Constitution. He said that if we talk about the rights of women and backward classes, then why are they not represented in the Waqf Board?
Now the public’s turn:
This statement of Nishikant Dubey is not just a speech, but an indication of the direction in which the government’s thinking is going. Do you think the definition of ‘minority’ should be changed in India? Or would it be correct to fix the population figure at 2%? The debate has started in the Parliament, now there will be a lot of discussion on this in the squares and intersections too!