[Assam] From ToI / Violation of Minority Human Rights in India

Fri Feb 20 07:19:34 PST 2009

. It shows how egalitarian our society is. We have no military ruler, no Taliban like Pakistan. But, does it make any difference? How can one sing,"Sare Jhase Accha, hindusta Hamara?" Only a chauvinist, who does not love his own countryman. 
Sushanta Kar

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--- On Fri, 20/2/09, Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
From: Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net>
Subject: [Assam] From ToI /  Violation of Minority Human Rights in India
To: assam at assamnet.org
Date: Friday, 20 February, 2009, 8:49 AM

This is how desi-demokrasy's equal treatment of all religions playing out .

The equidistance  principle needs a better tape measure or what?

cm

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Violation-of-minority-rights-on-the-rise-admits-govt/articleshow/4157318.cms

Figures show rise in rights violation cases against minorities

20 Feb 2009, 0555 hrs IST, TNN

NEW DELHI: Cases of human rights violation against minorities in the country
have increased in the last two years.

The figures, disclosed by minister of state for home Shakeel Ahmad in the Rajya
Sabha during the ongoing Parliament session, show that 12,794 out of a total of
32,965 cases registered with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in
2007-08 pertained to minorities as compared to 9,603 during 2006-07.

In 2006-07, while 8,390 cases pertained to Muslims followed by 851 to Sikhs and
362 to Christians. However, during 2007-08, the figures for Muslims, Sikhs and
Christians increased to 11,178; 1,003; and 613, respectively.

Though the final figure for the current year (2008-09) is not available, the
statistics compiled till February 11 show the increasing trend.

The figures show that a total of 10,568 cases have been filed with Muslims
(9,248) topping the list, followed by Sikhs (877) and Christians (412).

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