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Should the Hindu community be given ‘minority status’ in Jammu and Kashmir? 🧵

When the Home Ministry consulted the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) over it, the commission said it'll be a valid measure if the law is enacted and the Supreme Court agrees.

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The issue was brought to the apex court’s attention last year, but the debate is quite old: can the Hindu majority community be deemed a religious minority in any part of the country?

The issue runs coterminous with the debate over who should identify such minorities.

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Some say it’s a valid ask.

1️⃣ Petitioners ask to recognise Hindus as a religious minority in states where they are a numerical minority.

Articles 29 & 30 of the Constitution provide a charter for religious minorities to be recognised at all levels, not just the Centre.

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Do not read if you don't have a strong heart.

Hindu women were taken hostage for marriage, fed meat against their belief, burned 9 Hindu villages.

This is for people asking for permanent settlement for Rohingya Muslims in India. Image
Kha Maung Seik massacre, August 2017.

The Hindus are a minority group in Maungdaw District, comprising only 1% of the population with around 5,000 people. Image
On 25 August, several Muslim from the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army in black masks attacked the Hindu villages in Kha Maung Seik. They objected to the official identity cards provided by the Myanmar authorities to the Hindus.
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