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Hindus suffering for being born in majority: Plea in Supreme Court challenges the constitutionality of Minorities Commission, welfare schemes for religious minorities

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The petitioners have approached the Court contending that Hindus are being unconstitutionally deprived of benefits available to similarly situated members of religious minority communities through Government welfare schemes.

The petition states, inter alia,

"Petitioners are filing this petition against the injustice..by the ..Government discriminating ... on the basis of religion. The Petitioners and other members of Hindu community are suffering because they have been born in majority community.”

"The Government and Parliament of India cannot promote minoritism and cannot show inclination towards [religious minorities] and allure them to flourish by initiating beneficial programs for them ...

... Such an action will be detrimental for the Sovereignty and Integrity of India and give rise to separatists and may create a situation for another division of the nation", the petition further states.

"… members of Hindu community are being discriminated merely on the ground of religion as a number of beneficiary schemes carrying budget of Rs.4700 crores have been initiated in favour of some religious minorities even though ...

... Constitution of India does not conceive the idea for making special provision in the name of any religion or for making separate law and schemes for the benefit of majority or minority community.”

On the National Minorities Commission, the petition states, inter alia,

"... the purpose of establishing minority commission is unconstitutional and also the initiation of beneficial schemes for religious minorities is fraud on the Constitution ...

... and misuse of power being committed by the Central Government to appease a section of the society at the cost of National integration."