Yes this sounds absurdly funny that Hindus are seeking Equal Rights in their own country of Origin “India” Many questions arise when one hears that the Hindus have started a movement and #EqualRightsforHindus is a trending hashtag on social media. Why is it that the Majority Hindu that constitute roughly 75% of the population of India are seeking equal rights?
To understand the reason to the new movement for equal rights for hindus in India, we would have to date back to 1947 when the country got independence from 1000s of years of foreign oppression. The new formally elected government came in power and the heads that thought together defined the fate of India as “Secular” country. But, there is where they went ahead and insert sections in the constitution about “Religious Minorities”. These religious minorities were given immense support to ensure that they get educated and those communities also develop along with the development of the nation. But, over a period of time, the political parties forming the government at State as well as National level took this “Minority Development” to a different level turning it into Minority Appeasement.
Today, when we look around, the sections of Indian Constitution are so much abused by the politicians that we have a “Minority Affairs Ministry” and quite a lot of concessions are passed over to the so called minorities. But, did the Constitution of India provide with detailed definition of Minority? Did the Constitution articles establish who and why would they be considered as minority? No, a deep dive to the constitution would not yield any such result. So, Why so much of Minority Appeasement and What it changed over last 72 years that Hindus had to stand up for Equal Rights?
Before we attempt to take a shot at answering the questions, we would need to understand what changed due to the particular sections of Constitution of India on Minorities. Things certainly didn’t go as well as they might have been envisaged at the time the Constitution was drafted. Today, what we witness is the utter chaos when it comes to Hindu Literature and people around who call themselves as Liberals challenge the ever existence of Indian Historical aspects of Ramayan and Mahabhart. Because of these so called self professed Liberals, conversion of Hindus to other religions is quite evident. we hear terms like Love Jihad, Forced Conversions, Opposition be able to celebrate Hindu Festivals and worship Hindu Deities, Opposition to placement of Hindu Idols in Educational Institutes and many more.
- Just consider the fact that Meghalay where Hindus were in Majority in 1947, they are now a minority as 74% conversion is reported from Hindu to Christian Faith. As a result NIT had to remove the idol of Lord Ganesha from its campus within 7 days of placing it. Reason given – It causes Communal Tension.
- There is another report from North East where the Hindu natives tribe is restricted from conducting last rites of dead bodies per Hindu Rituals
- Consider that in schools run by Christian Missionaries, education on Bible and Christianity is allowed, teaching Quran in Madarsas is allowed, but any education on Indian Scriptures causes Communal disharmony
- Consider that Pastors and Maulvis are provided with monthly stipend by the State while Hindu Priests have to live on the donations from the devotees
- Consider that hundreds of murders and mob lynching incidents against Hindus are not reported or no action is taken over the perpetrators because they are from Minority Community. But even a stray incident of someone from minority community is linked with few others and reported in the mainstream media as act bringing minority community’s existence in danger
There are many such cases that we can keep on discussing and all these are nothing but the real abuse of the sections on Constitution of India that state about Minority without defining what is Minority. These are the aspects that have given rise to the communal disharmony in India and that have caused situations where Hindus today had to stand up for Equal Rights.
Yeah sounds funny, but actually is tragic that Hindus who are the Majority Community in India are actually the oppressed lot who have suffered through 1000s of years of butchery and now are being misguided by the Political Liberals to be Secular. Irony that Constitution of India stresses India to be a Secular Country, but Islam and Christianity don’t have to abide by that with their intent on conversions, while when it comes to Hinduism, we are taught to be Seculars.
Yes, Equal Religious Rights and Equal treatment is a must in a Secular Country and if India needs to be Truly Secular, we must provide Equal Rights to Hindus and even our scriptures must be taught to our children for them to know that Ramayan and Mahabharat were real. Archeological evidence of these have been established, but not something that are taught to us as it doesn’t suit the Political masses.
