“What Hamid Ansari ji said is wrong. I belong to a minority community and I can proudly say that India is the safest nation.” Riji.
Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday hit out at Hamid Ansari for his remarks on Hindu nationalism, saying what the former vice president has said is “wrong” and as a member of the minority community he can proudly say that India is the safest. Nation is. In a virtual panel discussion organized by the Indian American Muslim Council on Wednesday, Ansari and four US lawmakers expressed concern over the current human rights situation in India.
“What Hamid Ansari ji said is wrong.. I belong to minority community and I can proudly say that India is the safest nation. Minorities facing trouble in any of our neighboring countries like to take refuge in India Because India is safe. Let’s be grateful for our great nation,” Rijiju said in a series of tweets.
Participating in a panel discussion from India, former Vice President Ansari had expressed his concern over the growing trend of Hindu nationalism.
“In recent years, we have experienced the emergence of trends and practices that dispute the well-established doctrine of civic nationalism and incorporate a new and hypothetical practice of cultural nationalism. It differentiates citizens on the basis of their beliefs. wants to fuel intolerance, signal otherness and promote unrest and insecurity.”
Hitting out at Ansari, Rijiju said that some isolated incidents happen at the individual-community level, but Indian culture is always inclusive. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mantra is Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, Sabka Efforts. Before 2014, communal riots and violence were regular, but India is more peaceful now, the Union minister said.
“Why do some who enjoy the best of freedom and privilege in India indulge in anti-India propaganda by foreign based anti-India forces? What satisfaction do they get from defaming India? At least, remote villages without facilities People are loyal to the motherland, Rijiju said while taking a dig at Ansari.
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