{"id":45406,"date":"2020-12-10T08:39:25","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T03:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allgujaratnews.in\/?p=45406"},"modified":"2020-12-10T17:47:24","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T12:17:24","slug":"international-minority-rights-day-at-siddhpur-do-definition-of-minorities-by-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allgujaratnews.in\/en\/international-minority-rights-day-at-siddhpur-do-definition-of-minorities-by-region\/","title":{"rendered":"International Minority Rights Day at Siddhpur, do, definition of minorities by region"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gandhinagar, 10 December 2020<\/p>\n<p>There are many places in Gujarat where Muslims, Jains, Christians, Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists are in the minority. There are 8 states in the country where Christians or Muslims are in majority and Hindus are in minority. The same is found in every state. Therefore, a campaign has been launched by some Christian, Hindu and Muslim organizations in Gujarat and across the country that instead of declaring a minority by country, a minority should be declared region-wise or the word &#8216;poor&#8217; should be abolished and It should be replaced with the word &#8216;poor&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The Minorities Coordination Committee (MCC) is raising demands like funding, education and schools in minority areas. Injustice with minority communities should be removed.<\/p>\n<p>Cow buffers attack the buffalo. In Gujarat, girls from the Muslim community are dropping out of the 10.58% school at Standard 1-5. The government does not take any concrete action on this. Gujarat does not have a Minorities Commission to handle complaints of minority communities. This is an example of explicit discrimination. Minority communities in Gujarat are also not getting the rights that other states have.<\/p>\n<p>MCC convenor Mujahid Nafis said that the Minorities Coordination Committee (MCC) has made 10 demands for minority comms.<\/p>\n<p>1 &#8211; Ministry of Minority Welfare (Department) should be established.<\/p>\n<p>2 &#8211; A solid amount is allocated in the budget.<\/p>\n<p>3 &#8211; Make a law to create a commission.<\/p>\n<p>4 &#8211; Government schools up to standard 12 should be opened in areas.<\/p>\n<p>5 &#8211; Madrasa education should be recognized as equivalent to Gujarat board.<\/p>\n<p>6- Special economic package is given.<\/p>\n<p>7- Government formulates policy for rehabilitation of people displaced by communal violence.<\/p>\n<p>8- The Prime Minister&#8217;s new 15-point program should be fully implemented.<\/p>\n<p>9 &#8211; Minorities (Prevention of Atrocities) Act is enacted.<\/p>\n<p>10- Strict laws should be made against incidents like crowd extermination.<\/p>\n<p>MCC&#8217;s Patan district convenor Chuvara Abid Hussain said the government&#8217;s guidelines would be fully implemented as the conference was being held in the Corona era.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gandhinagar, 10 December 2020 There are many places in Gujarat where Muslims, Jains, Christians, Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists are in the minority. There are 8 states in the country where Christians or Muslims are in majority and Hindus are in minority. The same is found in every state. 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