New Delhi: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Saturday asserted that people from the Scheduled Tribes (ST) converting to other religions should not be given benefits under reservation.
The Right-wing Hindu organisation also stated that it is in talks with many Parliamentarians to discuss various issues related to religious conversions in the country.
The VHP is running its campaign in two stages. In the first phase, the organisation has met MPs from north, central, west and north-east India apart from West Bengal. In the second phase during the Budget session, the VHP plans to meet MPs from Odisha and south India.
#WATCH | If imp then an amendment in the Constitution or law should be amended to ensure that the tribals converting to another religion do not get the benefits of reservation and other facilities provided to the scheduled tribes under the Constitution: Alok Kumar, VHP (18.12) pic.twitter.com/xrE7OWxl5D
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VHP meet more than 325 parliamentarians pic.twitter.com/W5b1B0fjOw— Vishva Hindu Parishad -VHP (@VHPDigital) December 18, 2021
According to an official statement issued by the VHP, one of the issues discussed during the organisation’s meeting with the MPs was religious conversion through allurement or deception. On this, the VHP demanded that the Centre and state government enact stringent laws against the malpractice.
Another issue raised was that “tribal people who abandon the faith of their ancestors and convert to another religion” continue to receive reservation and other facilities guaranteed to the Scheduled Tribes by the Constitution, the VHP said.
The VHP also asked that the oppression of minorities, especially Hindus, in Bangladesh and Pakistan be addressed.
“A consensus and convergence of opinions emerged in the VHP-MPs interaction,” said VHP working president Alok Kumar.
Source : Times Now News and India Today
