Karnataka Cabinet on Thursday approved an increase in the reservation quota for minority communities under various housing schemes from 10 per cent to 15 per cent.
Jain said that the rights of minority in the country have become synonymous with Muslim rights in the country, adding that the rights of other minority communities are neglected.
The arrest comes in the wake of protests by the Hindu community in Rangpur, approximately 300 kilometres north of Dhaka, calling for stronger legal safeguards and the establishment of a dedicated ministry for minority affairs.
7th September 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the infamous day when Pakistan constitutionally relegated the Ahmadiyya community as a non-Muslim minority.
After humiliating, manhandling, and threatening them, the mob forced them to resign by signing blank papers. Notably, on 31st August, the student wing of Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Oikya Parishad – Bangladesh Chhatra Oikya Parishad revealed that at least 49 teachers belonging to minority communities were forced to resign across the country after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led government.
Pakistan has been notorious for the blasphemy killings, especially against Hindu and Christian minorities who are often targeted under trumped-up charges.
The Hindus are demanding a reversal of the decision taken by the VMC and saying that the family belonging to the minority community shall be given residence in the minority community area and not in the Hindu-populated building.