Minorities Living In The Fear Under Modi Regime: Chidambaram

Hyderabad, Oct 8 (Maxim News): The minorities are living in fear in the country under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s regime and they are facing discrimination, senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram alleged.  

Speaking at a ‘Christian Rights Meeting‘ organized by Congress leaders in Telangana, he said all communities in the country are not getting their rightful share because of unemployment, inflation, and the decrease in household savings and increase in household debt. 

But, in the case of minorities, there is a fourth reason as to why they don’t get their rightful share, which is discrimination against them, he alleged.  

“The fourth reason is discrimination against minorities.  The minorities live in this country in fear.  You are as much a citizen in this country as I am.  There is no reason for you to live in fear.  But, under the Modi government, you are living in fear, he said. 

The population of Christians is 3.30 crore in the country and there is only one Christian among 79 ministers in the Modi government, he said.  “In the ‘supreme court, there are 34 judges, there is no Christian, he said.  

According to the National Crime Records Bureau, 2,900 incidents took place between 2017-21 where there was communal conflict and minorities were at the receiving end of these incidents, he said. 

He referred to the media reports about alleged attacks on churches and a report of the US government on international religious freedom which, according to him, claimed that religious freedom in India has worsened. 

“There are thousands of organizations in India who are doing charitable work and they are receiving money from other countries.  Christian organizations receive from other Christian countries and Christian groups.  As long as Congress was in power,  we did not stop that, he said. 

The BJP-led NDA government at the Centre canceled the FCRA (Foreign Contributions Regulation Act) registration of 6,622 organizations between 2017-22, he said. 

he further alleged that “India’s democracy is under attack” and that minorities would be the worst sufferers if democracy diminishes in the country. 

Talking about price rises, he said inflation has been over six per cent for the last 20 months. 

“Never before in the history of India, for a period of 20 months, inflation is over six percent.  Inflation today is close to seven per cent.  Food inflation is 9.2 per cent.  If the inflation is so high, everybody is affected but the poor are greatly affected, he said. 

Referring to the public meeting recently organized by Congress in Hyderabad after the meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), Chidambaram said he had not seen such a big rally in the last 50 years with 40-45 percent of those attending it being under the age of 25.   this gave an indication that Telangana is ready for change, he said.  Telangana would have progressed much faster had a Congress government been formed after the state formation in 2014, he said. (Maxim News)

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