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VHP tears into US body for proposing sanctions on Amit Shah

  •   Tue, Dec 10 2019 05:37:37 PM

New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS): With the Federal US Commission on International Religious freedom seeking sanctions against Home Minister Amit Shah if the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is passed in Parliament, the VHP has lashed out at the US organisation. The VHP in a statement said it is "amused" at such reports.

"Sanctions had been tried after the atomic explosion during Vajpayee's regime. They did not deter India and had to be withdrawn," added the VHP, a prominent saffron offshoot of the RSS, BJP's ideological mentor.

In fact, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has gone ahead to express its happiness at the passing of the contentious Bill in the Lok Sabha, with the outfit's Working President Alok Kumar congratulating Home Minister Amit Shah for "successfully piloting" the Bill.

Kumar, in a statement said, "The people of India stand resolute and determined to ensure citizenship to the persecuted refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan." He added, the VHP hopes the Bill will receive a "massive support" in the Rajya Sabha, as well where the ruling party is short of numbers.

"This is in accordance with the traditional Bhartiya value of accepting and supporting all who seek refuge in her lap," said the VHP.

It stressed that those persecuted on the basis of their religion in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan are forced to come to India to "save their life and honour, particularly of their women". The saffron outfit has also differentiated refugees and infiltrators, to make its case.

Taking a dig at the proposed sanctions on Shah from a US body, the VHP added, "millions of people living in sub-human conditions are ensured a dignified life as citizens of India with a better standard of living - unmindful of any threatened sanctions."

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 seeks to provide Indian nationality to Hindus, Christians, Sikhs, Parsis, Jains and Buddhists fleeing persecution in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. The Bill excluding Muslims has made the opposition brand it "unconstitutional".
  

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  • Arthur, Mangalore

    Wed, Dec 11 2019

    Americans are the biggest hypocrites on the treatment of Muslims.

    America condemns China on the treatment of Muslim Uighurs and condemns India on the the citizeship amendment bill.

    America is strangely silent when Israel shoots stone throwing Palestinian children or when Israel restricts the import of goods into Gaza. Israel is a Jewish apartheid state where Muslims and Christians are second class citizens.

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  • anthony, Mangalore

    Tue, Dec 10 2019

    All this chest thumping by the VHP is for domestic consumption. We are living in a global village and once the world takes note of such deliberate discrimination of a religon, we will as a nation become isolated in the world.

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  • AM, Mangalore

    Tue, Dec 10 2019

    Why all over the world muslims are not accepted as of other relgions. Muslims need to introspect and muslim countries too should avoid descrimination against other religions and glorifying islam and redicluling other religions

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  • MM, Mangalore

    Tue, Dec 10 2019

    I wonder how come you are so ignorant over ground reality. Non Muslims are much safer in Gulf countries than thier own mother land and look at European countries how they welcoming Muslim immigrants whole heartedly. On the contrary few states across the globe victimize Islam and Muslims in order to achieve their self interests including current Indian govt.

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  • John Tauro, M'lore

    Tue, Dec 10 2019

    Non-Muslims in Gulf Countries are not citizens there, they are expatriates from other countries, living as temporary residents. Gulf countries are 100 % Muslim, there are no minorities among citizens in these countries. Whereas in Pakistan and Bangladesh, there are Non-Muslim citizens who suffer persecution under their own rulers. The question of persecuting citizens doesn't arise in Gulf countries.

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  • Moshu, Mangaluru

    Tue, Dec 10 2019

    These extremists sacrificing country to achieve their goals.

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