J&K government finally had to give up its reluctance towards forming a State Minority Commission. According to a response to the Supreme Court, Attorney General KK Venugopal has said “The state government of Jammu and Kashmir has, in principle, given indication that (it) will consider and examine the need and feasibility of setting up of … Read more
Lack of consensus The PDP-BJP government has no plans to reintroduce the Hindu Shrines and Religious Places (Management and Regulation) Bill in the Legislative Assembly during its tenure The earlier Bill lapsed after the change in government of 2014-15 Facing opposition from the PDP, Congress, BJP and even NC MLAs, the earlier Bill was referred … Read more
The Jammu and Kashmir state government has cleared its stand on giving special status to Hindus and other minorities of the state. It has told the Supreme Court of India that it will continue to give minority status to Muslims. Here are some other highlights of their reply : The state government agrees that Muslims comprise … Read more
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a petition seeking its direction to Centre to grant minority status to Hindus in eight states. A bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi said that issue needed to be decided by National Commission for Minorities and asked the petition to approach the commission. The public interest litigation … Read more