Hinduization of ‘Secular’ India – Disintegrating into Theocracy – By Oleena Chaudhuri
The citizenship law… should be seen as part of the governing Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) political agenda – conversion of India into a “Hindu homeland”.
Legal experts argue that the law singles out Muslims in an officially secular nation constituting 1.3 billion people. 15 percent of the populations are Muslims, who are gripped by a fear that this law is aimed at marginalizing them. Hence it fundamentally alters the civil character of India.…
The government’s effort to “Hinduize” India, goes against the very idea of Hinduism preaches – the idea of “Vasudeva Kutumbakam” which means “the world is one family”. It is clear that the actual aim of the CAA is not to define “illegal immigrants” and decide who is eligible for citizenship, but to further communalize and sharpen divisions on the basis of religion.…
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