Abstract
India adopted a democratic parliamentary constitution in January 1950. This constitution
enumerates all fundamental civil and political rights irrespective of religion, caste, language or
region.
However, in practice these rights are denied to religious minorities and low caste and out
caste Hindus called Dalits. The Muslims being the largest religious minority have faced more
discrimination than any other minority. Their religious cultural identity has been under pressure
and they are underrepresented in the parliament or state assembly. The rise of Hindu revivalist
movements under the BJP has made the Muslims more vulnerable to Hindu extremism and
intolerance.
Pakistan has raised the issue of India’s atrocities in Kashmiri at the international level. It
supports the Kashmiri struggle for political and civil rights and their right to decide on their own
about their political future. The UN and the international community must restrain India from
resorting to “state terrorism in Kashmir”
Abdul Majid. (2017) State of Human Rights in India: A Case Study of Muslim Minority Oppression, South Asian Studies, Volume 32, Issue 1.
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