Congress leader Imran Masood on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi and BJP-led government at the Centre, saying both the governments have “ignored and suppressed” the interest of the minorities.
Mr Singh also told the Lok Sabha in a written reply that 112 cases of violence against minorities were reported in Pakistan.
US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken during his official visit to the Middle East following the overthrow of the al-Assad regime, affirmed that the US wants Syria to 'succeed', the State Department said.
The Centre has launched several schemes focusing on education, employment, and infrastructure development to safeguard the rights and improve the lives of minorities which comprise about 19.3 per cent of the country's population.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said the treatment of minorities in Bangladesh is a source of concern to India.
The campaign is carried out under the Scheme of Research / Studies, Monitoring and Evaluation of Development Schemes including Publicity of the Minority Ministry to create awareness among the six centrally notified minority communities.
India on Friday once again asked the interim government in Bangladesh to live up to its responsibility of protecting Hindus and other minorities, saying incidents of violence and provocation against the minorities in the neighbouring country cannot be dismissed as media exaggerations.
The former chairman of Tipra Motha in Tripura said, "Attacks on minorities and our indigenous people living in Bangladesh have increased."
Modi also expressed confidence of victory in 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Reacting to the Bihar caste census data, Rahul Gandhi had pitched for greater rights for OBCs and SCs/STs based on their population.
