New Delhi, May 12: The Centre on Monday faced searching questions from the Delhi High Court on implementation of Sachar Committee recommendations for welfare of Muslims with a bench telling the government that "you are trying to please one community and "this is where the rot lies". "You are trying to please one community. Poverty is the common enemy. You should fight against poverty rather than saying that you would fight against poverty for one community only. This is where the rot lies," a two-member bench headed by Justice T S Thakur said. "You are saying that more money to be spent for one minority community. Should it not cut across the caste and religion? Does the Sachar committee say that facilities are available to other communities?" the bench, also comprising Justice Siddharth Mridul, said adding "such issues should not be decided on the basis of emotions". The court was hearing a PIL, filed by Rashtriya Mukti Morcha, an NGO, alleging the committee report and government`s follow up action is unconstitutional. The Centre had appointed the Committee to look into socio-economic and educational status of minorities, including the Muslim community, in the country. The government, however, rejected the view that it was giving any special treatment to any community. "If out of five children, one is neglected then can it not be provided the special treatment?" Additional Solicitor General P P Malhotra contended. The Bench, however, was not satisfied with the contention and observed "does it mean that drinking water facilities are available to the majority community and no person from it live in slums". Bureau Report
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A full bench of the Supreme Court should declare that there is only one community in India and that is the Indian community. No Indian should benefit from the Government under any classification except that he or she is an Indian. - K.Venugopal - Mumbai
The group who is rebucking Indian constitution and democracy is getting benifited by democracy. - suman - patna
I want to ask some simple question 1. What is crteria for defining minority in Indian constitution? i.e. What ratio of population of particular comunity should be treated as minority. 2. Now suppose Majority of population is devided in ten smaller comunity. Then, Is all the population of India will be treated as minority? 3. Why not Hindu should be devided in smaller community on ground of forward, Backword, SC, ST, Jain, Buddist, Shikh, follower of Sai baba, Follower of ISCON and so on? And all become minority. Lathough it is all ready devider by so called dharm-nirpeksh political LEADERs and parties like Lalu, RJD, Mulayam,SP Entire cong, BSP, Comunist etc. However it is fruit less to write this comment. - sss - mumbai
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