Jain community to get minority status
11 years, 2 months ago

Jain community to get minority status

India TV News  

New Delhi: The Centre is seriously pondering over a proposal to give minority status to the Jain community in India, who constitute 2 per cent of the population. A note is being prepared by the Union Minister for Minority Affairs K Rahman Khan to this effect, sources said.Jain community in Punjab had appealed to the Centre to give them minority status, so that members of the community can avail of scholarships and funds under the Prime Minister's 15-point programme for minorities.Once notified, Jains will become the sixth religious minority in India after Muslims, Sikhs, Buddhists, Christians and Parsis.The Law Ministry has given its green signal to this proposal. A review petition is pending before the Supreme Court challenging a three-judge verdict on the issue.However, Law Minister Kapil Sibal says, this does not bar the Centre from notifying Jains as a minority community under the National Commission for Minorities Act.Jains have been notified as a minority in 13 states including Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh.The Jains are now demanding a national minority status since they say their religion from Hinduism as they have separate ceremonies for births, deaths and marriages.

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Jain community too eyes quota under 2A, submits representation to panel
2 months ago

Jain community too eyes quota under 2A, submits representation to panel

The Hindu  

Representatives of the Jain community have urged the Karnataka State Minority Commission to take necessary steps for the reclassification of the deserving sub-castes of the community under the 2A category of Other Backward Classes for reservation in government jobs and educational institutions. In a representation submitted to the chairman of the Commission U. Nisar Ahmed, who was in Mysuru on …

Identification of Minorities at State Level: SC Gives Raj, T'gana, J&K 6 Weeks as 'Last Opportunity' to Respond
1 year, 11 months ago

Identification of Minorities at State Level: SC Gives Raj, T'gana, J&K 6 Weeks as 'Last Opportunity' to Respond

News 18  

The Supreme Court Monday gave the states of Rajasthan and Telangana and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir six weeks to submit their responses on the issue of identification of minorities at the state level, after the Centre pleaded for giving them a “last opportunity”. While hearing the matter on January 17, the apex court had expressed displeasure over …

SC gives Centre last chance to wrap up collection of States’ views on minority identification
2 years, 2 months ago

SC gives Centre last chance to wrap up collection of States’ views on minority identification

The Hindu  

The Centre's position in the Supreme Court on Tuesday remained uncertain on whether its 1993 notification identifying Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Parsis as minority communities needed reconsideration in light of a view by the National Commission for Minorities that religious and linguistic minority communities ought to be identified State-wise. The NCM's input, dating back to October 2020 and reproduced …

Notification of minorities | Centre submits views of 24 States to Supreme Court
2 years, 2 months ago

Notification of minorities | Centre submits views of 24 States to Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Delhi government has suggested that the Centre can grant "migrated minority" status to Hindus who have moved to the national capital from places like Jammu and Kashmir or Ladakh where they are a religious minority. Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Jains and Zorastrians have been notified as minority communities under Section 2 of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992. …

Why hundreds of members of Jain community have hit the road | Explained
2 years, 2 months ago

Why hundreds of members of Jain community have hit the road | Explained

India TV News  

Why hundreds of members of Jain community have hit the road | Explained Jains' protests: This is perhaps, the first time members of the Jain community in huge numbers took to the streets to protest against the government for their demands. Jains protests: Hundreds of members of the Jain community have been taking out rallies and foot march in several …

Minority Status of Hindus: 'Issue is Sensitive', SC Told; 19 States/UTs Yet to Respond
2 years, 4 months ago

Minority Status of Hindus: 'Issue is Sensitive', SC Told; 19 States/UTs Yet to Respond

News 18  

The minority affairs has told the Supreme Court that the issue of minority status to Hindus in states where their numbers have dropped below other communities, was a “sensitive” one with “far-reaching” consequences. It said it had held consultative meetings with state Governments and Union Territories along with other stakeholders on the concerning minority status for Hindus in states where …

Show Concrete Case Of Hindus Being Denied Minority Status In Certain States : Supreme Court To Petitioner
2 years, 8 months ago

Show Concrete Case Of Hindus Being Denied Minority Status In Certain States : Supreme Court To Petitioner

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday said that a clear and concrete case indicating that Hindus are being denied minority status in certain states needs to be shown for the Court to entertain a plea seeking minority tag for Hindus in states were they are numerically less. A bench of Justices UU Lalit, Ravindra Bhat and Sudhanshu Dhulia orally observed, "If …

Plea in Supreme Court seeks district-wise identification of minorities
2 years, 9 months ago

Plea in Supreme Court seeks district-wise identification of minorities

The Hindu  

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court to identify minority communities district-wise, saying the recognition of Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Parsis nationally by the Centre as ‘minorities’ ignore the fact that ‘majority’ religious communities such as Hindus are actually “socially, economically, politically non-dominant and numerically inferior” in several States. The writ petition challenged Section 2 of the …

Plea In Supreme Court Challenges Notification Of Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Parsis & Jains As Minorities At National Level; Seeks District-Wise Identification
2 years, 9 months ago

Plea In Supreme Court Challenges Notification Of Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Parsis & Jains As Minorities At National Level; Seeks District-Wise Identification

Live Law  

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to identify minorities at district level for the purposes of granting benefits under Article 29 and 30 of the Constitution.The petition seeks to declare the 1993 notification of the Central Government declaring Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Parsi and Jain as minority at national level, is arbitrary irrational and. A …

The Wire columnist Ghazala Wahab questions minority status of Jains
2 years, 9 months ago

The Wire columnist Ghazala Wahab questions minority status of Jains

Op India  

Based on the mistaken notion that Jainism and Hinduism are one and the same, The Wire columnist Ghazala Wahab has questioned the basis for Jains being granted minority status in India. In a subsequent tweet, Ghazala Wahab brazenly claimed that Jains sought minority status in order to avail the financial bonanza provided by the Ministry of Minority Affairs. Minority status …

Hindus as minorities: SC tells Centre to decide in 3 months
2 years, 10 months ago

Hindus as minorities: SC tells Centre to decide in 3 months

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed displeasure over the Centre taking different stands on the issue of identification of minorities, including Hindus, at the state level and directed it to hold consultations with the states on the issue within three months. Dictating it order, the bench said, ”A fresh affidavit has been filed by the Ministry of Minority …

Off-centre | Why Hindus should not be punished for being the biggest ‘minority’ in India
2 years, 11 months ago

Off-centre | Why Hindus should not be punished for being the biggest ‘minority’ in India

Firstpost  

The division between minorities and majorities should ultimately go. When Justice Kaul said that it had already appeared in newspapers, Mehta is reported as having said smilingly, “I have not read it…I am not aware of the view of the department.” In his formal reply, the learned Solicitor General submitted “that he will place the stand on the matters on …

Definition of minority should be determined state-wise, demands seers’ body
2 years, 11 months ago

Definition of minority should be determined state-wise, demands seers’ body

Hindustan Times  

National general secretary of Akhil Bharatiya Sant Samiti Swami Jitendranand Saraswati on Monday demanded that the definition of minority should be determined state-wise. Akhil Bharatiya Sant Samiti is an umbrella body of Hindu seers. Sant Samiti Swami Jitendranand Saraswati He claimed that in 2002 the Apex court had said that for the purposes of Article 30, religious and linguistic minorities …

Citing Maharashtra's Decision on Jews, Govt Tells SC That States Can Give Minority Status to Hindus
2 years, 11 months ago

Citing Maharashtra's Decision on Jews, Govt Tells SC That States Can Give Minority Status to Hindus

News 18  

States can give minority status to Hindus if the community is not in a majority within their jurisdictions in order to enable them establish and administer educational institutions of their choice, in keeping with the rights guaranteed to minorities by the Constitution, the Centre has told the Supreme Court. Responding to a PIL filed by advocate Ashwini Upadhyay, the Union …

Yogi Adityanath increases Jain representation in UP Minority Commission
3 years, 9 months ago

Yogi Adityanath increases Jain representation in UP Minority Commission

Op India  

The Yogi Adityanath government on Friday appointed a new minority commission comprising of 8 members, including a chairperson to the UP State Minority Commission, after getting approval on the names by Governor Anandiben Patel. After being appointed the head of the minority commission of Uttar Pradesh, Saifi said, “I am grateful to the BJP for entrusting such a big responsibility …

Plea in SC Seeks Transfer of Petitions Challenging Minority Status of Five Communities
4 years, 5 months ago

Plea in SC Seeks Transfer of Petitions Challenging Minority Status of Five Communities

News 18  

A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court, seeking a transfer of all pending petitions before various high courts challenging the validity of the Centre's 26-year-old notification declaring five communities — Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Parsees — as minorities. "Denial of minority rights to real minorities and arbitrary and irrational disbursement of minority benefits to majority infringes upon …

Delhi HC Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Minority Status For Hindus In 9 States
5 years ago

Delhi HC Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Minority Status For Hindus In 9 States

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to the Central Government in a plea seeking minority status for Hindus living in 7 States in India.The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Hari Shankar will next take up the matter on May 4. Filed by Ashwini Upadhyay, the plea seeks minority status for Hindus in Lakshadweep, Mizoram, …

Plea Seeking Re-defining 'Minority' Based On State-wise Data: SC Seeks AG's View
5 years, 8 months ago

Plea Seeking Re-defining 'Minority' Based On State-wise Data: SC Seeks AG's View

Live Law  

On the submission that the declaration of communities as minorities based on national data is illegal, the Supreme Court on Friday requested Attorney General K. K. Venugopal's views on defining minorities in accordance with state-wise population data instead. The bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, which was hearing BJP Leader and Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay's plea, required a. The …

Minority Doesn't Mean Only Muslims, Says Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
5 years, 8 months ago

Minority Doesn't Mean Only Muslims, Says Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

ABP News  

New Delhi: Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday said the term minority doesn't denote only Muslims and that there are five other notified minorities: Jains, Buddhists, Christians, Parsis and Sikhs. Replying to a supplementary question in the Lok Sabha, the Minister said the government in last five year had connected 308 minority districts under the 'Pradhan Mantri Jan …

Push for a Minority Tag for Hindus is a Redundant Gimmick
6 years, 1 month ago

Push for a Minority Tag for Hindus is a Redundant Gimmick

The Quint  

Can Hindus be considered a minority community in any part of India? On Monday, 11 February, the Supreme Court asked the National Commission for Minorities to consider these issues raised in a representation by advocate and BJP spokesperson Ashwini Upadhyay. Upadhyay has asked for Hindus to be considered minorities in certain states in India where they don’t form the majority …

SC directs National Commission of Minorities to define ’minorities’ and lay down guidelines at state level
6 years, 1 month ago

SC directs National Commission of Minorities to define ’minorities’ and lay down guidelines at state level

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the National Commission for Minorities to decide on a representation to define the term “minorities” and lay down guidelines for their identification at the state level within three months. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi asked the petitioner and advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay to re-file his representation and directed the commission to …

Supreme Court directs National Commission for Minorities to define ‘minorities’, form guidelines for ‘minority’ status
6 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court directs National Commission for Minorities to define ‘minorities’, form guidelines for ‘minority’ status

Op India  

On Monday, the Supreme Court of India directed the National Commission for Minorities to decide on a representation to define ‘minorities’ and lay down guidelines for identifying minorities at state-level in three months time, reported Live Law. According to reports, the petition was filed in the Supreme Court by BJP leader and advocate Ashwani Kumar Upadhyay seeking minority status for …

Jews in Gujarat to receive minority status soon
6 years, 8 months ago

Jews in Gujarat to receive minority status soon

Op India  

Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani has announced that the small community of Jews living in the state will be granted minority status. Happy to share that Government Of Gujarat has principally agreed to grant minority status to the Jews living in Gujarat. — Vijay Rupani June 28, 2018 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met today with the Chief Minister of the Indian …

'I am a Hindu Vaishnav, not Jain': Amit Shah refutes Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah's claim over his religion
6 years, 11 months ago

'I am a Hindu Vaishnav, not Jain': Amit Shah refutes Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah's claim over his religion

India TV News  

Amit Shah today said he is a “Hindu Vaishnav”, refuting Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s claim that the BJP chief is a Jain. Shah, while speaking to reporters after a rally to mark the BJP’s 38th foundation day here, also said, “I maintain that the Karnataka government’s move to give Lingayats a separate religion status is a move to divide the …

MHA forwards Karnataka's Lingayat proposal to Minority Affairs Ministry
6 years, 11 months ago

MHA forwards Karnataka's Lingayat proposal to Minority Affairs Ministry

The Quint  

Mumbai: Mumbai: Right-wing activists stage a demonstration against Karnataka government New Delhi, April 5 The Home Ministry has forwarded the Karnataka government's recommendation to grant religious minority status on the Lingayats and Veerashaiva Lingayats to the Ministry of Minority Affairs, an official said on Thursday. "The proposal to grant the minority status on Lingayats and Veerashaivas in Karnataka has been …

She floors Rahul, not CM... on religion tag! Rahul quizzed on Lingayat tag
6 years, 11 months ago

She floors Rahul, not CM... on religion tag! Rahul quizzed on Lingayat tag

Deccan Chronicle  

Hubballi: It is a huge poll issue these elections, but Congress president, Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday dodged a question from a young woman on the row over independent religious status for Lingayats, describing it as a "Karnataka matter' and left it to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to respond at an interactive session with students and merchants of Davangere. In response, Mr …

Can We Say To Set Up A Commission? SC Disposes Plea For Minority Commission In J&K As AG Submits 'State Considering The Issue'
7 years ago

Can We Say To Set Up A Commission? SC Disposes Plea For Minority Commission In J&K As AG Submits 'State Considering The Issue'

Live Law  

The Centre today told the Supreme Court that the Jammu and Kashmir state government has “in principle” agreed to set up a state minority commission.Attorney General K K Venugopal submitted the minutes of a joint meeting of the Centre and Jammu and Kashmir officials held on the direction of the apex court to a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak …

Supreme Court refuses to entertain petition which sought a minority status for Hindus in 8 states
7 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court refuses to entertain petition which sought a minority status for Hindus in 8 states

Op India  

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a petition which sought a minority status for Hindus in 8 states of the country. This petition was recently filed in the apex court by Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay whose PIL sought that Hindus be given a minority status in, Lakshadweep, Mizoram, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Jammu and Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Punjab. The …

Minority Status For Hindus In 8 States: SC Asks Petitioner To Approach National Minorities Commission
7 years, 4 months ago

Minority Status For Hindus In 8 States: SC Asks Petitioner To Approach National Minorities Commission

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today asked petitioner in a PIL seeking minority status for Hindus in eight states to approach the National Minorities Commission.After this the petition was withdrawn. Go to the Commission.they are the most competent body", a bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi told senior advocate Arvind Datar who appeared for petitioner Ashwini. The Supreme Court today asked petitioner …

BJP leader seeks minority status for Hindus in 8 states, files PIL in SC
7 years, 4 months ago

BJP leader seeks minority status for Hindus in 8 states, files PIL in SC

India TV News  

A public interest litigation filed in the Supreme Court has sought minority status for Hindus in eight states where the religious community’s population has fallen below 50 per cent, according to the 2011 Census. The plea has sought minority status for Hindus in Lakshadweep, Mizoram, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Jammu and Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Punjab where the population of the …

Plea to declare Hindus as minorities in 8 states
7 years, 4 months ago

Plea to declare Hindus as minorities in 8 states

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has been moved for a declaration that Hindus are minorities in eight states in the country as per population figures from the Central Government. But, their minority rights are being siphoned off illegally and arbitrarily to the majority population because neither Central nor the State Governments have notified the Hindus as a ‘minority’. However, they …

Petitioner's PIL Seeks Minority Status for Hindus in 8 States
7 years, 4 months ago

Petitioner's PIL Seeks Minority Status for Hindus in 8 States

Live Law  

A public interest litigation has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking minority status for Hindus in eight states. The PIL argues that Hindus are being treated as a majority in these states despite being minority in population and are, therefore, illegitimately being deprived of benefits meant for minority communities.

PIL In SC For Granting Minority Status To Hindus In 8 States [Read Petition]
7 years, 4 months ago

PIL In SC For Granting Minority Status To Hindus In 8 States [Read Petition]

Live Law  

A public interest litigation has been filed before the Supreme Court praying that Hindus be notified as minority community in eight states and given their legitimate benefits.The PIL filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay seeks minority status for Hindus in Lakshadweep, Mizoram, Nagaland, Meghalaya, J&K, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Punjab.Upadhyay said Hindus are being treated. The PIL filed by advocate …

Minority tag for non-Muslims in Jammu and Kashmir? Supreme Court gives Centre three months to decide
7 years, 7 months ago

Minority tag for non-Muslims in Jammu and Kashmir? Supreme Court gives Centre three months to decide

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave a last opportunity to the Centre and asked it to take a decision within three months on a plea to grant minority status to non-Muslims in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave a last opportunity to the Centre and asked it to take a decision within …

Minority Commission team to visit Saharanpur next week to probe caste-based violence
7 years, 9 months ago

Minority Commission team to visit Saharanpur next week to probe caste-based violence

Firstpost  

The cycle of violence in Saharanpur began on 5 May when a man was killed, several injured and around 25 homes set ablaze in Shabbirpur New Delhi: The National Commission for Minorities will visit Saharanpur next week to gather first hand information on the repeated instances of caste clashes in the area. NCM member Sulekha Kumbhare, who took her place …

J&K Govt Opposes Minority Commission
8 years, 1 month ago

J&K Govt Opposes Minority Commission

Live Law  

Jammu and Kashmir government has told the Supreme Court that it is opposed to creation of a minority commission in the state.“Assertion of the PIL petitioner for setting up a state minority commission of the state of jammu and Kashmir through proper legislation including time-bound identification and notification of religious and linguistic minorities by the state is also not. “Assertion …

J&K Govt Opposes Minority Commission
8 years, 1 month ago

J&K Govt Opposes Minority Commission

Live Law  

Jammu and Kashmir government has told the Supreme Court that it is opposed to creation of a minority commission in the state.“Assertion of the PIL petitioner for setting up a state minority commission of the state of jammu and Kashmir through proper legislation including time-bound identification and notification of religious and linguistic minorities by the state is also not. “Assertion …

Union Minister Giriraj stokes new controversy now opposes minority status to Muslims
8 years, 4 months ago

Union Minister Giriraj stokes new controversy now opposes minority status to Muslims

Firstpost  

On 24 October, the minister said Hindus should seriously think of increasing their population in the country by producing more children. Patna: Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday stoked another controversy by saying the Muslims in India were not in a minority and hence should not be given such a status. The minister said the Muslim population in the country …

SC notice to Centre, State on PIL seeking Minority Commission in J&K [Read Petition]
8 years, 8 months ago

SC notice to Centre, State on PIL seeking Minority Commission in J&K [Read Petition]

Live Law  

A bench headed by Chief Justice TS Thakur has issued notices to the Centre, National Commission for Minorities on a PIL which sought setting up of State Minority Commission in Jammu and Kashmir for proper identification of religious minorities like Hindus, Sikhs, Budhists and Christians and disbursement of benefits of central and state welfare schemes to them.“The petitioner is filing. …

'SC status to Dalit Muslims, Christians will encourage conversion'
9 years, 1 month ago

'SC status to Dalit Muslims, Christians will encourage conversion'

India TV News  

Kochi: Claiming that extending reservation in government jobs to Dalits of minority communities would encourage conversions, Union Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot today said the Centre has told the Supreme Court that it was "not agreeable to" granting them such rights. Strongly opposing recommendations of the Ranganath Mishra Commission and the Sachar Committee for reservation to Dalits of Christian and Muslim …

Minorities can self-attest community certificates to get benefits of govt schemes - IndiaTv news
9 years, 8 months ago

Minorities can self-attest community certificates to get benefits of govt schemes - IndiaTv news

India TV News  

New Delhi: People belonging to minority communities will no longer have to secure certificates from officials to avail of benefits of welfare schemes, with the government making it clear that self-attestation was enough. The development came after the ministry received several representations from people belonging to minority communities, especially Jains, complaining about not being able to avail of benefits extended …

Jains accorded minority status by Centre
11 years, 1 month ago

Jains accorded minority status by Centre

India TV News  

New Delhi: The Jain community today became the sixth religious group accorded with the minority status following a notification issued by the Centre. The government had decided in a Cabinet meeting on January 20 to give the community of about 50 lakh people the minority status, which had been their longstanding demand and will allow them to avail benefits in …

Jain community could get minority status, will get central funds
11 years, 2 months ago

Jain community could get minority status, will get central funds

Firstpost  

The community is already enjoys minority status in some states like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan. New Delhi: Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the government proposes to grant minority status on the Jains which will ensure the community of 50 lakh certain benefits in government schemes and programmes. Once recognised as a minority, Jains would get a …

Jains to join minority list soon
11 years, 2 months ago

Jains to join minority list soon

The Hindu  

Jains could soon become the sixth designated minority community of the country. An indication to this effect was given by Union Minister for Minority Affairs K. Rehman Khan in an interview to a media house on Tuesday. This will also bring the Jains under the ambit of the National Commission for Minorities and allow the community to run their educational …

Sikhs demand minority status for community in JK
11 years, 9 months ago

Sikhs demand minority status for community in JK

India TV News  

Srinagar, Jun 26: A Sikh delegation today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here and demanded minority status for the community in Jammu and Kashmir and a special employment package for its youths. "We raised several of our demands like minority status and employment package for youths of the community" during a meeting with the Prime Minister, Jagmohan Singh Raina, All …

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