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Book of Integration Council New - Ministry of Home Affairs

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dealt with the same yardstick. No persecution <strong>of</strong> any community, as widely<br />

perceived by the Muslim minority, in the name <strong>of</strong> combating terrorism, should<br />

be permitted.<br />

The CPI(M) reiterates that the unity and integrity <strong>of</strong> the vast plurality and<br />

rich diversity <strong>of</strong> India can be maintained only by strengthening the bonds <strong>of</strong><br />

commonality that run through this diversity. Any effort at seeking to impose a<br />

uniformity - religious or linguistic or cultural etc - upon this diversity is the<br />

surest recipe to promote disintegration. It is the task <strong>of</strong> all political parties,<br />

social groups and civil society who cherish the republican foundations <strong>of</strong> our<br />

secular, democratic modern India to strengthen the collective social consciousness<br />

<strong>of</strong> our country, to celebrate, not bemoan, India's diversity.<br />

The CPI(M) has alway opposed the gross misuse <strong>of</strong> Article 356 <strong>of</strong> our<br />

Constitution. The CPI(M) has been seeking appropriate amendments to Article<br />

356 <strong>of</strong> the Constitution in order to incorporate safeguard to prevent its misuse.<br />

However, in this connection, the NIC must be appraised if Article 355 has been<br />

invoked by the Central Government for Orissa, Karnataka etc. If so, what has been<br />

the response <strong>of</strong> the state governments? If not, why not?<br />

May I conclude by <strong>of</strong>fering the CPI(M)'s unstinted support to the all<br />

important task, on the suggested above, to contain both communalism and<br />

terrorism which promote the forces <strong>of</strong> disintegration <strong>of</strong> India.<br />

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