Book of Integration Council New - Ministry of Home Affairs

Home Minister : May I now request Mr. Owaisi to speak.
Shri Asaduddin Owaisi
Hon’ble Prime Minister, Madam Chairperson UPA, Hon’ble Ministers sitting on
the dais , Hon’ble Dignitories, Members of National Integration Council,
Hon’ble Prime Minister, four years ago when the UPA was formed, the country
at large and minorities in particular, heaved a sigh of relief. That they have come out
of cluches of divisive forces, of what happened in Gujarat and what happened to
Graham Stains in Orissa. And it is a fact that after UPA was formed and I would like to
go on record and say in the last 50 years, any Government which has really started to
take some concrete steps for the upliftment of the minorities, it is this Government,
led by Dr. Manmohan Singh. I would not go on record and say that all the steps have
been taken, we are completely satisfied but things like formation of the Minority Welfare
Ministry, things like going for Sachar Committee and then following it up with a little
bit implementation of those recommendations. But more recommendations of Sachar
Committee needs to be implemented. This our party believes will go a long way in
National Integration and especially the steps taken by the Government to provide meritcum-means
scholarship for the post-metric and pre-matric and to give fee reimbursement
to those minority candidates who have taken admission into institutes of national
excellence. But still I would urge the Hon’ble Prime Minister that there are many
recommendations of Sachar Committee, which needs to be implemented, which will go
very-very long way towards National Integration. Sir, but at the same time, in last one
and half years, two years, the incidents that have been in appearing, the things, that has
happened in our country, there is not a perceived grievance among the minorities. It is a
genuine grievance and I will not mince my words in saying that an impression that has
been created that is the state is inactive, it is confusion state today. Whenever it faces
Hindu Militancy, it has by default and inaction against rampant majoritarion terrorism,
police profiling and targeting of one section makes the State and abettor of anti-secular
activity. Sir, it is a fact that this is not merely perception but facts let us say. I will give
an example, non implementation of Srikrishna Commission, continuing of Librahan
Commission Report. There are so many other things, Nanawati Commission and these
are things which affect people. We as a political party, our struggle is limited within the
four parameters of democracy and secularism. But there are other forces inside the
country and outside the country who have a different agenda but it is our responsibility
as a community and also responsibility of the State to come to their rescue. I agree
with what has been said over here. Banning an organization under Unlawful Activities
Act, I am really surprised then the National Securtiy Advisor says that the Bajrang
Dal is not an organistion, whereas the Karnataka Chief Minister in a T.V. interview
recently has said that Bajrang Dal has various office bearers. This clearly shows
because a question that needs to be asked, if an act is committed by terrorist who in
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