“Forced Conversion Can’t Be Testament Of Trust For Any Religion”: Union Minister

New Delhi:

Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi as we speak mentioned right here that pressured spiritual conversion can’t be a testomony of enlargement and belief in a rustic the place each, believers and atheists coexist.

Interacting with distinguished individuals of the Christian neighborhood from throughout the nation in New Delhi as we speak, Mr Naqvi mentioned that each the believers and the atheists have equal constitutional and social rights and safety in India.

In line with a press assertion from the Ministry of Minority Affairs, Mr Naqvi mentioned that whereas on one hand, Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis, Jews, Baha’is, and believers of just about all different religions of the world dwell in India; alternatively, crores of atheists additionally exist within the nation with equal constitutional and social rights.

Mr Naqvi mentioned that India is the one nation on the earth the place festivals and different joyous events of all of the religions are celebrated collectively. “We have to maintain this shared cultural heritage and legacy of co-existence strengthened. Any try to disturb this cloth of unity and concord will harm the soul of India,” he mentioned.

The Union Minister mentioned that followers of just about all of the religions of the world dwell in India and constitutional and social assure and security of their spiritual, social, financial, instructional rights is the great thing about our energy of “Unity in Range”.

The Ministry of Minority Affairs knowledgeable that the chief additionally mentioned it’s our collective nationwide accountability to make sure that India’s tradition of tolerance and dedication of co-existence isn’t allowed to get weakened beneath any circumstances.

“Spiritual bigotry and intolerance can by no means harm India as our nation is the world’s largest centre of spiritual-religious data, and likewise the supply of inspiration for ‘Sarva Dharma Sambhav’ and ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’.”