Hindustan is for Hindus. Says Assam Governor

[Tipu7]

NEW DELHI: Stirring the saga of racial prejudice and religious apartheid identified with the Modi government, Assam Governor P.B. Acharya has claimed that Hindustan is for Hindus and that the name of a single Bangladeshi should not be in the updating of the National Register for Citizens (NRC), the Times of India said on Sunday.

The paper said Mr Acharya made the comments during a book launch in Guwahati on Saturday and they came in reply to a question on updating the NRC list. Controversy surrounds the centre’s notification of allowing religious minorities from Pakistan and Bangladesh fleeing persecution to seek shelter in India, which is said to exclude Muslims from its purview.

Mr Acharya was quoted as saying that Assam has nothing to fear about ‘Hindu refugees’ from Bangladesh settling in the state and there is nothing wrong in Hindus from other countries taking shelter in India.

“Hindustan is for Hindus. There is nothing wrong with that. Hindus from different countries can stay here. They cannot be outsiders. There is nothing to be feared about that. But how to accommodate them is a big question and we should think about that,” he said.

He added, however: “We shouldn’t allow a single Bangladeshi to be included in the NRC list.”

Mr Acharya expressed concern over Assam and the northeast being in a ‘danger zone’ because of threats from ‘certain ideology’ groups. Though he did not say so explicitly, he made it amply clear, the paper said, that he was referring to Islamic groups.

“The integrity of the country is at stake. The northeast is in a danger zone. Different ideological groups are posing a threat to our country. We should strive to save our integrity,” said Mr Acharya, who is the constitutional head of the troubled north-eastern state.

He harked to another pet theme of his fellow saffron ideologues. He said the ancient Hindu medicinal practice was looked down upon by the British regime and had lost its prominence under the Raj.

“There are people living in villages in India who still go for Ayurveda. They respect it. It was only during the British regime that Ayurveda lost its prominence to western medicine,” he said.

Published in Dawn, November 23rd, 2015

 

[Jacob Martin]

So it is all right for PAkistan to be a non-secular, Islamic state, with the Constitution specifically discriminating against Ahmediyyas and reserving the position of head of state, etc, for Muslims? But if ONE Indian politician makes the mistake of saying something like this, the knives are out? Pakistanis are proud of the fact that Pakistan is for Muslims ONLY, yet India has to uphold standards of secularism that Pakistanis themselves have no respect for. Take a hike.

 

[AUz]

So it is all right for PAkistan to be a non-secular, Islamic state, with the Constitution specifically discriminating against Ahmediyyas and reserving the position of head of state, etc, for Muslims? But if ONE Indian politician makes the mistake of saying something like this, the knives are out? Pakistanis are proud of the fact that Pakistan is for Muslims ONLY, yet India has to uphold standards of secularism that Pakistanis themselves have no respect for. Take a hike.

Pakistan is a declared Islamic state, Mashallah.

india is a secular state so any bullsh!t of "hindus only" is criminal as it goes against the very constitution.

Moreover, Islam is a comprehensive socio-economic legal political religious global civilizational force---the magnitude of which has never been experienced by human species before.

Hinduism doesn't even come close...and is merely a spiritual disintegrated belief system based on ancient myths that isn't taken seriously by hindus themselves. Hinduism isn't good enough to be the basis of modern state...

Take a hike.

 

[Jacob Martin]

Pakistan is a declared Islamic state, Mashallah.

End of story. Evidently the words "hypocrisy" and "double-standards" are yet to enter the Pakistani dictionary.

Moreover, Islam is a comprehensive socio-economic legal political religious global civilizational force---the magnitude of which has never been experienced by human species before.

Oh, the world is "experiencing its magnitude" all right. Last I heard it was experienced in Mali. Before that in Lebanon and Paris. Oh wait, in Nigeria too. And yes, Brussels is still in lockdown.

 

[Stannis Baratheon]

Okay, then give Kashmir to Pakistan. West Bengal and Assam to Bangladesh. We will take the Muslims with us.

 

[Jacob Martin]

Okay, then give Kashmir to Pakistan. West Bengal and Assam to Bangladesh. We will take the Muslims with us.

Jamaat stooges like you have brought ruin to your land. Forgotten the abortion camps of '71, have we?

 

[Stannis Baratheon]

Jamaat stooges like you have brought ruin to your land. Forgotten the abortion camps of '71, have we?

Go brag about how Zia was pro-Pakistani with your deluded mind in the Indian Defence forum website. Cr@p like that don't work here and only makes you look like the fool that you are.

I would have gone and insulted you too but I prefer to have you banned. Already reported so don't worry.
@waz @WebMaster

 

[Jacob Martin]

Go brag about how Zia was pro-Pakistani with your deluded mind in the Indian Defence forum website. Cr@p like that don't work here and only makes you look like the fool that you are.

I would have gone and insulted you too but I prefer to have you banned. Already reported so don't worry.
@waz @WebMaster

Yes, snitch all you want. You are a visceral Jamaat product and Bangladesh will rue the day it allowed that poison to infect its ideology. And don't worry. The mods here know all about the Jamaat. So don't expect any favours. Pakistan is plagued by the Jamaat menace as well.

 

[Abba_Dabba_Jabba]

Hinduism is not religion it is way of life, everyone living in Hindustan is Hindu because they have a way of life. Similarly Pakistanis are half Hindus because they follow Hindu life style like eating, singing, dresses, etc.
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Don't see Hinduism as a religion, because if Hinduism is religion then believe me Muslims percentage in our population would be negligible after looking at the situation of Hindus in Pakistan & Bangladesh. So don't compare India with Islamic State of Pakistan or Bangladesh, because you don't deserve to be compared to a Nation which accept all the religion as equal. #Peace

 

[saiyan0321]

Change the constitution then to form that the secular democracy of India shall be the Hindu theocratic democracy for India where the rules abiding to the Hindu majority and Hindu culture and Hindu way of living shall be adhered by all its citizens. Where the laws shall be formed with the consent of Hindu society to accomodate the feeling of the Hindu masses. Where the minorties will be given due rights in accordance with the Hindu culture...

Something along these lines... When you claim you are secular and take pride in it then you can't say 'Hindustan is for Hindus' then India becomes a land for all religions and cultures.

As for Pakistan we have claimed and openly demanded a state for Muslims thus our very formation was based on the idea of Islam.

 

[Stannis Baratheon]

Yes, snitch all you want. You are a visceral Jamaat product and Bangladesh will rue the day it allowed that poison to infect its ideology. And don't worry. The mods here know all about the Jamaat. So don't expect any favours. Pakistan is plagued by the Jamaat menace as well.

And India is plagued by Saffron terrorists. You elect genocidal maniacs as Prime Ministers and carry out a genocide every decade. Infact, most of your "Hindustan" wants to get away from it, thus you are riddled with insurgency from brave indigenous freedom fighters.

BTW, don't come and talk about rape, you have the third highest number every year.

India is plagued with genocidal maniacs, rapists and public defecation.

 

[Jacob Martin]

Change the constitution then to form that the secular democracy of India shall be the Hindu theocratic democracy for India where the rules abiding to the Hindu majority and Hindu culture and Hindu way of living shall be adhered by all its citizens. Where the laws shall be formed with the consent of Hindu society to accomodate the feeling of the Hindu masses. Where the minorties will be given due rights in accordance with the Hindu culture...

Something along these lines... When you claim you are secular and take pride in it then you can't say 'Hindustan is for Hindus' then India becomes a land for all religions and cultures.

As for Pakistan we have claimed and openly demanded a state for Muslims thus our very formation was based on the idea of Islam.

Firstly, don't impute the statement of one person on to all Indians. Secondly, the best evidence in this regard is the Constitution of a country - the Indian Constitution enforces equality whereas the Pakistani Constitution kills equality. Thirdly, since that is the case, so stop "calling for" things that are outside the narrow, sectarian comprehensions of someone raised in a theocratic society.

And India is plagued by Saffron terrorists. You elect genocidal maniacs as Prime Ministers and carry out a genocide every decade. Infact, most of your "Hindustan" wants to get away from it, thus you are riddled with insurgency from brave indigenous freedom fighters.

BTW, don't come and talk about rape, you have the third highest number every year.

India is plagued with genocidal maniacs, rapists and public defecation.

So what happened in '71, then? Has the Jamaat been able to rewrite history comprehensively enough. Is Mujib-ur-Rehman now the villain in Bangladeshi narrative? Was freedom secured by a goon who became a dictator?

 

[Abba_Dabba_Jabba]

As for Pakistan we have claimed and openly demanded a state for Muslims thus our very formation was based on the idea of Islam.

That's the primary reason each and every Pakistani to shut their mouth when there is discussion going on about a "Secular Nation".

 

[AUz]

Oh, the world is "experiencing its magnitude" all right. Last I heard it was experienced in Mali. Before that in Lebanon and Paris. Oh wait, in Nigeria too. And yes, Brussels is still in lockdown.

These are just 'feels' of insurgences in small corners of Muslim world.

Keep missing the bigger picture.

 

[ito]

Okay, then give Kashmir to Pakistan. West Bengal and Assam to Bangladesh. We will take the Muslims with us.

I highly doubt any Muslim from India will either want to go to Pakistan or BD.