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Published 15:24 IST, September 15th 2019

Rajnath Singh: 'Minorities have and will always feel safe in India'

Union Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh on Sunday took to Twitter to state that minorities in India have always been safe and will remain safe in the future.

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Union Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh on Sunday took to Twitter to state that minorities in Pakistan are always in a state of worry over their safety and security. Singh claimed that minorities in India feel safe and secure but the people who went to Pakistan after partition have been discriminated against till date and are called 'Muhajir.' Rajnath Singh tweeted, "Human rights violation are going on since long in Pakistan. Those who went to Pakistan after partition are still insulted and termed 'Muhajir.' While in India all people feel safe and are respected."

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Minorities Feel Safe in India: Rajnath Singh

Talking about the conditions of the minorities in Pakistan, he said, "It is not hidden from the world what is happening in Pakistan with the Sindhi community, Sikh community, Balochs, and other minority communities. Pakistan, who is raising human rights violation in the UN Conference should first look at what is happening in their own country." Rajnath Singh said in another tweet that if Pakistan doesn't leave its policy of terrorism then it will disintegrate into many pieces. Singh continued to tweet that Pakistan is not able to digest the abrogation of Article 370 and tried to mislead the United Nations. Pakistan cannot stand how people from all communities have lived together in peace in India. Minorities feel safe in India and will remain safe here, said Singh.

Read: Rajnath Singh: Pak's Promotion Of Terrorism Will Break It Into Pieces

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India Addresses Claims by Pakistan in UNHRC

First Secretary MEA Vimarsh Aryan used the Right to Reply at the UNHRC session in Geneva on September 10 and took on Pakistan over its interference in the internal matters of India over the recent developments in Jammu and Kashmir. "We are not surprised with Pakistan's hysterical statements with false fabricated narrative to politicise and polarise this forum. Pakistan realises that our recent decision cuts the very ground from under its feet by creating obstacles in its continuous sponsorship of cross-border terrorism against India. In its desperate mind frame, some Pakistan leaders have even called for Jihad and to encourage violence, both with inside Jammu and Kashmir and to third world countries, in order to paint a picture of genocide which even they know is far from reality," Vimarsh Aryan said at UNHRC in Geneva.

Read: Pakistan Beaten By India's Vimarsh Aryan In 156 Seconds At UNHRC

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11:49 IST, September 15th 2019