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Parliament: Trinamool raises the issue of growing religious fundamentalism in the country

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Trinamool Congress Monday raised the issue of growing religious fundamentalism in the country and demanded that the Prime Minister must assure the country that “we can live in the India we know – unity in diversity.”

Speaking during the Zero Hour, the leader of the party in Rajya Sabha, Derek O’Brien said, “the first time it happens; we can call it a mistake. Second time it happens, we can call it a bigger mistake. Third time it happens, we can call it a blunder, but if it happens time and again, I have to say Sir, it is a decision.”

“This is not the country we are used to living in. I have said this once and will keep saying again that the smaller you are in this country, the smaller your caste, the smaller the minority, the more oppressed you are, the more this country gives you the opportunity to express,” he added.

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In Lok Sabha, leader of the party, Sudip Bandyopadhyay said, “we Indians are firm believers of secularism and communal harmony. We are also believers that unity and diversity should be our integral national philosophy.”

“India as a country must ensure that every section of the society has the the right to live with prestige and dignity. We also demand that the people who are carrying out violence in the name of gau raksha must be dealt with harshly as per the laws,” added.

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Trinamool’s Derek O’Brien speaks in RS on the widespread religious fundamentalism prevailing in the country | Full Transcript

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Sir, it is impossible to speak on the subject in three minutes but I will because it is zero hour, thank you.

There is an urgent need to curb religious fundamentalism Sir, this has been a dangerous situation over the last one week, the last few days, the last few months and months; two years in fact. Sir, the first time it happens; we can call it a mistake. Second time it happens, we can call it a bigger mistake. Third time it happens, we can call it a blunder, but if it happens time and again, I have to say Sir, it is a decision.

I believe this is not happening because of a mistake, this is a decision of this Government, Sir. Otherwise, the Defense Minister of the country would not have said what he said yesterday. The Dalits are suffering; so many of us went and saw what happened there. Sir, for just 15 rupees people are killed, just because they are Dalits. In Haryana, Sir, people are being forced to eat cow dung. There are people dying in different parts of the country, Sir. This is not just an aberration, this is a decision of this government.

Sir, let me tell you. I am a gau sevak, we are all gau sevaks but in the name of gau sevaks don’t cross the line and become gau rakshaks, Sir. This is a situation which has gone beyond the borders of the country. And the government must be aware because this is not a fluke or an aberration. Sir, they must listen to what the United Nations Human Rights Council Special Report on Minority Rights had to say about our country. They have called this “caste-affected discrimination happening in India with minority like characteristics.” The government must listen to the US Commission on International Freedom.

Yesterday an MP from the ruling party goes and calls someone ‘an idiot’. Why? Just because I disagreed with you. So what if we disagree with you? Be open hearted, I would say you read Article 48 of the Constitution. Sir, this is not the country we are used to living in. I have said this once and will keep saying again that the smaller you are in this country, the smaller your caste, the smaller the minority, the more oppressed you are, the more this country gives you the opportunity to express.

But this government, the ministers in the government, the people associated with the ruling party, are shooting their mouths off every day. I want to challenge this government and say that the Prime Minister needs to come and say that these are not mistakes, this is not the thinking of the government.

The Prime Minister must come here and assure us that we can live in the India we know – ‘unity in diversity’.

Thank you Sir.