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PRESS RELEASE OF “CHAIN OF UNITY” PROGRAMME AT SURAT, GUJARAT.
PRESS RELEASE OF “CHAIN OF UNITY” PROGRAMME AT SURAT, GUJARAT.
NDA Govt honestly committed to security, prosperity of minorities: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Surat, April 12, 2015: Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs & Minority Affairs Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi –led Central Government is honestly committed to security and prosperity of minority communities in India and the Centre is working effectively in this regard.
Speaking at “Chain of Unity’’ programme at Surat, Shri Naqvi said the NDA Government has initiated several welfare schemes for growth of all minority communities of the country including Muslims and these communities should utilize these schemes for their overall development.
“Mantra of the Modi Government is “Sabka Sath Sabka Vikas’’ (cooperation of all, development of all) and the BJP Government has proved this in its last about ten months tenure. Our government is moving ahead on its commitment towards development of all sections without any kind of discrimination,’’ Shri Naqvi said.
Shri Naqvi said the Central Government has started ‘Mission Sashaktikaran’ or ‘Mission Empowerment’ in an effort to provide fruits of development to the last person from the society including minority communities. The Government’s motive is to implement welfare schemes effectively. These steps have created a positive atmosphere and the people’s trust has strengthened in the Modi Government.
Shri Naqvi expressed that the Muslim community wants a better future, secured environment and social, economic, educational development, better health facilities and job opportunities. The Modi Government is committed to provide these opportunities and fulfill aspirations of all sections.
“The Muslim community was left behind on development path as the Congress and other so-called secular political parties deliberately exploited the community and used it as their vote bank. The situation has totally been changed after formation of the NDA Government under visionary Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi,’’ Shri Naqvi added.
Shri Naqvi said efforts of the NDA Government have instilled a sense of security among the minorities. Harassment of Muslim youths in the name of so-called terror activities has stopped since the BJP-led government came to power at the Centre last year.
Terming middlemen as the ''biggest hurdle'' in providing benefits of development schemes to the common man during the previous governments, Shri Naqvi said the BJP-led Government is keeping a close eye on such people and it will not allow anybody to loot even a single penny of the public money.
“As far as Wakf properties are concerned, the NDA Government is also committed to protection and development of these properties under the new Wakf Act. Our government will free these properties from any type of mafias’’, Shri Naqvi added.
Shri Naqvi further assured that there is no threat to secularism in the country. Those who exploited secularism for their political gain should understand that the majority community of the country is custodian and protector of secularism.