Secular Fabric

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday said the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act was against the secular fabric of the country and claimed that events unfolding now were similar to the ones witnessed in Germany in 1930s when Adolf Hitler was at the helm

CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday accused the BJP and its mentor Rashtra Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) of trying to destroy the country's secular fabric and letting loose a "reign of fear and distrust" across the country by implementing the contentious National Register for Citizens and Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.

The ordinance also says universities must act to inculcate "desh bhakti (patriotism)" in its students. It also says universities must "preserve the secular, democratic fabric and aspire for universal brotherhood and tolerance"

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today accused the BJP of trying to destroy India's secular fabric through "divisive" means and politicising the armed forces for electoral gains. He also expressed anger at the ruling party's Bhopal candidate, Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, for denigrating a police officer who has lost his life in service of the country...

MK Kanimozhi, the DMK candidate from Thoothukudi seat in Tamil Nadu, has called the BJP government "anti-national". A Rajya Sabha parliamentarian, Ms Kanimozhi will take on Tamilisai Soundarajan, the BJP candidate and the party's state president, when the polls open on Thursday.

The Delhi High Court today dismissed a plea seeking withdrawal of coins having religious symbols embossed on them, saying it does not dent the secular fabric of the country. Two Delhi residents had filed a PIL seeking a direction to the RBI and the finance ministry to withdraw the coins brought out in 2010 and 2013 with images of Brihadeeswara Temp...

Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad today termed as a "threat to the secular fabric" of the country the policies of RSS and accused the BJP-led central government of dancing to its tune.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said any threat to the secular fabric of the country would not be tolerated, calling upon citizens to maintain social harmony.

In the wake of the lynching case in Uttar Pradesh's Dadri, the home ministry said there will be "zero tolerance" for incidents that "attempt to weaken the secular fabric of the nation and exploit religious sentiments". Mentioning Dadri - where a 50-year-old man was killed last week after rumours that he consumed beef - the advisory said the states ...

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday said the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act was against the secular fabric of the country and claimed that events unfolding now were similar to the ones witnessed in Germany in 1930s when Adolf Hitler was at the helm

CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday accused the BJP and its mentor Rashtra Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) of trying to destroy the country's secular fabric and letting loose a "reign of fear and distrust" across the country by implementing the contentious National Register for Citizens and Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.

The ordinance also says universities must act to inculcate "desh bhakti (patriotism)" in its students. It also says universities must "preserve the secular, democratic fabric and aspire for universal brotherhood and tolerance"

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today accused the BJP of trying to destroy India's secular fabric through "divisive" means and politicising the armed forces for electoral gains. He also expressed anger at the ruling party's Bhopal candidate, Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, for denigrating a police officer who has lost his life in service of the country...

MK Kanimozhi, the DMK candidate from Thoothukudi seat in Tamil Nadu, has called the BJP government "anti-national". A Rajya Sabha parliamentarian, Ms Kanimozhi will take on Tamilisai Soundarajan, the BJP candidate and the party's state president, when the polls open on Thursday.

The Delhi High Court today dismissed a plea seeking withdrawal of coins having religious symbols embossed on them, saying it does not dent the secular fabric of the country. Two Delhi residents had filed a PIL seeking a direction to the RBI and the finance ministry to withdraw the coins brought out in 2010 and 2013 with images of Brihadeeswara Temp...

Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad today termed as a "threat to the secular fabric" of the country the policies of RSS and accused the BJP-led central government of dancing to its tune.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said any threat to the secular fabric of the country would not be tolerated, calling upon citizens to maintain social harmony.

In the wake of the lynching case in Uttar Pradesh's Dadri, the home ministry said there will be "zero tolerance" for incidents that "attempt to weaken the secular fabric of the nation and exploit religious sentiments". Mentioning Dadri - where a 50-year-old man was killed last week after rumours that he consumed beef - the advisory said the states ...