Anti-muslim Comment Sparks Ruckus In Gujarat Assembly

A Gujarat minister’s reported “anti-minority’’ comment about population explosion in minority communities led to ruckus in the state assembly on Feb 5. There was little clarity on what Nitin Patel actually said,

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August 27, 2022

A Gujarat minister’s reported “anti-minority’’ comment about population explosion in minority communities led to ruckus in the state assembly on Feb 5. There was little clarity on what Nitin Patel actually said, but slogan shouting began immediately after he spoke. Congress legislature party chief Iqbal Patel took exception to Patel’s remark, saying it reminded one that, despite Sadbhavna, things have not changed. He recalled how it is similar to what chief minister Narendra Modi said about Muslims on Sep 9, 2002 at Bahucharaji – “panch ke pacchees’’.