The Meghalaya High Court has urged the Prime Minister, the Home Minister, the Law Minister and other members of the Parliament to make laws that would help accomodate the Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Christians and people from other communities from countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who have come to India. The court also asked that these people be given citizenship of the country, in what can be called a very controversial judgement.
This ruling was delivered by Justice SR Sen in case related to a domicile certificate. A part of the judgement delivered also states that India should have been declared a Hindu country during the partition in 1947, with neighbours Pakistan naming themselves to be an Islamic nation.
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It states, “Therefore, I request our beloved Prime Minister, Home Minister, Law Minister and Hon’ble Members of the Parliament to bring a law to allow the Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhist, Parsis, Christians, Khasis, Jaintias and Garos who have come from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan to live in this country peacefully and with full dignity without making any cut off year and be given citizenship without any question or production of any documents. Similar principle should be taken to those who live in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. They may be allowed to come at any point of time to settle in India and Government may provide rehabilitation properly and declare them citizens of India.”
The court says that one of the biggest issues today are the difficulties that are faced by the people regarding the Domicile and Permanent Residence Certificate.
The courts adds that this issue would have to be examined since the ‘inception of Bharat Barsh.”
Simplifying the history of India in three parts, the court further stated that the country was first ruled by the Hindus after which the Mughals came in. Then the British arrived and left the country in tatters, killing lakhs of Hindus, Sikhs and people of other communities.
The report states, ““As we all know that India was one of the largest country in the world and there was no concept of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. They were in one country and was commanded by Hindu Kingdom but thereafter the Mughal came to India and captured the different parts of India and started ruling the country and at that point of time many conversion took place by force.
Thereafter, the English people entered India in the name of East India Company and started ruling over India and were torturing the Indians so ultimately the independence movement started and India got its independence in the year 1947 and India was divided into two countries; one was Pakistan and the other was India.
It is an undisputed fact that at the time of partition, lakhs and lakhs of Sikhs and Hindus were killed, tortured and raped and forced them to leave their forefather’s property and compelled them to enter India to save their lives and dignity.”
While Pakistan declared itself to be an Islamic nation at the time of their independence during the partition, India should have declared themselves a Hindu nation, the court felt.
“Pakistan declared themselves as an Islamic country and India since was divided on the basis of religion should have also been declared as a Hindu country but it remained as a secular country.”