V-P Ansari calls for affirmative action on problems affecting Muslims

Vice-President Hamid Ansari on Monday demanded “affirmative action” to address problems of identity and security confronting Muslims in line with Modi government's official objective of ‘sabka <g data-gr-id="11">sath</g>, <g data-gr-id="12">sabka</g> <g data-gr-id="13">vikas</g>’.

He stressed that “default by the State or its agents in terms of deprivation, exclusion and discrimination (including failure to provide security) has to be corrected by the State at the earliest and appropriate instruments developed for it”.

Speaking at the golden jubilee celebration of the All-India Majlis-E-Mushawarat, an apex forum of Muslim organisations, Ansari said the challenge was to develop strategies to address issues confronting Muslims. “The official objective of <g data-gr-id="15">sabka</g> <g data-gr-id="16">sath</g>, <g data-gr-id="17">sabka</g> <g data-gr-id="18">vikas</g> is commendable. A pre-requisite for this is action to ensure a common starting point and an ability in all to walk at the required pace, he said.