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Muslims in Nepal want a Hindu state
Kathmandu: In an unusual move, Muslims in Nepalhave backed the ongoing campaign for reinstating the country's erstwhile Hindu identity, saying they are more "secure" under a Hindu state than under a secular Constitution.
"It is to protect Islam," said Amjad Ali, chairman of the Rapti Muslim Society. CPN-UML CA member Anarkali Miya said she has personally experienced missionaries trying to influence people from other faiths to follow Christianity. "Nepal should not adopt secularism. It will only create more problems in future," Miya said.
"Turning the country secular is nothing but a design to break the longstanding unity among Muslims and Hindus. So there is no alternative to reinstating the country's old Hindu State identity in order to allow fellow citizens to live with religious tolerance," said Babu Khan Pathan, chairperson of the Rastrabadi Muslim Manch Nepalgunj said.
"We don't need a secular identity, but want to see the country called Hindu State as this ensures safety and security for all," Pathan added and claimed that around 80% of Muslims in Nepal are in favour of Hindu State identity.
Kathmandu: In an unusual move, Muslims in Nepalhave backed the ongoing campaign for reinstating the country's erstwhile Hindu identity, saying they are more "secure" under a Hindu state than under a secular Constitution.
"It is to protect Islam," said Amjad Ali, chairman of the Rapti Muslim Society. CPN-UML CA member Anarkali Miya said she has personally experienced missionaries trying to influence people from other faiths to follow Christianity. "Nepal should not adopt secularism. It will only create more problems in future," Miya said.
"Turning the country secular is nothing but a design to break the longstanding unity among Muslims and Hindus. So there is no alternative to reinstating the country's old Hindu State identity in order to allow fellow citizens to live with religious tolerance," said Babu Khan Pathan, chairperson of the Rastrabadi Muslim Manch Nepalgunj said.
"We don't need a secular identity, but want to see the country called Hindu State as this ensures safety and security for all," Pathan added and claimed that around 80% of Muslims in Nepal are in favour of Hindu State identity.
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