Minorities Right in a Democracy and the Responsibilities of Government

THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE GOVERNMENT

“Safeguarding country men's lives, property, respect, honour and maintaining normalcy of the environment, at every cost, and if minorities exist in the country then safeguarding and keeping secure their religions, their places of worship, their Personal Laws and if any minority loves its language which contains its cultural and religious wealth, then safeguarding the language and its script is necessary.

As far as safeguarding the life and property, respect and honour of the country's population is concerned, this is the primary duty of every government and no government or administration deserves to be called a government or administration if it cannot provide it. In a country with such a great population consisting of varied faiths and cultures, racial and familial strata, financial and social classes, the most hazardous thing is the trend of violence which extends beyond individuals and family circle and assumes the form of communal riots which the administration can always control it.

It is necessary to create an environment of unity and confidence, country wide tour are organized, public meetings are held and speeches are delivered, and help be sought from press and public media to prepare minds and such chapter are excluded from course books which generate communal hatred.

Side by side, the parties who create communal hatred should be banned and must not be allowed to agitate and play with the sentiments of their coreligionists.
At the same time I want to draw attention to the fact that the administrative disorder and mismanagement, disregard of duty, bribery and excessive love for money has reached an extreme. A massive country side struggle against it, moral movement and vigilance by the administration is necessary.
It is hoped that these points and honest suggestion will be given due consideration which mere sincerity, love of the country and the sourness of previous experiences and the feeling of future dangers have detailed".

HAZRAT MAULANA SAYYID ABUL HASAN ALI NADWI

(KARVAN-E-ZINDAGI: PART4: PAGES:-154-162)

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