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RSS to discuss religious census at Ranchi meet

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Muslim share of population up 0.8%, Hindus’ down 0.7% between 2001 and 2011

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RANCHI: In an already communally charged environment Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has come up with its resolution on challenge of imbalance in the population growth rate .The Sangh, in no ambiguous terms, has stated that there must be uniform family planning norms in the country, including the Muslims. Reiterating its stand on having uniform civil code in the country, 'sah sarkaryavah' of Sangh Dr Krishna Gopal told media persons in Ranchi on Saturday that no religion is above constitution of the country. "If religion prevents opting for family planning norms, we must go by the nationalist spirit and formulate a policy keeping under consideration the available resources of the country," he said. Dr Gopal reminded that the apex court in a number of occasions has said about the constitutional necessity for having uniform civil code in the country.Sharing details of the religion data of Census 2011, Gopalji said that the share of population of religions of Bharatiya origin (including Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, Sikh) has come down to 83.8% from 88% of 1951 whereas during the same period Muslim population increased to 14.23% from 9.8%. "The total fertility rate (TFR) and child ratio is uneven across the religions and unless uniform measures are adopted it is difficult to achieve the ideal figure of 2.1 as national fertility rate," he said.The Akhil Bhartiya Karyakari Mandal (AKBM) (national executive) which is meeting at Ranchi for the first time discussed the issue in detail and came up with a unanimous resolution urging the government to reformulate the national population policy keeping in view the availability of resources in the country, future needs and problem of demographic imbalance and apply the same across all communities. It also urged the government to curb illegal infiltration from across the border, prepare a national register of citizens and prevent the infiltrators from acquiring citizenship rights and purchasing lands.Gopalji, however, segregated 'oppressed' refugees from neighbouring countries and the infiltrators saying that the minority community in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh or any other neighbouring country, who may be from community of Indian origin or Christians should be allowed shelter here, but the infiltrators who are coming with the objective of grabbing land and staying here as citizens must be stopped strictly.Timing of religion census questionedCiting example of Dhubri district of Assam, Gopalji said that at the time of Independence 80 per cent area was of Hindus and there was not a single Muslim dominated district there (Assam). "Today Dhubri has 80 per cent Muslims and in eight districts Muslims form the majority community," he said calling upon the government to go through the reports of two Army officers - General SK Sinha and General AK Singh - besides the recently submitted report of the Hazarika commission.The RSS has also appealed to the countrymen, including the Swayamsevaks, to take cognizance of the causes of these population changes and considering it their national duty to create public awareness take all lawful steps to save the country from demographic imbalances.