New Delhi, Mar 12: Narendra Modi-led NDA government at the Centre does not recruit Muslims in the Ayush ministry as a policy, a news report said quoting an official RTI reply.
The report by the Milli Gazette, an influential fortnightly newspaper highlighting issues of the minority community, could give the Opposition more ammo to target the Modi govt which it accuses of running an agenda of turning India into a “Hindu rashtra”.
Sripad Naik, the minister in charge of Ayush, condemned the report as being “false”, and said that it was “an attempt to defame us.” However Mr Naik did not produce any proof for his claim.
The admission by the ministry – formed to promote ayurveda, yoga, naturopathy, unani, siddha and homeopathy – came in response to a series of RTI applications by journalist Pushp Sharma who had sought the number of Muslim yoga teachers and trainers hired for foreign assignments during the first World Yoga Day on June 21, 2015.
“As per government policy - No Muslim candidate was invited, selected or sent abroad,” the ministry was quoted as saying. The online version of the Milli Gazette report also carried images of the RTI replies.
The ministry said, a total of 711 Muslim yoga trainers had applied for the short-term assignment abroad but none was even called for an interview while 26 trainers (all Hindus) were sent abroad on this assignment.
The reply also revealed that 3841 Muslim candidates applied till October 2015 for the post of Yoga trainer/teacher with the Ministry but none was selected.
After the United Nations declared June 21 as the World Yoga Day, Modi said that the recognition was proof that “the world is curious to know about India and we must tell the world about our culture, we have to be proud of our culture.”
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doddanna u r daddanna ... who said if muslim countries decide and unite ... we dont get oil... ? haha big joke ... it was the scenario in 1980-2000... now there are plenty of oil sources acrss the globe ... saudi no longer can dictate ... u want oil from russia or venezuala? fyii... our israel produces cng now ... haha... mostly munda makla gottilla nimge ... they sell it for egypt and jordan too ... fyi... indians have come out of oil cartel and indians are dominating in oil cartel , come to singapore u will understand ... adakke saabi from kuwait bandu ... full discvount kodthini nan oil na mangalore nalli madagthini antha heliddu ...haha ... madrasa knowledge weak antha gothu mama ... haha jai israel .. jai bharath... jai shri shri modi .jai benjamin netanyahu ...
Yoga for all. Use any words while doing yoga, its not compulsory to use OM or chinese word. Its just an word. Like in karate; hu han is common consider OM is same like that, and use the words what u like.
Well omited Baskar and Bopanna----mind.. your criminal world still remaining because of these liabilities only.....
Well said Bhaskar - they are a liability to the whole world
Have you seen pictures of any male world leaders doing Yoga other then Modi?
Yoga is only for women
Bros,Ayush prog not only for yoga, it includes yunani,Ayurvedic & homio sections also...
Dear Naika,
Please shut your mouth, If they all unit and stop providing crude oil then who will supply OIL. Your backing ISRAEL don't have any oil resource in their country. For Independence, all INDIANS stood together and kick out the white skin british. That time rss never came in front or they supported. Only they created problem with in religion - upper cast lower cast. Your devide and rule policy will never succeed.
Thank you mr. Naik ... We dont need Jobs where creations are worshiped... No need to please some people in our community. Give the straight answer U are not welcome in our YOGA community... it will be better.
BJP agenda.
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