The Indian government does not discriminate on the basis of religion and believes that all citizens should enjoy equal rights, Union minister Suresh Prabhu said today at the World Economic Forum (WEF) summit. Participating in a session on 'India's Role in the World', he also stressed that fruits of growth should reach everybody and said that if the government was against a particular community, then why should it have brought the triple talaq bill. To a query by Fareed Zakaria, who was moderating the session, on whether it is a fair criticism that in search of electoral advantage, BJP has marginalised Indian Muslims, Prabhu replied, "I would say that this is the first government which does not discriminate on the population on the basis of their religion". "We strongly believe that all citizens of India enjoy equal rights and privileges.
They should not be discriminated on the basis of religion," the commerce and industry minister said. Prabhu also said there is also an idea of developing ease of living index in India.
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