I hope that UN security council will complete consultations at the earliest and come to a conclusion to take firm action against terror, else peaceful coexistence will become difficult, says Naidu
Asserting that commitment to human rights is a part of Indian culture, and that India has respected the rights of others since time immemorial, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu asked the world community, especially the UN, to take firm action against countries who indulge in terror and rights violation as a "state policy".
Asserting that Indian government, be it the present one or the earlier ones, believed in peaceful coexistence, he said some countries with terrorism as state policy are aiding, abetting and funding terror.
"I hope that UN security council will complete consultations at the earliest and come to a conclusion to take firm action against terror, else peaceful coexistence will become difficult," Naidu said.
"We all believe in Sarve Jana Sukhna Bhavantu, that is, all people should live together peacefully, and we believe in the principle of Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam, that the entire universe is one family. Even the so-called discussion on civil rights and minority rights are not guaranteed simply because of Constitution, but because they are in our DNA," said Naidu.
Naidu was speaking at a function held by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to commemorate the World Human Rights Day at Vigyan Bhawan on Sunday.
Naidu said secularism, which was included in the Constitution at a later date, is ingrained in our DNA from the beginning.
Conceding that there are definitely some incidents (of human rights violation), Naidu said they need to be condemned, isolated and dealt strictly by the government and meted out punishment to act as a deterrent.
Terming caste and communalism as major challenges to Indian democracy that have potential to disrupt peaceful coexistence in the muti-cultural and multi-religious Indian society, Naidu said these challenges are sometimes exploited for personal, political and sectarian gains which needs to tackled.
Naidu also took a dig on human rights organisations who come out to protect terrorists who kill others and then come and seek their human rights.
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