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Zee India Conclave | Hate speeches dent development agenda: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

Interacting with anchors and audience at the Zee India Conclave in New Delhi on Saturday, he said his party was not in favour of getting the support of Muslims by appeasing them, but want to empower them.

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Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Saturday claimed that Muslim representation in central government services has gone up over past four years, from 4.5 per cent in 2014, when the UPA left power, to a staggering 10 per cent under Prime Minister Modi.

He, however, appealed to his own party men to build an environment of trust, besides development, referring to off and on statements issued by his party leaders. "Don't derail our development agenda. It inculcates fears and our opponents put oil in the fire," he said. "Unfortunate incidents like Pehlu Khan or hate speeches damage BJP's development agenda," he said.

Interacting with anchors and audience at the Zee India Conclave in New Delhi on Saturday, he said his party was not in favour of getting the support of Muslims by appeasing them, but want to empower them. "If it is said that literacy rate for Muslims is less, job rate is less, giving them a ticket is not empowering them. We want to empower them without appeasement."

He said Muslim representation in government services has increased due to a maze of efforts including free coaching for entrance tests. "It was after this that 126 minority students cleared the UPSC exam." Speaking about the policies of the BJP-led central government, he said that people are now getting more jobs. "The parties who claimed to be well-wishers of minorities have never done good work. We have given scholarships to 1.75 crore minorities, skill development training is being given. People are getting more job opportunities."

He said during the last three years, about 2.42 crore minority students have been provided various scholarships. This year, more than 1.5 crore students have applied for pre-matric, post-matric, merit-cum-means and other various scholarships given by the ministry, he said. More than three lakh applications have been received for "Begum Hazrat Mahal Girls Scholarship" alone, he said.

In the last six months, thousands of educational institutions of minority communities, including madrasas, have been included in the mainstream education system by connecting them with "3Ts - Teacher, Tiffin, Toilet", he added.

Besides, girls are getting benefits from job-oriented skill development schemes such as 'Nai Roshni', 'Seekho aur Kamao', 'Nai Manzil', 'Garib Nawaz Kaushal Vikas Yojana' and 'Hunar Haat'. In the last three years, these schemes have succeeded in providing employment and employment opportunities to more than 8.5 lakh people from minority communities, the minister added.

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