SC refuses plea seeking minority status for Hindus
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking minority status for Hindus in seven states, including Mizoram and Punjab. The plea, filed by Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ashwini Upadhyay, claimed that minority rights were being drawn off "illegally and arbitrarily" to the majority population. The court asked the petitioner to approach the National Commission for Minorities.