Why BJP leaders’ comments on study about Muslim population in India are misleading
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Analysis: India’s Religious-Population Findings Were Not NewThe study puts India’s Muslim share at 14.09% in 2015; census data show a similar trend.
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- The prime minister’s Economic Advisory Council study examined religious minorities in 167 countries from 1950 to 2015.
- It put India’s Muslim share at 9.84% in 1950 and 14.09% in 2015, while the Hindu share fell from 84.68% to 78.06%.
- Census data show only modest changes between 1951 and 2011, while the Muslim population’s growth rate declined over three decades.
- According to the article, the Congress manifesto contains no promise of religion-based reservations.
the demography of India is being altered— Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Union minister (BJP), claimed that the demography of India is being altered due to an increase in the population of a 'particular community' while commenting on the study's findings.
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