Make India a secular state and save it from vote-bank seculars offering appeasements
1. Civil, criminal and personal law should be common for all the citizens.
2. All citizens should take an oath to uphold and adhere to the constitution and laws of India before being issued a voter card. Any activity in violation of the basic principles will result in losing the right to vote.
3. There should be no discrimination by the state based on religion, caste or sex; no special privileges will be given to anyone because of religion, caste or sex. All laws and rules that do not adhere to this principle shall be suspended/repealed forthwith.
4. Government (central or state) shall not interfere in the management of religious institutions and their activities as long as they abide by the law of the land. Any contravention of the law/rules will invite strict action. This includes anti-national exhortations, indulging in political activism and religious conversion by inducements, force or false preaching, illegal construction of places of worship, occupying public places for prayer without permission etc. Construction of places of worship will be subject to zoning laws and applicable rules for construction including the provision for amenities for worshipping public. They shall not cause inconvenience to public nor any type of pollution.
5. There shall be no holidays for religious events. Holidays will be restricted to national days and optional holidays up to 10 days in a year. If the majority of the workforce avails of a holiday for a particular festival making operation of the organisation untenable, then the employer can declare a holiday for everyone (to be considered as part of the 10 days); this will not apply to continuous processes, essential services etc where all employees may not be granted holidays for festivals as they desire.
6. No group or body of individuals whose objective is to promote the interests of a particular religion, caste or sex can form a political party. Any party indulging in soliciting votes promising special consideration on this basis will be disqualified from participating in the electoral process and their leaders given imprisonment with hard labour for life.
7. Central and state governments should stop all subsidies from government funds for travel to places of religious importance in India or abroad.
8. Courts will NOT have jurisdiction over religious beliefs, rituals and customs as long as they do not affect the safety, well-being and security of individuals and the society at large. more