National law needed on conversions: Jaitley


Posted on 6th Jan 2015 05:49 pm by mohit kumar

New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Monday said a national law must make clear how voluntary conversion can take place while he also asked people not to expect a big bang union budget.

In an interview to news channel NDTV, Jaitley admitted that the controversy over conversions was diffusing the development message of the government.

"Yes, I am concerned about headlines being hijacked. Our focus is development," he said.

"Let's have a national law which says how should voluntary conversion take place. The law has to be fundamental right compatible... Reconversion is also a conversion - so you'll have to have the same standards for both," he said.

On Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat's controversial comments on conversion, he said that Bhagwat has "said what he has before too, but media, opposition is just looking at controversies now".

He also said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed his disapproval on the issue at a Bharatiya Janata Party MPs meeting.

"The PM has made his position clear."

The issue of "ghar wapsi" or re-conversion to Hinduism rocked parliament's winter session with many days of parliament work lost as opposition parties attacked the government.

Asked about the impending budget, Jaitley said: "I am not in the business of a 9 p.m. show that I will have a big bang budget and get the TRPs. Governance is a 365 day business."

"A government who is working on governance 365 days a year, the budget is a one-day affair. Yet it is very important. India must be in a hurry, only then the obstructionists can be put on the back foot," he said.

"We have done more reforms in seven months that the UPA government did in its whole tenure," he claimed.

On the Jammu and Kashmir government formation with the Peoples Democratic Party in talks with the BJP, Jaitley said it was "very difficult" for political parties to give up their ideological position but hinted that controversial issues could be set aside.

He said the BJP is ideologically different from the PDP and the National Conference and it is "very difficult for parties to give up their ideological positions".

"In this kind of a format you have to speak to everyone. We're not happy with governor's rule, we want a popular government," he said, adding: "I hope parties involved in the process put their heads together."

0 Like 0 Dislike
Previous news Next news
Other news

India should play role in Nepal peace process: Former PM Bhattarai

New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Amid political instability in N

If coal is exhausted, 5 to 6 house lights out of every 10 in India will go off, know in how many years coal will be exhausted from the world

We had a lot of fun over coal. No? So by now, you must have come to know what all the hustle and

ICC T20 Rankings: Pakistan batsman Mohammad Rizwan moves up to the fourth place, loss to Virat Kohli and KL Rahul

Pakistan opener Mohammad Rizwan has made tremendous gains in the ICC T20 rankings. He has reached

Corona Vaccine India: Will Corona Vaccine Be Made In Short Time? Will everyone need to get it done? ... Know the easy answers to every question related to vaccination

Soon after America, Britain, a big campaign against the Coronavirus is going to start in India to

Covid-19 Update: The speed of corona slowed down, less than 200 cases came in 24 hours, and active cases also decreased

India Coronavirus Cases Update: Once again there has been a decline in corona cases in the countr

Gujrat: Uproar over Congress President Thakor's statement, VHP put up 'Haj House' posters at the party's office

There has been a ruckus in Gujarat over the statement of Gujarat Congress President Jagdish Thako

Equity Fund: Equity mutual funds are better in an environment of uncertainty, know what experts say

The stock market has been completely volatile in the last seven months of this entire year. Inste

CBSE Term-2 Exam: CBSE Term-2 exams are starting tomorrow, know here the important guidelines related to the exam

CBSE Term-2 Exam: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is going to conduct the Class X

US Deputy NSA's threat to India: Said- Russia will not come to save if China intrudes; Countries that do not obey the sanctions on Moscow will face the consequences

The US warned on Thursday that countries that bypass US sanctions against Russia will face conseq

Russia-Ukraine War Updates: Zelensky took a jibe at Putin at the Cannes Film Festival, saying – hatred will end and dictators will die

The 75th Cannes Film Festival started in France. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky virtually

Sign up to write
Sign up now if you have flare of writing..
Login   |   Register
Follow Us
Indyaspeak @ Facebook Indyaspeak @ Twitter Indyaspeak @ Pinterest RSS



Play Free Quiz and Win Cash