In response to the list of various acts, Marshall says that I am not distinguishing between constitutional obligation and others. Yes, I know that the constitution talks about special treatment to non-Hindu educational institutions. But surely education is a secular issue. So, if government control on education institutes for non-Hindu institutions is not to be done, then it should not be done for ALL institutions.
Furthermore, the constitution does not say that it is an obligation for a state government to carve out a district based on its being a Muslim majority. In a way, Marshall has accepted that there are various acts being done which are for benefit of Muslims and other minorities. Despite the fact that ordinary Muslim is not benefitted, let us not try and get away from the fact there is a programme to appease the Muslims and other minorities. Recently, the Kerala state government has announced that it would be giving free land to educational institutes which are run by minorities. And the Andhra Pradesh government has announced subsidy to Christians to visit Israel, on lines of the Haj subsidy. Marshall has pointed out that the Gujarat government gives subsidy to Hindus to visit Mansarovar in Tibet. This is as a reaction to the Haj subsidy, and other state governments have not made similar gestures. In contrast, we see the protest from many secularist to the facilities that are planned to be provided for the Amarnath Yatra in Jammu & Kashmir. I think that the MJ Akbar has stated the Hindu side nicely when he wrote: "The Hindu who has quietly watched mosque and dargah expand around him, explodes when a few acres are denied to pilgrims on the arduous trek to Amarnath. He has seen Haj Houses sprout around him for Muslims on their way to Mecca. These rest houses are not temporary structures created for the two months involved in the two-way journey for Haj; they have become permanent community centres. He asks a question: why should he be denied a place for tired feet on the way to Amarnath? Is it a punishment to be a Hindu in India?" Best regards, Dr. U. G. Barad