Perturbed by certain states not constituting minority bodies, the National Commission for Minorities NCM has decided to seek Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention to kick-start the process. <br/> <br/>The decision comes against the backdrop of 13 states still not forming minority commissions despite repeated requests by the NCM for the last one year. <br/> <br/>According to Commission Chairman Md Shafi Qureshi, the Commission will also ask Minority Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid to impress upon the states the need to have minority commissions. <br/> <br/>He said, till date, 13 states including Haryana, Gujarat and Orissa are yet to take any initiative in this regard.
News On AIR | March 21, 2010 3:06 PM
NCM seek’s PM's intervention on States to form minority bodies