Kuwaiti MP calls on govt to halt health contracts with India amidst growing hate against Minorities
His statement came while referring to Dr. Aarati Lalchandani's viral video
Kuwait: Member of Kuwaiti National Assembly, Mohammad Haif Al Mutairi has called on his country’s Health Minister to cut-off ties with India in the health sector. He has cited that the hatred against Muslims in India and specifically in Hindutva doctors have constantly grown amidst COVID-19 pandemic which Kuwait had not expected.
In a tweet from his handle, Haif added that Kuwait had not expected that the health sector would be affected to this extent against Muslims.
He was referring to the video of Dr. Aarati Lalchandani, whose video had recently gone viral showing her passing hateful comments against Muslims and Tablighi Jamat members.
Hayef called on the Health Minister to stop contracting in the Health sector with India and also called for reconsidering the existing contracts with the country.
Director of the Center for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law in Kuwait, Mujeel Alshrika wrote on twitter, “Powerful Kuwaiti Parliamentarian @mhamdhaif demands the Nation's health ministry to immediately halt all health service-related contracts with India. This is due to the growing hatred of Hindutva doctors towards Muslim patients. Deliberate manslaughter feared @indembkwt @hrw @ndtv”.
تزايدت في الآونة الأخيرة وتيرة الكراهية عند الهندوس ضد المسلمين لكن لم نتوقع أن تصل للمجال الصحي ولهذا المستوى من الحقد والكراهية لذلك يجب على وزير الصحة وقف التعاقد مع الجاليةالهندوسية وإعادة النظر في العقود الحالية وتحمل المسئولية في عدم التهاون في حماية مرضانا من أي ضرر محتمل https://t.co/x1HmZGgkVR
— محمد هايف المطيري (@mhamdhaif) June 4, 2020
Powerful kuwaiti Parliamentarian @mhamdhaif demands the Nation's health ministry to immediately halt all health service related contracts with India.This is due to the growing hatred of Hindutva doctors towards Muslim patients. Deliberate manslaughter feared @indembkwt @hrw @ndtv pic.twitter.com/NaBpOiFFPB
— المحامي⚖مجبل الشريكة (@MJALSHRIKA) June 5, 2020
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SC stays UGC regulation pertaining to definition of caste discrimination
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed a recent University Grants Commission (UGC) regulation after various pleas were filed contending that the Commission adopted a non-inclusionary definition of caste-based discrimination and excluded certain categories from institutional protection.
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued notices to the Centre and the UGC on the pleas challenging the regulation.
The new regulations mandating all higher education institutions to form "equity committees" to look into discrimination complaints and promote equity were notified on January 13.
The University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, mandated that these committees must include members of the Other Backward Classes (OBC), the Scheduled Castes (SC), the Scheduled Tribes (ST), persons with disabilities, and women.
The new regulations replaces the UGC (Promotion of Equity in Higher Educational Institutions) Regulations, 2012, which was largely advisory in nature.
The pleas assailed the regulation on the grounds that caste-based discrimination is defined strictly as discrimination against members of the SCs, STs and OBCs.
It said that by limiting the scope of "caste-based discrimination" only to SC, ST and OBC categories, the UGC has effectively denied institutional protection and grievance redressal to individuals belonging to the "general" or non-reserved categories who may also face harassment or bias based on their caste identity.
Protests were held at various places against the regulations, with student groups and organisations demanding its immediate rollback.
