Solving the Lok Sabha conundrum with larger population is fallacious

There is a need for a rethink on delimitation. The present norms are unfair to states which have less population but have performed better

- ABHAY MOKASHI

Political leaders and Hindu religious leaders have been appealing to the public at large to produce more children, which is a great cause for concern.

The likes of Sakshi Maharaj and Sadhvi Rithambara, apart from leaders of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and other similar organizations, have been appealing to Hindus to produce more children. Ironically, many of those making such appeals have preferred to remain single.

The Hindu religious leaders want Hindu women to produce more children to maintain a huge gap between the size of the Hindu and the Muslim population. In a country where a majority of the people have said goodbye to facts, logic and logical analysis of facts, it is easy to make the population believe even the wildest of lies.

One such lie that is being spread is that the Muslims will outgrow the Hindus in India in the coming years, with some reports claiming that this would happen by 2050. That claim is a misinterpretation or deliberate misrepresentation of a report by an international agency, which has stated that India will have the highest population of Muslims in the world. Which in simple terms means there will be more Muslims in India than in any other country.