RTI response says Ayush ministry doesn't hire Muslims; Minister rejects report
March 12, 2016 12:12
Rejecting a report which claimed that an RTI reply received from the Ayush ministry stated that it does not recruit Muslims as a policy, Ayush minister Sripad Naik said it is totally false and he will order a probe into the matter.
"It is totally false. I strongly condemn it. Its an attempt to defame us. I will order a probe into this," Naik, said.
Earlier, a report by the Milli Gazette, a fortnightly newspaper, quoted an RTI reply from the ministry -- formed to promote yoga, naturopathy, unani, siddha and homeopathy -- wherein it was stated that it is against the ministry's policy to recruit Muslims.
It was in response to a series of RTI applications by journalist Pushp Sharma, who had sought the number of Muslim yoga teachers and trainers hired for foreign assignments during the first World Yoga Day on June 21, 2015.
"It is totally false. I strongly condemn it. Its an attempt to defame us. I will order a probe into this," Naik, said.
Earlier, a report by the Milli Gazette, a fortnightly newspaper, quoted an RTI reply from the ministry -- formed to promote yoga, naturopathy, unani, siddha and homeopathy -- wherein it was stated that it is against the ministry's policy to recruit Muslims.
It was in response to a series of RTI applications by journalist Pushp Sharma, who had sought the number of Muslim yoga teachers and trainers hired for foreign assignments during the first World Yoga Day on June 21, 2015.
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