Mumbai, Dec. 18 -- Maharashtra on Thursday observed Minority Rights Day across the state, reaffirming India's constitutional commitment to safeguarding the rights, dignity and identity of minority communities.
December 18 marks the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities in 1992.
In Mumbai, the Maharashtra State Minorities Commission called for greater public awareness about constitutional protections available to minority communities.
Educational institutions across the city organised seminars and discussions focusing on Articles 29 and 30 of the Indian Constitution, which guarantee minorities the right to preserve their language, script and...