<p>Amid a political row over Congress leader Salman Khurshid's assessment of Hindutva, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy has said that secularism in India will cease to exist if Hindus ever become a minority. </p>.<p>The BJP leader further accused the Congress of dissuading peace on the basis of religion.</p>.<p>Khurshid, in his book, has compared the Hindutva to extremist-terrorist groups like Boko Haram and ISIS. Reacting to it, Reddy said, "such statements by a senior Congress leader are not appreciable."</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/bjp-govt-in-madhya-pradesh-to-get-salman-khurshids-book-banned-says-narottam-mishra-1049861.html" target="_blank">BJP govt in Madhya Pradesh to get Salman Khurshid's book banned, says Narottam Mishra</a></strong></p>.<p>"Till Hindus are there in India, there will be secularism here. The day they become a minority, there will be no secularism... just like in Pakistan and Bangladesh," he said.</p>.<p>He accused Congress of dividing people on the lines of religion ahead of the Assembly elections. "So I request Congress party leaders to not break people on the basis of religion. For the elections, do not divert people on the basis of religion," Reddy said. </p>.<p>Meanwhile, Khurshid's book on Ayodhya sparked a political controversy in the country with the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh even considering slapping a ban on the book in the state. </p>.<p>Reddy went on to say there were no communal crises, curfews, bomb blasts, terrorist incidents in the last seven years, with Jammu and Kashmir being an exception.</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos</strong></p>
<p>Amid a political row over Congress leader Salman Khurshid's assessment of Hindutva, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy has said that secularism in India will cease to exist if Hindus ever become a minority. </p>.<p>The BJP leader further accused the Congress of dissuading peace on the basis of religion.</p>.<p>Khurshid, in his book, has compared the Hindutva to extremist-terrorist groups like Boko Haram and ISIS. Reacting to it, Reddy said, "such statements by a senior Congress leader are not appreciable."</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/bjp-govt-in-madhya-pradesh-to-get-salman-khurshids-book-banned-says-narottam-mishra-1049861.html" target="_blank">BJP govt in Madhya Pradesh to get Salman Khurshid's book banned, says Narottam Mishra</a></strong></p>.<p>"Till Hindus are there in India, there will be secularism here. The day they become a minority, there will be no secularism... just like in Pakistan and Bangladesh," he said.</p>.<p>He accused Congress of dividing people on the lines of religion ahead of the Assembly elections. "So I request Congress party leaders to not break people on the basis of religion. For the elections, do not divert people on the basis of religion," Reddy said. </p>.<p>Meanwhile, Khurshid's book on Ayodhya sparked a political controversy in the country with the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh even considering slapping a ban on the book in the state. </p>.<p>Reddy went on to say there were no communal crises, curfews, bomb blasts, terrorist incidents in the last seven years, with Jammu and Kashmir being an exception.</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos</strong></p>
