Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday delivered the ‘Narendra Mohan Memorial Lecture’ in New Delhi on the theme ‘Infiltration, Demographic Change, and Democracy.’ He also graced the Jagran Sahitya Srijan Award Ceremony as the chief guest.
Addressing a distinguished gathering, Amit Shah underscored that infiltration, demographic change, and democracy are deeply interlinked issues crucial to the security of India’s borders, culture, language, and national identity. He urged citizens, especially the youth, to understand and engage with these challenges to safeguard India’s unity and independence.
The Home Minister cited census data from 1951 to 2011, noting that while the Hindu population declined from 84% to 79%, the Muslim population rose from 9.8% to 14.2%, attributing the disparity pr