New Delhi, Dec 10 (PTI) The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Wednesday pitched for a debate over the appropriateness of designating the followers of Islam and Christianity as minorities in India.

In a statement, VHP president Alok Kumar also stressed the need to define "religious minority", saying it is surprising that the Constitution does not provide any definition for the term.

His remarks came after a two-day meeting of the VHP's Kendriya Margdarshak Mandal, which comprised Hindu saints and seers, concluded here on Wednesday.

"The Constitution of India grants certain special privileges to religious minorities. It is surprising that the Constitution does not provide any definition of a religious minority.

"Under the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992, the central government

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