<p>Around 6,200 complaints were received by the National Commission for Minorities between April 2018 and November 2021 with those from Muslims topping the list accounting for 72.38% of the total complaints.</p>.<p>An analysis also showed that half of the complaints between 2018-19 and 2020-21 was related to law and order related issues while service matters accounted for 355.</p>.<p>According to figures provided by the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs, 2018-19 saw the highest number of complaints and it decreased in the next two years -- 1,670 in 2019-20 and 1,463 in 2020-21. However, the number is expected to rise in 2021-22 as the number has already touched 1,234 as of November 22.</p>.<p>When it comes to the number of complainants religion-wise, Muslims filed 4,543 complaints between 2018-19 and 2021-22 till November 22, 2021. Sikhs were a distant second with 481 followed closely by Christians at a close third with 456. Jains filed 203 complaints followed by Buddhists 152 and Parsis just 15.</p>.<p>If one takes year-wise figures, Muslims filed 1,344 complaints in 2018-19 followed by 1,232 and 1,103 in the next two fiscals while there were 864 in this fiscal till November 22.</p>.<p>According to official statistics, people other than the six minority communities -- Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists and Parsis -- filed 388 complaints during the period.</p>.<p>When one takes the nature of complaints, a written reply by Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi to a question by Rajya Sabha BJP MP Rakesh Sinha showed that law and order related complaints topped the list -- 2,508 or 50.11% out of 5,004 complaints filed between 2018-19 and 2020-21.</p>.<p>Service matters (355), educational matters (192), religious rights (146) and Wakf related (133) were among other major areas of complaint.</p>.<p>Interestingly, not a single complaint related to land disputes were reported in 2018-19 and 2019-20 while 119 were filed in 2020-21 alone. Similarly, 83 cases were filed against police officials, 37 against government officials, 20 against the administration and five on communal violence.</p>.<p>Naqvi said the NCM calls for reports from concerned authorities and summons them, if necessary, and makes suitable recommendations or forward the complaints to the appropriate authorities.</p>.<p>"The complaints concluded as propaganda, false, frivolous and anonymous are closed with the approval of the competent authority," he said in the reply tabled in Rajya Sabha on November 29.</p>.<p>The NCM has conducted 115 hearings between 2018-19 to 2020-21 to enquire about whether the complaints were genuine or not. While 44 such hearings were held in 2018-19, 51 were held next fiscal. In 2020-21, the number slid to 20, apparently due to Covid-19 lockdown and restrictions. </p>.<p><strong>Check out latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>
<p>Around 6,200 complaints were received by the National Commission for Minorities between April 2018 and November 2021 with those from Muslims topping the list accounting for 72.38% of the total complaints.</p>.<p>An analysis also showed that half of the complaints between 2018-19 and 2020-21 was related to law and order related issues while service matters accounted for 355.</p>.<p>According to figures provided by the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs, 2018-19 saw the highest number of complaints and it decreased in the next two years -- 1,670 in 2019-20 and 1,463 in 2020-21. However, the number is expected to rise in 2021-22 as the number has already touched 1,234 as of November 22.</p>.<p>When it comes to the number of complainants religion-wise, Muslims filed 4,543 complaints between 2018-19 and 2021-22 till November 22, 2021. Sikhs were a distant second with 481 followed closely by Christians at a close third with 456. Jains filed 203 complaints followed by Buddhists 152 and Parsis just 15.</p>.<p>If one takes year-wise figures, Muslims filed 1,344 complaints in 2018-19 followed by 1,232 and 1,103 in the next two fiscals while there were 864 in this fiscal till November 22.</p>.<p>According to official statistics, people other than the six minority communities -- Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists and Parsis -- filed 388 complaints during the period.</p>.<p>When one takes the nature of complaints, a written reply by Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi to a question by Rajya Sabha BJP MP Rakesh Sinha showed that law and order related complaints topped the list -- 2,508 or 50.11% out of 5,004 complaints filed between 2018-19 and 2020-21.</p>.<p>Service matters (355), educational matters (192), religious rights (146) and Wakf related (133) were among other major areas of complaint.</p>.<p>Interestingly, not a single complaint related to land disputes were reported in 2018-19 and 2019-20 while 119 were filed in 2020-21 alone. Similarly, 83 cases were filed against police officials, 37 against government officials, 20 against the administration and five on communal violence.</p>.<p>Naqvi said the NCM calls for reports from concerned authorities and summons them, if necessary, and makes suitable recommendations or forward the complaints to the appropriate authorities.</p>.<p>"The complaints concluded as propaganda, false, frivolous and anonymous are closed with the approval of the competent authority," he said in the reply tabled in Rajya Sabha on November 29.</p>.<p>The NCM has conducted 115 hearings between 2018-19 to 2020-21 to enquire about whether the complaints were genuine or not. While 44 such hearings were held in 2018-19, 51 were held next fiscal. In 2020-21, the number slid to 20, apparently due to Covid-19 lockdown and restrictions. </p>.<p><strong>Check out latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>