6.20.7. The Lacuna

The issue acquires importance because the Constitution doesn’t define the words “majority” and “minority” – a lacuna that has induced many Hindu sects like Arya Samajists, and Ramkrishnaites to acquire the status of a minority. It is notable that Hindus are minority in five states –Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya.