Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-09-04-Speech-4-135"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-09-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Vote2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030904.5.4-135"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-09-04-Speech-4-1362
lpv:speaker	lp:Ward Beysen2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Vlaamse liberalen en democraten (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (2003-03-11--2004-07-19)3 member; NA (2003-02-11--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I have voted in favour of the van den Bos report, but there are two things I would like to explain. First of all, I would like to clarify that in the Gujarat massacre of March last year, many of the victims were also of Indian origin. Furthermore, it is wrong to refer to the threat of increasing Hindu fundamentalism. This gives a distorted view of the situation in India. After all, that country is the only country in southern Asia that has opted in favour of a secular and pluralist state model. A choice of this kind clearly demonstrates tolerance for the different population groups. There are exceptions in every society, but this is no reason to generalise and brand the Indian society as a whole as fundamentalist. India is an open, tolerant and pluralist society in which religious freedom forms part of the constitution. It is on the basis of this argumentation that I have voted in favour of the van den Bos report."@en1

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