Grilled on CAA at WEF, Goyal says Muslims in India safer than anywhere else

Defending the new citizenship amendment law, Goyal also said, 'India has a duty to protect people who are sufferers of religious persecution'

Union minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said Muslims in India are safer than most places in the world.

"India is probably one of the most inclusive societies in the world," Goyal said here at a session on 'Strategic Outlook: India' at the WEF 2020.

"India is a country which welcomes all diverse viewpoints, all diverse opinions, the Muslims in India are safer than any other part of the world in terms of equal opportunity," he stressed.

He further noted that there is absolutely no discrimination in any of the government programmes.

"When we take electricity to every home we do