Majority of Muslims in India are descendants of Hindus: Hukumdev Yadav

Majority of Muslims in India are descendants of Hindus, a BJP member claimed in the Lok Sabha today while asking both the communities to respect each other's sentiment.

Participating in a debate on lynchings, Hukumdev Narayan Yadav slammed the opposition for targeting the central government over incidents of lynchings, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi has repeatedly come out strongly against such acts.

He raised the issue of killing of RSS workers in Kerala, which is ruled by the Left Front government.

Yadav asserted that the responsibility of containing mob violence is that of the state governments.

He said "certain demons" have put on "holy