Ahmedabad, June 07: The National Commission for Minorities today said it had not given any "go ahead" to the VHP to distribute tridents in the country. "We have not given go ahead for Trishul Diksha. In the meeting with VHP on May 5 last we only expressed apprehension about the programme", NCM Chairman Trilochan Singh told reporters after a meeting with members of Christian community during the two-day visit to the city. The commission had told VHP that it was against "all such provocations", he said. "We are against all such irritation but at the same time we are not the authority to ban such programmes", Singh said. When pointed out that some Minority community organisation have dubbed him as "mouthpiece of the BJP", Singh merely said "people keep saying something and we are listening to it".
Referring to his meeting with member of Christian community, Singh said the Anti-Conversion Bill recently passed by Gujarat government, police survey of the community, certain objectionable sections in school text books and fear psychosis were the main points discussed with them.

Singh said the commission has urged the minority community leaders to seek cooperation from the government instead of acting as a political party.
The commission would meet Muslim community representatives and call on Chief Minister Narendra Modi besides attending a reception by Sikh leaders later in the day.
Bureau Report