NewsX@9 is a NewsX special show which debates the main news event of the day. Isolated in Pakistan, 150 families of Hindus and Sikhs came to India, some more than 20 years ago, and made Amritsar their home. And all these years, they have been surviving on hope- that one day they will be granted Indian citizenship. Their applications to the government have remained stuck in bureaucratic red tape. In the meantime, the exodus from across the border continues unabated. Over 250 Hindus belonging to Balochistan and Sindh provinces, where the community has been the target of extortions, kidnapping and forced conversions, have crossed over to India since August 10 amid reports of exodus following the kidnapping of a Hindu girl was kidnapped in Sindh province. The fresh batch comprises 14 people of three families including women. A woman, on condition of anonymity, alleged that the members of minority community "were treated worst then slaves by the fundamentalist groups who kidnap females on gun point". So we debate today - Should India make the persecution of Hindus a core issue in his talks with Pakistan? We debate the question on the show and try to evolve consensus among our panelists over the issue. Watch this NewsX special NewsX@9.

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