.whatever the debate going on.... i guess i should specify my position before i say anything. i am asked what my religion is and i always answer, "i was born a hindu." i have not really thought about religion all that much. ok, i take that back, i have pondered on that a lot. but i haven't found a reason to further what i inherited or to change to something else. proselytizing is a sticky issue - but conversion should not be. if someone wants to shed a label, then it is that person's personal choice - who am i to say anything? that being said, i think whatever has been proclaimed by the proclamation is valid until the constituent assembly. anything and everything in the proclamation (and more) should be and will be evaluated by the constituent assembly. this proclamation does not pretend that it will be the law of the land forever - it is valid only until the constituent assembly. so if you say that the secular issue should have been decided by the constitutent assembly - keep your voice up, we are still waiting for the all powerful assembly that will examine this issue...