The immediate cause for the appeal for minority status was .
There was a danger that the local Marxist government would take control of its educational institutions unless it could invoke the extra protection that Article 30 of the Indian constitution accords to minority religions .
The immediate cause for the appeal for minority status was because there was a danger that the local Marxist government would take control of its educational institutions unless it could invoke the extra protection that Article 30 of the Indian constitution accords to minority religions .