NEW DELHI: Congress get together countered Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “appeasement” prices in opposition to first Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru in the course of the Vande Mataram debate in Lok Sabha on Monday.Terming PM Modi “the Grasp Distorian”, Congress common secretary Jairam Ramesh posed three questions.
- Which Indian chief shaped a coalition in Bengal within the early Forties with the one who moved the Pakistan decision in Lahore in March 1940? It was Syama Prasad Mookerjee.
- Which Indian chief applauded Jinnah in Karachi in June 2005? It was LK Advani.
- Which Indian chief praised Jinnah in his e book 2009? It was Jaswant Singh.
Talking within the Lok Sabha after PM Modi’s remarks, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi accused PM Modi of blaming Nehru a number of instances. “Operation Sindoor – Pandit Nehru Ji’s identify 14 instances and Congress’s identify 50 instances. seventy fifth Anniversary of the Structure – Pandit Nehru Ji’s identify 10 instances and Congress’s identify 26 instances. 2022 President’s Deal with – Pandit Nehru Ji’s identify 15 instances. 2020 President’s Deal with – Pandit Nehru Ji’s identify 20 time. With nice humility, I want to say to Narendra Modi Ji and his complete system. Irrespective of how exhausting you strive – you will not have the ability to put even a single black mark on Pandit Nehru Ji’s contributions,” he stated.PM Modi accused Nehru of agreeing to Muslim Leagues’s calls for that “‘Vande Mataram’s background within the Anand Matth can irritate Muslims.”“The Muslim League had began to strongly oppose Vande Mataram. Muhammad Ali Jinnah raised a slogan in opposition to Vande Mataram on 15 October 1937 from Lucknow… Regardless of giving a robust and befitting reply to the Muslim League’s baseless statements, Nehru began investigating Vande Mataram. 5 days after this, Nehru wrote a letter to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose mentioning that he agrees with the sensation of Mohammad Ali Jinnah and wrote, ‘Vande Mataram’s background within the Anand Matth can irritate Muslims’,” he stated.“After this, Congress acknowledged that, from 26 October onwards, in Bengal, the usage of Vande Mataram can be analysed… Sadly, on 26 October, Congress compromised on Vande Mataram. They bifurcated the track. The rationale behind the choice was of social concord, however historical past has it that Congress had knelt earlier than the muslim league. This was their option to appease minorities… Later, Congress needed to kneel and conform to the partition of India... Congress insurance policies are nonetheless the identical, and alongside the best way, the Indian Nationwide Congress has grow to be the Muslim League Congress (MLC). Even right this moment, Congress and its allied events oppose Vande Mataram and attempt to create controversy round it,” he added.The Lok Sabha started a particular dialogue marking 150 years of Vande Mataram, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi opening the talk and Rajnath Singh set to conclude it. The Rajya Sabha will talk about the subject on Tuesday, led by residence minister Amit Shah.