Partition imposed on minorities of Pakistan, temples, churches, gurdwaras vandalised: Here is what Modi said
5 years, 1 month ago

Partition imposed on minorities of Pakistan, temples, churches, gurdwaras vandalised: Here is what Modi said

Op India  

Launching a blistering attack on the Congress party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the party failed to act on the issue of persecuted minorities in the neighbouring countries. Read: Citizenship Amendment Bill debate: Opposition speaking the same language as Pakistan, says PM Modi Targetting the Congress party for the partition of the country, PM Modi said that the minorities in these countries faced inhuman behaviour, especially the women, who subjected to different forms of exploitation after they were forced to accept partition and settle in these countries following the partition of India. On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also accused opposition parties, especially Congress of spreading “lies” regarding the CAB, which grants citizenship to persecuted minorities in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Read: Citizenship Amendment Bill: Amit Shah lashes out at Congress, accuses it of singing the same tune as Pakistan PM Imran Khan Prime Minister Narendra Modi also said the Congress had always avoided taking decisions on matters of national interest.

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Modi loses ground in India’s parliament, but his Hindu nationalist policies are here to stay
7 months, 1 week ago

Modi loses ground in India’s parliament, but his Hindu nationalist policies are here to stay

LA Times  

Muslims protest outside Srinagar in Kashmir in 2019, when India’s Hindu nationalist government stripped the Muslim-majority region of its semiautonomous status. That decision now seems to be irreversible, with India’s top court upholding the move, ruling in December that the region’s special status had been a “temporary provision.” The Supreme Court said the government had promised to restore Jammu-Kashmir’s statehood …

PM Modi on polarisation charge: 'Never spoke against minorities, but will not accept any special citizens'
7 months, 3 weeks ago

PM Modi on polarisation charge: 'Never spoke against minorities, but will not accept any special citizens'

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Stating that the Bharatiya Janata Party has “not just today but never” acted against minorities, Prime Minister Narendra Modi underlined that he is not ready to accept anyone as “special citizens”. The Prime Minister accused the Congress of constantly violating the secular spirit of the Constitution and said that his campaign speeches are aimed at exposing …

Modi is accused of using hate speech for calling Muslims ‘infiltrators’ at an Indian election rally
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Modi is accused of using hate speech for calling Muslims ‘infiltrators’ at an Indian election rally

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India’s main opposition party accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using hate speech after he called Muslims “infiltrators” — some of his most incendiary rhetoric about the minority faith, days after the country began its weekslong general election. At a rally in the state of Rajasthan, Modi said that when the Congress party was in government, “they …

India’s prime minister accused of using hate speech after calling Muslims ‘infiltrators’
8 months, 3 weeks ago

India’s prime minister accused of using hate speech after calling Muslims ‘infiltrators’

LA Times  

India’s main opposition party accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using hate speech after he called Muslims “infiltrators” — some of his most incendiary rhetoric about the minority faith — days after the country began its weeks-long general election. “They will distribute it among infiltrators,” he continued, saying, “Do you think your hard-earned money should be given to infiltrators?” Mallikarjun …

The CAA, Muslim exclusion and the lens of the right
9 months, 3 weeks ago

The CAA, Muslim exclusion and the lens of the right

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, while speaking at a conclave recently, gave two reasons, during the discussion, for the exclusion of Muslims from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh in the recently implemented Citizenship Act, 2019. If the Hindu right seeks to justify Muslim exclusion owing to Partition, it needs to be blamed for deliberately failing to appreciate the resistance that Muslims …

‘Congress wants to divide Hindus’: PM Modi on Rahul Gandhi’s caste census remark
1 year, 3 months ago

‘Congress wants to divide Hindus’: PM Modi on Rahul Gandhi’s caste census remark

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday slammed the Congress over Rahul Gandhi’s “Jitni Abadi Utna Haq” remark on Bihar’s caste census and said that the Congress wants to divide Hindus and destroy the country. Addressing the Bharatiya Janata Party ’s ‘Parivartan Mahasankalp’ rally in Jagdalpur in poll bound Chhattigarh’s Bastar, Modi also said that the poor are the biggest caste …

'Does Congress want to take away minorities' rights?': PM's caste census attack
1 year, 3 months ago

'Does Congress want to take away minorities' rights?': PM's caste census attack

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the Congress after the Bihar government's caste census results were declared. Addressing a rally in poll-bound Chhattisgarh's Jagdalpur, PM Modi invoked his predecessor Manmohan Singh who said that the minority had the first right to the country's resources. Continuing his tirade against the Congress, PM Modi asked whether the …

Partition only due to 2 persons: Manik Saha
1 year, 5 months ago

Partition only due to 2 persons: Manik Saha

Hindustan Times  

AGARTALA: India was partitioned in 1947 due to the wishes of only “two persons” though many Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and people from all other religions were against it, Tripura chief minister Manik Saha said at a programme to mark Partition Horrors Remembrance Day in Agartala on Monday. Tripura chief minister Manik Saha “If we think that only Hindus didn’t want …

Outreach towards marginalised shouldn’t be limited to just Hindus: PM Modi in Hyderabad
2 years, 6 months ago

Outreach towards marginalised shouldn’t be limited to just Hindus: PM Modi in Hyderabad

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party ’s outreach towards marginalised communities should be expanded and not limited to just Hindus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has instructed party colleagues at the ongoing national executive committee meeting, functionaries aware of details said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves towards his party supporters as he arrives to address a public meeting at parade grounds in Secunderabad, …

PM Modi accuses Opposition of ‘instigating’ migrants
2 years, 11 months ago

PM Modi accuses Opposition of ‘instigating’ migrants

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday squarely blamed the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party for the mass exodus of migrant workers from the cities during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, which caused human tragedies and led to questions over a hurriedly called federal lockdown. At that time, Congress workers stood at Mumbai stations and distributed …

How PM Narendra Modi & RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat Keep 'Akhand Bharat' Alive
3 years, 1 month ago

How PM Narendra Modi & RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat Keep 'Akhand Bharat' Alive

The Quint  

Bhagwat contended that Indian leaders at the time of Partition did not have the vision, courage or conviction to prevent it. The RSS has long argued that partition could have been averted because MA Jinnah died within a few months and it was hastiness on part of Nehru to acquire power that led to a truncated territory being India. In …

'Pro-Pakistan' Elements Trying to Divide Hindus and Muslims in Country: Bangladesh IB Minister
3 years, 2 months ago

'Pro-Pakistan' Elements Trying to Divide Hindus and Muslims in Country: Bangladesh IB Minister

News 18  

The Bangladesh Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has claimed that some elements close to Pakistan — the descendants of 22 per cent people who didn’t vote for the Awami League — are responsible for instigating communal clashes in Bangladesh. During a media interaction at the Kolkata Press Club on Thursday, Mahmud said, “In 1970, Awami League got 298 …

Govt working to ensure honourable resettlement of Kashmiri migrants in valley: J&K BJP
3 years, 5 months ago

Govt working to ensure honourable resettlement of Kashmiri migrants in valley: J&K BJP

India TV News  

The Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre is working on ways to ensure honourable resettlement of Kashmiri Pandits in the valley, the Jammu and Kashmir BJP said on Wednesday. The statement comes amid resentment within the Kashmiri Pandit community over Union minister Meenakshi Lekhi suggesting that they were to blame for their failure to return to the valley. However, he …

PM Modi reminds Congress of Nehru's role in India's partition
4 years, 11 months ago

PM Modi reminds Congress of Nehru's role in India's partition

Op India  

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on the Congress for spreading misinformation on Citizenship Amendment Act and made references to former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s role in the partition of the country. In a veiled reference to Jawaharlal Nehru and the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “For someone’s aspiration to become the Prime Minister of …

Citizenship Amendment Act will help us: Pakistani Hindu refugee thanks PM Modi
5 years ago

Citizenship Amendment Act will help us: Pakistani Hindu refugee thanks PM Modi

India TV News  

Amid various protests taking place in the country on Citizenship Amendment Act and NRC, Pakistani Hindu refugees in Jaisalmer held a march in support of CAA on Monday. Speaking in the favour of CAA, a refugee said, "we have been staying here since last 5-7 years and we are yet to get citizenship. A woman refugee thanked Prime Minister Narendra …

PM Modi tears into opposition propaganda against CAA and NRC
5 years ago

PM Modi tears into opposition propaganda against CAA and NRC

Op India  

Tearing into opposition propaganda on Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register for Citizens, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday while addressing a rally in New Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan said how they are misleading the innocent citizens of India by their false propaganda. Clarifying yet again that the CAA and NRC does not affect Indian Muslims, PM Modi said that people …

Jharkhand polls: Modi accuses Congress of spreading lies about CAA, dares party to declare it will accord citizenship to all Pakistanis
5 years ago

Jharkhand polls: Modi accuses Congress of spreading lies about CAA, dares party to declare it will accord citizenship to all Pakistanis

Firstpost  

Modi also challenged the Congress to re-introduce Article 370 in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir and scrap the law against instant Triple Talaq. Bhognadih: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday accused the “Congress and its friends” of spreading lies over the new citizenship law, and dared them to declare they will accord Indian nationality to all Pakistanis. As …

CAB: BJP sows seeds of strife across South Asia
5 years, 1 month ago

CAB: BJP sows seeds of strife across South Asia

Deccan Chronicle  

Both Houses of Parliament earlier this week approved the Citizenship Bill after some Opposition resistance in the Upper House. Diplomatic implications evaded him in tarring three nations with the same brush, quoting incidents ad nauseum from Afghanistan under the Taliban, deposed in 2001, Bangladesh under non-Awami League governments or even acknowledging that Pakistan’s Sunni radical evangelism persecutes Islamic groups like …

I am a victim of oppression, says Narendra Modi
5 years, 8 months ago

I am a victim of oppression, says Narendra Modi

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said he was a victim of one-sided oppression, with the Congress hurling abuses at him all the time under the “veil of love”. “A Congress leader called me gandi nali ka keeda, there was another who addressed me as a mad dog,” Mr. Modi said at a BJP rally in Kurukshetra in Haryana. Referring …

It is our duty to protect persecuted minorities from neighbouring Islamic nations: PM Modi in Assam
5 years, 11 months ago

It is our duty to protect persecuted minorities from neighbouring Islamic nations: PM Modi in Assam

Op India  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rally in Changsari, Assam today where he targeted the Opposition over its failings to implement the Assam accord and spoke in defense of the Citizenship Amendment Bill. मेरी सरकार असम और असमिया हितों के लिए पूरी तरह समर्पित है। असम अकॉर्ड के अनुरूप ही हमारी सरकार 6 समुदायों, आहुम, मौटक, मौढ़न, शुटिया, कुश राजवंशी …

Narendra Modi trying to divide Assam on religious lines, wants Hindu Bangladeshis in India for vote-bank politics, claims Congress
6 years ago

Narendra Modi trying to divide Assam on religious lines, wants Hindu Bangladeshis in India for vote-bank politics, claims Congress

Firstpost  

The Congress remark came after Narendra Modi said near Silchar in Assam’s Barak Valley that the Citizenship Bill, 2016, would be passed soon in Parliament as a “penance against the injustice and many wrongs done in the past”. Guwahati: The Congress on Friday accused Narendra Modi of trying to divide Assam on religious and linguistic lines, hours after the prime …

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