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Drawing a parallel with the Partition of India in 1947, Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleged that the Congress had grabbed energy by means of the politics of appeasement throughout India’s independence
PM Narendra Modi stated the politics of appeasement will not be a brand new tactic utilized by the opposition. (Picture: News18)
Calling it an enormous problem, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday stated the politics of appeasement will not be a brand new tactic utilized by the opposition. Drawing a parallel with the Partition of India in 1947, he alleged that the Congress had grabbed energy by means of it throughout India’s independence.
“Politics of appeasement is not new. Many countries got liberated, but is there any country whose freedom happened with partition? The two-nation theory was not the decision of the common Muslim, but the Congress got power by politics of appeasement; but the question is what did the Muslims get from it?” he requested whereas delivering the keynote handle on Day 1 of the Rising Bharat Summit 2025.
Modi was speaking in regards to the Waqf (Modification) Act, which was handed in Parliament final week after intense debate.
He accused the Congress of doing appeasement politics, by the use of which he stated kattarpanthis acquired wealth and, on the identical time, questioned what the poor and Muslim ladies acquired — a message that exhibits his dedication to what he described as social justice. His remarks come within the backdrop of protests in a number of states in opposition to the Waqf legislation, even because the Supreme Courtroom agreed to listen to petitions difficult it on April 15.
The Prime Minister stated the protests across the legislation have been rooted in appeasement politics, however he’s comfortable that the NDA authorities on the Centre has been capable of take this main step that was denied prior to now by earlier governments.
Additional attacking the opposition, he stated the 2013 amendments to the Wakf Act have been geared toward appeasing Muslim fundamentalists and land mafia. “The Waqf law had become a cause of fear. Now it ensures dignity for all, especially the marginalised in the Muslim community. I congratulate the Parliament of the country for making a wonderful law in the interest of the entire society, in the interest of the Muslim community,” he added.
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The PM stated the legislation will safe the sanctity of Waqf and likewise the rights of the poor, backwards and ladies amongst Muslims. “The debate on the Waqf law stands as the second longest in our parliamentary history. Discussions on the bill spanned 16 hours across both Houses, accompanied by 38 meetings of the joint parliamentary committee (JPC), totalling 128 hours of deliberation. Moreover, nearly 1 crore online suggestions were received from citizens across the country. This underscores that democracy is not limited to the walls of Parliament; it is being enriched and strengthened through active public participation,” he stated.
