New Delhi: Even though Prime Minister Narendra Modi's nasty election speech in Rajasthan's Banswara has triggered a nationwide controversy, the Election Commission has so far not taken any action. Meanwhile the Opposition bloc INDIA called the speech an attempt to divert attention from "real issues".
Addressing the people Banswara, on April 21, (Sunday) Modi openly attacked India’s Muslims, suggesting they were “infiltrators” and went on to claim that the opposition if elected would give away “mangalsutras” and “land” of those listening to his speech to them (Muslims).
He referred to his immediate predecessor, Dr Manmohan Singh who was in office for 10 years as prime minister till 2014, and said, “Earlier, when his government was in power, he had said that Muslims have the first right on the country’s property, which means who will they collect this property and distribute it to – those who have more children, will distribute it to the infiltrators. Will the money of your hard work be given to the infiltrators? Do you approve of this?”
Modi went on to say, “This Congress manifesto is saying that they will calculate the gold of the mothers and sisters, get information about it and then distribute it. Manmohan Singh’s government had said that Muslims have the first right on property. Brothers and sisters, these urban Naxal thoughts will not let even your mangalsutra escape, they will go this far.”
Narendra Modi and the BJP so far in their campaign trail have invoked religious faith, the Ram temple and Lord Ram multiple times, directly using it to call for people to vote for them. The Election Commission has been completely silent on the messaging via videos, tweets and other exhortations.
Did Manmohan Singh really say that?
Modi’s claim that Dr Singh said that is not new and was refuted in 2006 itself by Singh’s PMO, when Modi had first made the false claim. The PMO had termed such remarks, “a deliberate and mischievous misinterpretation of what the Prime Minister said here yesterday at the meeting of the National Development Council, on fiscal priorities of the government.” It was termed “an avoidable controversy has been generated. The Prime Minister’s observations have also been quoted out of context in some sections of the electronic media, fuelling a baseless controversy.”
The full text of the paragraph in which the Prime Minister referred to the issue of minority empowerment to clarify the matter is as follows:
“I believe our collective priorities are clear: agriculture, irrigation and water resources, health, education, critical investment in rural infrastructure, and the essential public investment needs of general infrastructure, along with programmes for the upliftment of SC/STs, other backward classes, minorities and women and children. The component plans for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes will need to be revitalized. We will have to devise innovative plans to ensure that minorities, particularly the Muslim minority, are empowered to share equitably in the fruits of development. They must have the first claim on resources. The Centre has a myriad other responsibilities whose demands will have to be fitted within the over-all resource availability.”
The PMO’s clarification said. “it will be seen from the above that the Prime Minister’s reference to “first claim on resources” refers to all the “priority” areas listed above, including programmes for the upliftment of SCs, STs, OBCs, women and children and minorities.
Opposition reacts
Chairman, Media and Publicity department of the Congress, Pawan Khera said in a video message in a post, “We challenge the Prime Minister to show us if the word Hindu or Muslim is written anywhere in our manifesto. This kind of lightness is there in your mentality, in your political values. We have talked about justice for the youth, women, farmers, tribals, middle class and workers. Do you object to this as well?”
Khera was referring to earlier mistruths uttered by Modi about the “Muslim League” having influenced the Congress manifesto.
In Jharkhand’s Ranchi at an opposition rally, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge is reported to have said by BBC Hindi, “If democracy and the Constitution end in the country, then the people will have nothing left. Babasaheb Ambedkar ji and Jawaharlal Nehru ji gave equal voting rights to everyone, due to which all classes got respect. But Narendra Modi wants to snatch their rights from the poor.”
B.V. Srinivas termed it as unfortunate that “this person is the Prime Minister of this country, and an even bigger tragedy is that the Election Commission of India is no longer alive.” He said that “due to the frustration of impending defeat, the Prime Minister of India is openly sowing the seeds of hatred, he is polarising by misquoting Manmohan Singh’s 18-year-old incomplete statement, But the Election Commission (Modi ka parivar) is bowing down.”
Modi’s past hate-speech
Modi, in his 12-year tenure as chief minister of Gujarat was known to have made speeches targeting the state’s minority Muslim community brazenly, terming camps where Muslims were forced to stay in after communal violence gripped the state in 2002. Frontline covered him on his Gujarat Gaurav Yatra started shortly after the violence, at a rally at Becharaji in Mehsana district in northern Gujarat, when he said, “What should we do? Run relief camps for them? Do we want to open baby-producing centres? But for certain people that means hum paanch, hamare pachees.”
In 2017 it was time again for direct speech targeting Muslims when in February he spoke of ‘shamshaan versus kabristan’ campaigning for UP and then for Gujarat elections when the BJP had its worst performance this millennium, in a speech at Palanpur on December 10, 2017 Modi invoked a “secret meeting” to get Pakistan to fix Gujarat’s assembly polls. He said that a meeting was held at Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar’s residence, attended by former PM Manmohan Singh, former Vice-President Hamid Ansari, former Army Chief Deepak Kapoor and distinguished diplomats to execute the plot. Modi’s PMO faced embarrassment when in response to an RTI filed by the Congress, his office was forced to say that Modi’s campaign speech could have been based on an “informal input”.
In the only question he has answered as part of a press conference with Joe Biden on June 22, 2023, Modi was asked, “India has long prided itself as the world’s largest democracy, but there are many human rights groups who say that your government has discriminated against religious minorities and sought to silence its critics. As you stand here in the East Room of the White House, where so many world leaders have made commitments to protecting democracy, what steps are you and your government willing to take to improve the rights of Muslims and other minorities in your country and to uphold free speech?”
In response Modi appeared visibly frazzled and denied all charges. “I’m actually really surprised that people say so. And so, people don’t say it. Indeed, India is a democracy.”
The journalist was trolled online by BJP leaders and supporters to such an extent that the White House had to come out and defend her and strongly denounce the trolling and abuse.
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@suresh
There is no question of seeing One true God in this world. Only Moses has seen him.
Allah will appear as it is on the day of judgement, before the believer.
If u don't believe in one true God, u will also be refrai
@Suresh
There is no guarantee that you will see after death?
Thats only non-believers believes so.
Thats why Allah says. I will appear as it is, before the believers.
@ True Indian, There is no guarantee that you will see after death. Who knows. who has seen that. But I was asking about SEEING GOD WHEN ALIVE. And if you are really Interested in seeing God when alive, that's special. You check in your books on How to se
@Suresh
If u follow Vedas. According to Vedas. God has no image. That means u cannot see God at all. This life and next life.
Atleast Believers can see Allah. During the Day of Judgment.
@True Indian, 1) Idol is not god, Its just an asan or a seat offered to God. 2) A seat can be anything - a coconut, Water kalsh, A fruit, A rangoli drawn ( Mandala), A betelnut-pan leaf, 3) God is invoked by saying certain prayers, 4) He is invited and of
@Suresh
If u follow Vedas. According to Vedas. God has no image. That means u cannot see God at all.
@Suresh
Only moses have seen Allah. Others can see during the day of judgement.
Why wait 100 years. Sabar ka fal meeta hota hai.
And it will be so exiting.
How many idol god and godman u seen in total.
If
@Suresh
Question : Have u seen God
Answer: Inshallah during the day of Judgement, i will see God.
@Suresh
In Hinduism Praying to God is Called sashtang namaskar, Touching the eight Parts of ur body.
In Islam, we have to touch eight parts of the body while praying namaz.
Some one asked, Why to call Allah why cant
@Suresh
What if the idol falls accidently and breaks. if it cant help it self, How can it help others.
What if the God doesn't like the Idol u made.
What if he doesn't like anyone to make his idol, If God thinks it is an i
@True Indian, There is one strange question awaiting for you, You just answer HAVE U SEEN GOD? Simple question I am asking you? is anywhere in book does god mentions how to see him when you are alive? Everything is promised after death, then I wonder why
@Suresh
Eg: if u go to job interview. There are 2 possibilities.
If u pass the job interview u will think, from matas blessings u pass the interview.
If u fail the interview. U will think it because of previous karma u fai
@Suresh
God powers are put into Idols,
Show me the verse which says so. Its the poojarys who says so. Or else their business will be shut.
so you agree GOD HAS GOT SHAPE?
I never denied that. But he doesn't need to take human forms. And write exams for u. But vedas says god has no image. But u people are worshipping many things.
U people even worship sachin, dhoni. Thinking that god is -laying cricket.
Vedas says don't worship idols. But u worship idols
Quran says god can hear and see. And we cannot imagine how he looks like. But we don't worship his creations.
Pnz read previous answers fully. Don't pick one verse. And argue
@ TRUE INDIAN,
YOU DID'NT ANSWER MY QUESTION.
\HAVE YOU SEEN GOD\","
@Suresh
Show me a single verse in ur religious scripture which says worship idols.
Every where it says dont worship the dummy gods. U will go into more darkness.
U people says that there are many God's in human form. And ur talk
@TRUE INDIAN,
there is pure science behind IDOL installation, TEMPLE construction.
To understand this you have to read 'AGAMA SHASTRA\
Just like how you say gods words & instructions have to be put into holy books, same way Gods powe
@TRUE INDIAN, so you agree GOD HAS GOT SHAPE?
Thats what we Hindus say. God is with form & without form.
He can take any form. And you were denying it, quoting from scriptures.
SO NOW YOU SAY GOD HAS GOT SHAPE.
he made adam
@Suresh
Good question?
then tell me what the believers are going to see, when you say... na tasya prathima asti... there is no image of god, if god is formless what are they going to see and how their joy of seeing god will be double
@TRUE INDIAN,
and prophet asked if we can see god on the day of resurrection, read the 3rd point, it says \ seeing god will be a favour..that is additional to paradise. only believer will see GOD, and non-believer will be deprived of seeing god. IF
@suresh
Ur question: Have u seen God.
My answer: Have u seen Air. No. but Air is there.
@suresh
What about a r rahman. He was a brahmin. Is this also false.
@suresh
“There is nothing like Him, but He is All-Hearing, All-Seeing.” (Quran 42:11)
“There is nothing comparable to Him.” (Quran 112:4)
“Vision cannot grasp Him, but His Grasp is over all vision.” (Quran 6:10
@SURESH
If u say that u have seen god in idol, Sleep with idols, eat with idols, talk with idols.
It's like a baby girl playing with her barbie dolls.
Vedas says that na tasya prathima asthi. Means God has no image.
@True Indian, Ummar rao cannot be brahmin 100% sure. Anybody can pose as brahmin, A learned brahmin will never leave Hinduism, as he very well aware of its virtues. Only those who have done spiritually well in previous birth are promoted and gifted to be
@suresh
Just type on youtube
Muhammed-Umar-Rao - Why I Embrace-Islam
@suresh
Rig Veda 8.78.5; 10.173.4; Atharva Veda 6.88.1, 20.34.2, 19.32.9, 13.1.6-7 and Yajur Veda 1.17 Says the Earth is Fixed. The Atharva Veda 6.77.1 and 6.44.1 explicitly states that Earth is standing still (not moving), moreover Rig Veda 10
@suresh
Quran Ch 79:30 we have made the earth like an ostrich egg. Which is geosperical
Quran 71:19 And Allah has made the earth for you as a carpet(spread out).
Quran 78:6 Have We not made the earth as a wide expense,
the
@Suresh
Dont u respect ur mother.
The worship of Allah creates a sense of thankfulness, respect and honor. To realize the value of the source from where man gets the valuable divine blessings is a sign that the person was deserving o
@true indian,
cntr + c has been disabled for me. hence i cannot copy your link of youtube. How can you copy paste it?
you tell me the subject and i will google it out.
@suresh
Just watch this video. U will get all answers to the question
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HQZvgyyHu3Q
@TRUE INDIAN, I don't know with what context you are giving explanations. But i will ask you some questions. Pls try to understand.
1) WHY GOD WANTS HUMANS TO PRAY HIM ( he made animals, birds, & human beings) why god doesnt want prayers from animals
@Suresh
U and me the difference is letter \S\"
U say everything is God. Sun is god,moon is god,cow is god etc.
We say everything is God's."
@Suresh.
To play a Music player. God doesn't want to become a music player. Instead there is a instruction manual. Which shows how to play and stop the music.
That's why god sent holy book.
@Suresh
There is not a single mistake. To question the Quran. Because it is the word of God.
Islam is the fast growing religion in the World. Majority are from Britain, America. Just to prove islam wrong. They started understanding.
@Suresh
Please watch till the end.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HQZvgyyHu3Q
@Suresh
Big joke of the Century.
U mean to say instruction book like vedas is fake.
But We believe Quran is direct word of god. Or Vedas might be the word of God for that period of time. Last and final book the holy Quran
@TRUE INDIAN, it would be god's choice, if he wishes to incarnate as lion, monkey, man or cobra.. who are we to question him. Have you ever question the words of your holy books? No, becoz you believe those are gods instructions, Same way we too believe i
@TRUE INDIAN, Joke of the day. ( god gives instruction books)
If god want, to instruct use his super power and he will guide the people. As you and I claim god is powerful, then why would god need to print books and instruct through it. Can't the al
@TRUE INDIAN, If a person does good deeds and dies then he will go upto Moon or heaven, he will stay there till his reward of good deeds are finished, then again he will be re-born on earth & vice-versa. To come out of the cycle of birth & death cycle one
@suresh.
If God wants to Take incarnation of man to understand the problem. then God has to take incarnation of horse, cow, monkey etc. to understand the problem of animals. He doesnt need to.
he gives instruction books.
@Suresh
watch this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaK9Z1VxzLA
@suresh
Rss activist Nagaraj Rao, now known as Umar Rao converted to islam. see why?
@Suresh,
U said some poojarys don't ask for money, but they know that u will give the money. or else they won't survive without food.
Just see shankaracharya Sanjay dwivedi now known as Ahmed pandit. how he became a muslim.
@Suresh
your question why we don't remember past birth. You have answered your own question. If we happen to remember it will result to lots of disputes.
and u also said
There are rarest of rare case where people remember their
@TRUE INDIAN,
your question why we don't remember past birth. You have answered your own question. If we happen to remember it will result to lots of disputes.
REGARDING BABAS - I don't follow or worship them. Although many of my friends
@Suresh
the killers of lincoln and kennedy
John wilkes booth was born on May 10, 1838
Lee harvey oswald was Born on October 18, 1939
Lincoln born and died on 1809-1865
Kennedy born and died on 1917-1963
Lin
@Suresh
Lincon and kennedy what showed in the video is not 100% True
Lincoln born on February 12, 1809
Lincoln Died on April 15, 1865
Kennedy Born on May 29, 1917
Kennedy died on November 22, 1963.
@Suresh
Some people might simply say that, iam incarnation of so and so. They first study their history, and after that they pretend that it is he.
So that he might get new house and property.
@Suresh
i heard rebirth of sai baba that big hair fellow. he used to say he is incarnation of Shirdi sai baba.
But now he is exposed and found that he is fake and he was doing just a magic and nothing else.
Pagination
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