It is rather curious that Modi invoked the Muslim League of pre-independence period to tarnish the Congress, conveniently forgetting that it was Syama Prasad Mookerjee, founder of Jan Sangh and a Hindutva ideologue and icon, who joined hands with the Muslim League to form governments.
By S.N. Sahu
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement at a rally in Ajmer that the Congress manifesto for the 2024 general elections “has the imprint of the Muslim League of the pre-independence period and, therefore, is geared to dividing India, is preposterous and devoid of any reasoning.
The Congress’s manifesto very refreshingly puts justice as the core concern of the party in rendering entitlements to all sections of society – be they other backward classes, women, youth and farmers. It promises to conduct a nationwide caste census for ensuring social justice to those who remain deprived of their entitlements on account of ascribed identities.
It lays stress, among others, on a diversity commission, removing the 50 per cent cap on reservation and providing reservation in private sector. It also focusses attention on changing the personal laws of people of all faiths by factoring their views. It in fact confirms to Ambedkar’s views – expressed in the Constituent Assembly – that only by taking into account the concerns of the minorities can a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) be framed by any political regime and that only a mad government would go ahead with a UCC by disregarding those concerns.
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