His government attempted to strike a balance by looking on the other side during the lock-opening of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya in 1980s. Rajiv Gandhi's Shah Bano decision to reverse a court judgment under pressure from the Muslim cleric on the question of maintenance to a woman divorced by her husband strengthened the pro-Muslim image of the Congress. Hindutva vs Hinduism: Contours of a false narrative | OPINION THROUGH THE GANDHI YEARS: INDIRA AND RAJIVĭuring her multiple stints as the prime minister, Indira Gandhi carved an image of the 'protector of Muslims' for herself. Take it from me that the Muslim community is prepared to have it but you are not brave enough to do it."
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One of the strong critics of Nehru's policy on the matter was JB Kripalani.ĭuring the debate on the Hindu Code Bill in Parliament, Kripalani targeted Nehru saying, "I charge you with communalism because you are bringing forward a law about monogamy only for Hindu community. A month later, Nehru declared, "If any man raises his hand against another in the name of religion, I shall fight him till the last breath of my life, whether from within the government or outside."īy 1955, Nehru faced strong pushback from the 'Hindu right' Congress leaders over the Hindu Code Bill. In September 1951, Nehru had forced 'right wing' Purushottam Das Tandon to quit as the Congress president and his supporters to resign from the Congress Working Committee. While Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was devoutly committed to secularism, he too faced charges from his own partymen that as the prime minister he veered towards Muslims.
Reaching out to Muslims had been central to the Congress's politics after Independence. They must have the first claim on resources." NEHRU DAYS On December 9, 2006, then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh heading a Congress-led government told a meeting of the National Development Council (NDC), "We will have to devise innovative plans to ensure that minorities, particularly the Muslim minority, are empowered to share equitably the fruits of development. The polls were dominated by what analysts called the Modi wave.īut Rahul Gandhi and the Congress's shift to the other side of the secular divide is a marked departure from the past when the party and its top leaders made conscious effort to reach out to the minorities, particularly Muslims. Rahul Gandhi and the Congress started emphasising on Hinduness following the victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2014 Lok Sabha election. "If you are a Hindu, why do you need Hindutva? Why do you need this new name?" THE SHIFT At a session of Congress workers in Maharashtra, Rahul Gandhi had said, "Why do Hindus need Hindutva when they follow Hinduism? Is Hinduism about beating a Sikh or Muslim person? No. This was not the first time that Rahul Gandhi had tried to compare Hindu with Hindutva. India belongs to people of all faiths and also those who have no faith."ĪLSO READ | Rahul to be Congress face in 2024? Key takeaways from Jaipur rally HINDU VERSUS HINDUTVA: NOT THE FIRST TIME Owaisi said, "India belongs to all Bharatiyas. In a sarcastic comment, Owaisi said, "Bringing 'Hindus to power' is a 'secular' agenda in 2021. All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi, who has been campaigning to mobilise Muslim voters, took a jibe at Rahul Gandhi. His remarks were bound to evoke sharp responses. "Who is a Hindu? A Hindu is one who respects all faiths." REACTION Rahul Gandhi also offered his definition of Hindu during his speech. All these people here are Hindus but not Hindutavavadi." He re-emphasised his Hinduness, saying, "I am Hindu, but not Hindutvavadi. In the context of over a year-long farmers' agitation and the Narendra Modi government's decision to repeal the three farm reforms laws, Rahul Gandhi said, "When Hindu farmers stood up, Hindutvavadi said, 'I apologise'." We need to oust them and bring the rule of Hindus." "Since 2014, it's the Hindutvavadis who are in power, and not Hindus. He made a couple of more interesting remarks about Hindus including the one about bringing "the rule of Hindus" in India.
This could be the first endorsement by Rahul Gandhi that India belongs to Hindus, while expanding the umbrella of the word 'Hindu'. At a Congress rally to protest rising prices in Jaipur on Sunday, the party's top leader Rahul Gandhi said : "This is a country of Hindus and not Hindutvavadis."
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