The congress and BJP went on throughout the day on social media
New Delhi:
The second “Day of Remembrance of the Terror of Division” – so named by Prime Minister Narendra Modi – passed scathing retrials between the BJP and Parliament over who was responsible for the division. cut the country in 1947. It started the morning after the BJP tweeted a video focusing on Jawaharlal Nehru. The day ended with a video from the Congress, which pointed to Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and SP Mukherjee – whom the BJP considers to be one of its biggest icons.
In its video, the Congress argued that the two-state theory was initiated by Savarkar, more than three decades after SP Mukherjee expressed support for the division of Bengal. It was later taken over by Mohammad Ali Jinnah.
The video also quotes BR Ambedkar, architect of the Indian Constitution, as saying: “As strange as it may seem, Mr Savarkar and Mr Jinnah, instead of opposing each other on the two-state theory, were in favor of two nations. for each other”.
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सत्ता में बैठकर वो आज भी कर रहे हैं और हम आज भी इस को उनके कुटिल इरादों लिए लड़ रहे रहे रहे
– Congress (@INCIndia) August 14, 2022
In the morning, the BJP video alleges that the leaders of Congress, who were supposed to confront the Muslim League over the two-nation theory, accepted the division without consulting the people. country. It also blamed the communists, saying their leaders supported the Muslim League. Most of the video, using archival photos, is filled with images of Jawaharlal Nehru and Jinnah.
The caption accompanying the BJP video reads: “Those who know nothing about India’s cultural heritage, civilization, values, pilgrimages, in just three weeks they drew the border between them. who lived together for many centuries. Where were the people at that time responsible for fighting against these divisive forces?”
The two sides discussed the matter throughout the morning on social media, with Parliament senior leader Jairam Ramesh alleging that “the Prime Minister’s real intention to mark 14 August as the The zoning horror tribute is to use the most traumatic historical events as fodder for the current political wars”.
“The tragedy of division, cannot be misused to fuel hatred and prejudice. The truth is that Savarkar is rooted in the two-nation theory and Jinnah perfected it. Sardar Patel wrote,” I feel. see that if we don’t accept division, India will be divided into pieces and will be completely ruined,” Mr Ramesh tweeted.
“Savarkars and Jinnahs today are continuing their efforts to divide the country. The Indian National Congress will perpetuate the legacy of Gandhi, Nehru, Patel and many others who tirelessly worked to unite the people. The politics of hate will be to be defeated,” read another of his tweets.
The BJP’s Amit Malviya countered, “The two-state theory was first put forward by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, Founder of Aligarh Islamic University, who came up with the idea in 1876, much before Savarkar was even born (1883). Savarkar and Mahasabha of Hinduism completely opposed the idea of division, until the end”.
Regarding Parliament’s statements to SP Mukherjee, he tweeted, “Parliament, following the demands of the Muslim League, has resigned from the idea of giving all of Bengal to East Pakistan then. If Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee didn’t campaign for the Hindu majority districts to stay with India, we wouldn’t have present-day West Bengal”.
Last year, Prime Minister Modi announced that August 14 would be remembered as the Day of Remembrance of the Terror of Partition, to remind the nation of the sufferings and sacrifices of the Indians during the 1947 partition.
This morning, he tweeted, “Today, on #PartitionHorrorsRemembranceDay, I pay my respects to all those who lost their lives in Partition and applaud the resilience and courage of all who have suffered during that tragic period of our history”.
