Self-absorbed trivialising freedom warfare sacrifices, India’s achievements: Sonia
A day after BJP wondered Jawaharlal Nehru’s role within the Partition of India, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday said the birthday party will strongly oppose misrepresentation of historical past for “political beneficial properties” by placing icons of the independence circulate “on the dock per lies”.
In her message on the occasion of Independence Day, Sonia said makes an are trying to “trivialise” the sacrifices of freedom warring parties and the “colorful achievements” made by the country can never be current.
“We hold now achieved plenty over the closing 75 years but what can never be current is that the most recent self-absorbed authorities is hell bent on trivialising the excellent sacrifices made by our freedom warring parties and the country’s colorful achievements,” Sonia said in her written message issued by the Congress. “The Indian Nationwide Congress strongly opposes misrepresentation of historical info for political advantages and placing great nationwide leaders love (Mahatma) Gandhi, Nehru, (Sardar) Patel and (Maulana) Azad on the dock per lies.”
Despite the indisputable reality that the assertion did not shuffle into any specifics, it seemed aimed at BJP’s account on the Partition, released on Sunday within the trust of short video clips all the blueprint thru the birthday party’s social media handles. The clip, which obliquely wondered Nehru’s role, used to be titled, “Where hold been those of us that had the accountability to warfare towards divisive forces?”
In a Facebook put up in Hindi, Rahul Gandhi said, “We disclose that we will frequently wait on our country and its of us, and can’t enable divisions within the name of faith, sect, language at any price.” Asked regarding the PM’s remarks on nepotism, he refused to comment.
Even on Sunday, the flicks drew a inviting response from the Congress, with the birthday party’s total secretary (communication), Jairam Ramesh, alleging that Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar gave starting up to the 2-nation idea and Mohammad Ali Jinnah perfected it. “The accurate intent of the PM to sign Aug 14 as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day is to exhaust essentially the most anxious historical events as fodder for his latest political battles,” Ramesh tweeted. “Lakhs upon lakhs hold been dislocated and lost their lives. Their sacrifices must not be forgotten or disrespected.”
In her assertion, the Congress president, who’s convalescing from Covid-19, furthermore well-known India’s progress within the closing 75 years. She acknowledged that the country has left an indelible sign on the worldwide stage in plenty of areas, including science, education, health and recordsdata technology thru the laborious work of its proficient of us.
“Beneath the management of its visionary leaders, whereas on one hand, India established an honest, magnificent and transparent electoral system, it furthermore reinforced democratic and constitutional institutions. Aspect by facet, India furthermore made an identity for itself for frequently residing up to the ideals of plurality of languages, religions and communities,” she added.
At the Congress headquarters, worn leader and Congress Working Committee member Ambika Soni unfurled the nationwide flag within the presence of birthday party leader Rahul Gandhi. Later, Congress leaders took out a march from the birthday party headquarters to Gandhi Smriti on Tees January Street as segment of the birthday party’s Azadi Gaurav Yatra.
