Secularism a compelling necessity for India: Sonia Gandhi

[INDIAPOSITIVE]

New Delhi: Seeking to reassert Jawaharlal Nehru's legacy, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today said secularism is a compelling necessity for a country as diverse as India.

She also said that there can be no India without secularism and it remains more than an ideal.

Addressing an international conference on the 125th birth anniversary of Nehru here, Gandhi said secularism was an "article of faith" for the first Prime Minister of the country.

"There can be no Indianness, no India without secularism....Secularism was and remains more than an ideal. It is a compelling necessity for a country as diverse as India," she said.

The Congress President recalled that Nehru had once warned that he would fight to his last breath of his life to protect secularism if it comes under attack.

In an opaque reference to BJP, she said knowledge about Nehru's life and work has weakened in recent years, drowned out by misrepresentation and distortion.

Referring to the country's first Prime Minister's efforts to build a modern India, she said he worked on developing a strong public sector, "a potent symbol of change and modernisation."

She said Nehru's achievements continue to bear fruits. "He moulded a new intellectual outlook, a new social sensibility, a new sense of Indianess," she said.

Gandhi also recalled his role in the field of science and technology.

Secularism a compelling necessity for India: Sonia Gandhi | Zee News

 

[Ammyy]

So after crying for death of terrorist she want to teach us about secularism??

Use muslim as vote bank is congress version of secularism and those who think congress is secular party unse bada chutiya mene aaj tak nahi dekha.

 

[vsdave2302]

New Delhi: Seeking to reassert Jawaharlal Nehru's legacy, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today said secularism is a compelling necessity for a country as diverse as India.

She also said that there can be no India without secularism and it remains more than an ideal.

Addressing an international conference on the 125th birth anniversary of Nehru here, Gandhi said secularism was an "article of faith" for the first Prime Minister of the country.

"There can be no Indianness, no India without secularism....Secularism was and remains more than an ideal. It is a compelling necessity for a country as diverse as India," she said.

The Congress President recalled that Nehru had once warned that he would fight to his last breath of his life to protect secularism if it comes under attack.

In an opaque reference to BJP, she said knowledge about Nehru's life and work has weakened in recent years, drowned out by misrepresentation and distortion.

Referring to the country's first Prime Minister's efforts to build a modern India, she said he worked on developing a strong public sector, "a potent symbol of change and modernisation."

She said Nehru's achievements continue to bear fruits. "He moulded a new intellectual outlook, a new social sensibility, a new sense of Indianess," she said.

Gandhi also recalled his role in the field of science and technology.

Secularism a compelling necessity for India: Sonia Gandhi | Zee News

That is why this communal family is voted out of power who wanted to make Hindus second class citizen by bringing the law like communal violence bill.

 

[Parul]

For congress Secularism is appeasement of special community for it's vote bank. More than India, it's important for survival of Congress.

 

[utraash]

Certainly but not of khoongressi versions...
Tragedy is khoongressi still not able to come in sense after massive loss one by one n still harbouring " Their blood sucking version of Secularism" .... Rot in hell all khoongressi.....

 

[utraash]

For congress Secularism is appeasement of special community for it's vote bank. More than India, it's important for survival of Congress.

Not just khoongressi, some media houses also towed the khoongressi version of Secularism .. You know other community vs saffron community riots reporting.....

 

[INDIC]

For congress Secularism is appeasement of special community for it's vote bank. More than India, it's important for survival of Congress.

Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Jains and Parsis are not minority community because they are a small votebank, they should have more been more than 10% each to get the status of minority.

 

[Parul]

Not just khoongressi, some media houses also towed the khoongressi version of Secularism .. You know other community vs saffron community riots reporting.....

I'm aware of it. This is going to spread chaos in India in near future.

 

[sree45]

It's high time Congress should spell out what their definition of secularism is.

 

[Parul]

Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Jains and Parsis are not minority community because they are a small votebank, they should have more been more than 10% each to get the status of minority.

Congress is enemy of specific community. Further, that community doesn't need Appeasement. Woh Raaj Kay Kaam Kaarti hai, Raaj Kay Kaamati hai. Haat Phelana nahi atta.

 

[INDIC]

Congress is enemy of specific community. Further, that community doesn't need Appeasement. Woh Raaj Kay Kaam Kaarti hai, Raaj Kay Kaamati hai. Haat Phelana nahi atta.

Your bad luck, people less than 10% of the population are not a minority and by votebank politics of secularism not applicable to them.

 

[Parul]

Your bad luck, people less than 10% of the population are not a minority and by votebank politics of secularism not applicable to them.

Haan 20% Population wali community is Miniorty. They should not be considered Minority. However, if they are not, India's Secularism and Social Fibre would break.

 

[lightoftruth]

It happens only in India where the party which preaches secularism indulges in religious reservations ,is against common personal law,is giving this lecture in front of another certified secular party which supports separate entrance exams for minority.

 

[INDIC]

Haan 20% Population wali community is Miniorty. They should not be considered Minority. However, if they are not, India's Secularism and Social Fibre would break.

Yes, only 10-20% are considered as a minority as they are the powerful votebank, less than 3% are not minority in India, get it with it.

 

[Parul]

Yes, only 10-20% are considered as a minority as they are the powerful votebank, less than 3% are not minority in India, get it with it.

Here is another example of Secularism:

A lady came to me in distress when I was a minister. She was being harassed by Yadavs but I refused to save her. I kept mum because Yadavs had 50,000 votes in that area. I would have lost that vote had I acted,"

- Jitan Ram Manjhi, Chief Minister, Bihar

m.ibnlive.com/news/manjhi-does-it-again-says-he-once-refused-to-help-a-lady-harassed-by-yadavs-due-to-vote-bank-politics/513219-3-232.html

We don't want special treatment.