PM Modi On Partition: ‘Two-Nation Theory Wasn’t Common Muslim’s Choice…Congress Got Power’
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Drawing a parallel with the Partition of India in 1947, Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleged that the Congress had grabbed power through the politics of appeasement during India’s independence
PM Narendra Modi said the politics of appeasement is not a new tactic used by the opposition. (Image: News18)
Calling it a big challenge, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the politics of appeasement is not a new tactic used by the opposition. Drawing a parallel with the Partition of India in 1947, he alleged that the Congress had grabbed power through it during India’s independence.
“Politics of appeasement is not new. Many countries got liberated, but is there any country whose freedom happened with partition? The two-nation theory was not the decision of the common Muslim, but the Congress got power by politics of appeasement; but the question is what did the Muslims get from it?” he asked while delivering the keynote address on Day 1 of the Rising Bharat Summit 2025.
Modi was talking about the Waqf (Amendment) Act, which was passed in Parliament last week after intense debate.
He accused the Congress of doing appeasement politics, by way of which he said kattarpanthis got wealth and, at the same time, questioned what the poor and Muslim women got — a message that shows his commitment to what he described as social justice. His remarks come in the backdrop of protests in several states against the Waqf law, even as the Supreme Court agreed to hear petitions challenging it on April 15.
The Prime Minister said the protests around the law were rooted in appeasement politics, but he is happy that the NDA government at the Centre has been able to take this major step that was denied in the past by previous governments.
Further attacking the opposition, he said the 2013 amendments to the Wakf Act were aimed at appeasing Muslim fundamentalists and land mafia. “The Waqf law had become a cause of fear. Now it ensures dignity for all, especially the marginalised in the Muslim community. I congratulate the Parliament of the country for making a wonderful law in the interest of the entire society, in the interest of the Muslim community,” he added.
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The PM said the law will secure the sanctity of Waqf and also the rights of the poor, backwards and women among Muslims. “The debate on the Waqf law stands as the second longest in our parliamentary history. Discussions on the bill spanned 16 hours across both Houses, accompanied by 38 meetings of the joint parliamentary committee (JPC), totalling 128 hours of deliberation. Moreover, nearly 1 crore online suggestions were received from citizens across the country. This underscores that democracy is not limited to the walls of Parliament; it is being enriched and strengthened through active public participation,” he said.