Independence Day 2022: In an over seven-minute video released by the saffron party on Sunday, the BJP indirectly blamed Jawaharlal Nehru and Congress leaders for bowing to the demand of a separate nation raised by the Muslim League led by Muhammad Ali Jinnah, instead of opposing it.
Addressing a press conference in Nagpur during Shiv Sena's mass outreach programme in the Vidarbha region, Raut also slammed BJP for terming the Uddhav Thackeray-led party "Janab Sena".
PDP Chief and former Jammu and Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti recently slammed BJP. She said that while earlier Jinnah divided India, BJP also wants to follow in his footsteps.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav is facing a barrage of criticism from the BJP leaders for his statement that Pakistan is a "political enemy" which is targeted by the BJP for "vote politics".
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday mounted a blistering attack on Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav for his comments on Pakistan. Adityanath in a hard-hitting tweet said that while the BJP is the follower of Sardar Patel's principles, the SP leader is the worshiper of Pakistan’s founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
Akhilesh Yadav is facing a barrage of criticism from the BJP leaders for his comments that Pakistan is a "political enemy" which is targeted by the BJP for "vote politics".
As Uttar Pradesh heads for polls next year, Jinnah seems to have emerged once again and become the latest centre of political debates and remarks. Watch the latest iteration of India TV's OMG on the same.
Taking into account Akhilesh Yadav's speech where he listed Jinnah among India's freedom fighters, UP CM Keshav Prasad Maurya slammed Akhilesh Yadav in his recent statement. Maurya said that he has nicknamed the SP leader 'Akhilesh Ali Jinnah'.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday targeted the Samajwadi Party, alleging it stands for "Jinnah, Azam Khan and Mukhtar (Ansari)", and asserted that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has rid the Purvanchal region of "mosquitoes and mafias".
Jinnah has once again become a major issue in UP politics ahead of the polls. Akhilesh Yadav seems to be taking no U-turn from his statement on Jinnah, which recently caused a major political controversy. Instead, he advised BJP to read India's history once again. Watch Muqabla with Ajay Kumar.
Former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday raised eyebrows when he appeared to equate Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Jawaharlal Nehru and Muhammad Ali Jinnah. This has invited sharp flak from the ruling BJP and CM Yogi. Watch Muqabla with Ajay Kumar.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav had sparked controversy on Sunday when he compared Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Mahatma Gandhi, and Jawaharlal Nehru, and said that they all fought for India's freedom.
Condemning the statement, BJP spokesperson Rakesh Tripathi said, "The country considers Muhammad Ali Jinnah as the villain of the partition. Calling Jinnah the hero of freedom is the politics of appeasement."
Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa said on Wednesday that the country's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah's two-nation theory was "more acknowledged reality"
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday claimed that the government is bringing Pakistan founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah alive with the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. Speaking at the Lokmat National Conclave, Owaisi said that even if the bill is passed by parliament, he will "knock on all doors" in the country and keep his point of view in front of the people.
The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE), Lahore region, has taken notice of the encroachment and asked for a report from the local revenue officials, English daily The News reported.
A photo of Pakistan founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah during an event in Uttar Pradesh's Faizabad jail has sparked a row, with the BJP and right-wing groups demanding strict action against the organisers.
"Now look at India. I think Mahatma Gandhiji was very much willing to give the prime ministership to Jinnah. But Pandit Nehru refused," he said.
Taking to Twitter, she wrote that Jinnah was not respected among the academic circles of Bangladesh as he had declared Urdu as the state language of East Pakistan, a region where the majority of people are Bengalis.
Mani Shankar Aiyar calls Jinnah 'Quaid-e-Azam', draws flak from Amit Shah
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