Jinnah, Mountbatten partitioned India, not Nehru: Siddaramaiah


Bengaluru, Aug 15 (IANS): Coming down heavily on the ruling BJP leaders for holding country's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru responsible for partition of the country, Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Monday said Nehru strived to build modern India., and it was Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Mountbatten who partitioned India.

Addressing the media after hoisting the flag, Siddaramaiah said, "Jinnah created Muslim league and demanded for a separate nation. Mountbatten approved his demand. How could Nehru be held responsible for partition of India," Siddaramaiah questioned.

People should not be given wrong information. Let them know the history. There is an RSS hidden agenda behind this. They (BJP government) say that Nehru's photo was deliberately not published in full page advertisements released to media and other platforms. "Have they (RSS leaders) participated in the freedom movement?" he questioned.

"BJP is pursuing the politics of hatred in the nation and it has come out in open that this is the hidden agenda of RSS. Nehru participated in the freedom movement and went to prison," he said.

"Did Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai participate in the freedom movement? BJP leaders Ravikumar, K.S. Eshwarappa had gone to jail after taking part in the independence struggle?" Siddaramaiah said.

"Dropping Nehru's photo from the list of freedom fighters is an insult to the whole fraternity of freedom fighters.

"These leaders (BJP) do not know history. They only know distorting history. The first Prime Minister of India Nehru has been insulted. This is not only an insult to Nehru but it is an insult to the nation.

"This is an insult inflicted on the BJP by its own leaders. Veer Savarkar stated that he wouldn't participate in the freedom struggle and gave it in writing to the British. BJP respects such personalities," he said.

The advertisement poster of freedom fighters released by the Karnataka government omitting the photo of the country's first Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru and including Vinayak Savarkar in government advertisement has triggered the row.

Pandit Nehru's contributions to the country were remembered by the Congress leaders on the flag hoisting platform. The photos of Nehru hoisting the Tricolor for the first time after Independence at the Red Fort were displayed and highlighted.

 

 

 

 

  

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  • Don, Mangalore

    Tue, Aug 16 2022

    I don't agree that Nehru and Mountbatten were responsible for the partition, on the contrary, in fact these were some of the people who were against the partitioning of the country, and they did all that they could to STOP the partition. In my humble opinion the partitioning of the country was the brain child of the MUSLIM LEAGUE led by Mohamad Ali Jinnah, the Agha Khan, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan of the Aligarh University, The leader of the Ahmedia's, and there was one more I can't remember. All of the above were leaders in the Muslim league which was formed in 1913 and they have 95% of the blame. The remainder 5% was on account of the instigation, and actions of prejudice by the RSS.

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  • Rita, Germany

    Tue, Aug 16 2022

    Now at last big celebration is over .another day has begonnen,and with it discussions go further..The fact today is not who fought for independence But how it will remain in future.Looks like it is not yet even after 75 years more civilized ,but going back to its roots?Still fighting everywhere ,raods are not yet in good condition as to be .Noone is looking into these steps ,but fighting who was fighter to get independence.People grow up ,and do for future.do some developement now atleast.With a flag in every house is not done.Flag doesnt fill up their stomach.Hope till next independence ,there will be some hope for who lost houses in flood ,shelter and food .And stop your fights ,do some good for people towards education ,and jobs.

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  • Rita, Germany

    Tue, Aug 16 2022

    Now at last big celebration is over .another day has begonnen,and with it discussions go further..The fact today is not who fought for independence But how it will remain in future.Looks like it is not yet even after 75 years more civilized ,but going back to its roots?Still fighting everywhere ,raods are not yet in good condition as to be .Noone is looking into these steps ,but fighting who was fighter to get independence.People grow up ,and do for future.do some developement now atleast.With a flag in every house is not done.Flag doesnt fill up their stomach.Hope till next independence ,there will be some hope for who lost houses in flood ,shelter and food .And stop your fights ,do some good for people towards education ,and jobs.

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  • Harry Dsouza, Kambla Gardens, Bondel Mangalore

    Tue, Aug 16 2022

    Why it wasn't included in our history books then?!!

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  • Kedhar, Mangaluru

    Mon, Aug 15 2022

    Nowadays children don't know names of their warden forget Jinnah... Mountbatten... However, who were behind Jinnah n Mountbatten?? 🤔 Nehru, history tell us had long garden walks with Mountbattens.Forget all this history, Sidda please tell us who was behind your and DKS... embracing union in Davengere?? Will there be any partition 🤔

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  • Manohar, Udupi

    Mon, Aug 15 2022

    Partition of India was supported by RSS sarvarkar............... No action yet by 56" on chinese annexation on border.

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  • Raman, Mangalore

    Mon, Aug 15 2022

    Brahmanical forces within congress.. pre independence.. who changed their avatar into present ruling dispensation ..the bjp .. which changed avatar many times .. I.e bjp ...Mahasabha .. Jansangh ..etc etc did not want power sharing with Muslims .. This was The genesis of partition idea .... Now it is futile for blame game .. let govt work for removing millions out of poverty .. jobs .. price inflation control ..national security.. ensuring China does not further encroach ..

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  • Rajan, Mangalore

    Mon, Aug 15 2022

    Partition is now over 75 years .. . British mischief as they left India .. in fact wherever they left .. they ensured chaos .... Also negotiation possibly was not commensurate with the then situation ...to avoid partition.... Now all arguments with hindsight .. after events are over easy to say who should have done what ... In the immediate recent we have events .. Chinese intrusion..no proper elected govt Kashmir .. Naxals etc etc .. Ruling Dispensation totally silent here .. Now ... for countries to progress we need to look at future .. not at past .. It can be only a reference point ...any case all were great leaders .. Gandhi .. Nehru . Patel .. Azad .. very many .. Today’s leaders at best qualification and ability could be at best 10 % ..of leaders before 1947 ...during and after partition ... America went through civil war .. China had its own civil war .. It is only remembered .. Lincoln . Mao :. And others .. But does not become divisive politics like happening here needlessly ....

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  • Sense_shetty, Mangalore

    Mon, Aug 15 2022

    The British played a joke on the indian subcontinent .remember all other common wealth countries got independence struggle except India ... listing the sequence ..try to connect the dots... MI16 > Edwina> Mountbatten> Oxford >Nehru>Jinnah>MK Gandhi>Muslim League>Congress.

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  • Non religious, Mangalore

    Mon, Aug 15 2022

    Why are you interested in giving explanation??

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  • Vishal, Mangalore

    Mon, Aug 15 2022

    Nehru spent 9 long years in jail for taking part in various freedom struggles. BJP's Yeddyurappa was sent to jail for looting the state. That is the difference. I don't want to comment on Nehru's life style. But there is not an iota of doubt that he was in the forefront of the freedom struggle. Please don't distort history.

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  • j.anata, Mangaluru / Bengaluru

    Mon, Aug 15 2022

    By taking historically significant names in press, Siddu is trying hard to be in news

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  • Alwin, Mangaluru

    Mon, Aug 15 2022

    India was a country small number of princely states. Congress people United these states. It is wrong to say that partion of India was done by any individual.All these states invaded by others people and ultimately many remained in India showing their supremacy and one such form is present system. In the beginning there was single world and not country

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  • KS Mayya, Mangalore/Bangalore

    Mon, Aug 15 2022

    The funny part is in the comments section, there are multiple version of history. That is the level of importance we associate that the likes of Siddu can reinvent history to suit his best interests - Wondering if Siddu himself has read Nehru's version, which is different from Siddu. Xth std textbook, Nehru's version of Discovery of India etc is not sufficient, there are many books written on this. That is the level of our ignorance and those that think that Akand Bharath is on the cards. People who want to change history should have strong historical context that Xi Zingping or Putin has which is also the opinion of their citizens. In India, we will imminently have 1.3 billion different versions of history, bereft of historical detail or evidence.

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  • Alwin, Mangaluru

    Mon, Aug 15 2022

    India was a country small number of princely states. Congress people United these states. It is wrong to say that partion of India was done by any individual.All these states invaded by others people and ultimately many remained in India showing their supremacy and one such form is present system. In the beginning there was single world and not country

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  • KS Mayya, Mangalore/Bangalore

    Mon, Aug 15 2022

    Partition of India was planned, conceived and passed in the British Parliament in advance, before it was rolled out in a bloody manner. Nehru and Jinnah were useful idiots in the process. British had sights on the current Pakistan and sought direct or indirect control of it right from day one in anticipation of Russian interest in Afghanistan and the corridor that Gilgit Baltistan offered. Please remember that as of 1948, when Pakistan sent armed tribal into Kashmir, the planners were still British and Jinnah did not have full control over Government Machinery. So, let us not over exaggerate or belittle the leaders of the that time. Nehru to India's credit was the only leader of this time who returned to people for mandate every 5 years. His contemporaries of that time, did not. It is these examples up at the top that led to roots of democracy to grow stronger in India. And now we have Siddaramaiah...!!!!

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  • myna, mysuru

    Mon, Aug 15 2022

    Disrespect for our nation's first Prime Minister and architect of Modern India by the Karnataka BJP Government depicts their meanness in distorting history and trying to cover up the immense development of India post-Independent India by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. The BJP is under the illusion that they can cover up their incompetent governance by faulting Nehru all the time. Time will expose the habitual liars.

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  • Monty Dotor, Mangalore

    Mon, Aug 15 2022

    My dear, it was Radcliffe who partioned.....not Jinnah, Mountbatten or Nehru...

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  • Pavan, Mlr

    Mon, Aug 15 2022

    Very sorry worker was also part of partition plan he helped jinnah and supported him in winning election against congress...very sorry worker infact was a mastermind in 2 nation theory...

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  • Flavian, Mangalore/Kuwait

    Mon, Aug 15 2022

    "Jinnah, Mountbatten partitioned India, not Nehru: Siddaramaiah" - And BJP and Congress are engaged in dividing Indians further, North (BJP) South (non-BJP Mahagatbhandan)

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