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Only 3 examples of intolerance: Partition, Emergency, '84 riots, says HM
December 01, 2015
Highlights of home minister Rajnath Singh's speech in Lok Sabha.
-- I thank all leaders for giving their views on intolerance.
-- Tolerance means accepting views or things without agreeing to them.
-- Tolerance is in our tradition and culture. Why is intolerance given more importance than tolerance? We are not tolerant under pressure, but we are tolerant by nature.
-- Allegations of intolerance is serious. Is India not fit to live?
-- If there is social tolerance anywhere in the world, its in India.
-- One of the people who returned their award had once said that a person like Modi is a source of anxiety and he is not fit to rule India. I want to say that they are not even respecting peoples mandate.
-- If any political party is victim of intolerance it is BJP. The biggest victim of intolerance has been PM Modi himself .
-- I want to assure the people of this country, if anyone will try to disturb the social harmony of this country, he will be punished.
-- There are people who think there is no freedom of speech in India.
-- A Muslim cleric last week said Lord Sri Ram was born in Pakistan. Still there was not reaction from majority. Can he says all this about Islamic God?
-- Intolerance has been displayed only thrice. Partition, during emergency and during 84 riots.
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