Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi quotes Urdu poet Allama Iqbal to call Lord Ram "Imam-e-Hind"
New Delhi: The Ram Janmabhoomi, Ayodhya debate once again resurfaced in the national media amidst the Coronavirus pandemic Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra Trust invited PM Modi to lay the foundation stone of Ram Temple in Ayodhya on August 3 or 5.
Amidst this, Senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, who is also the Union Minister of Minority Affairs in PM Narendra Modi led union cabinet, on Monday quoted one of the poems of prominent Urdu poet Allama Iqbal to term Lord Ram as “Imam-e-Hind” (Meaning: Leader of the country).
Naqvi took to twitter and posted three lines from a poem of Allama Iqbal, titled "Ram", written in praise of Lord Ram. In the poem, the poet has penned lines that glorify Lord Ram adding that his existence has glorified India globally. The poem further calls Ram as “Imam-e-Hind”.
The tweet, within minutes of posting, received a mixed response from the users. While some praised Lord Ram with comments of “Jai Shri Ram” others slammed the minister and called on the government to focus on fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. The users also asserted that the government needs to get their priorities in place and the agenda of development, instead of communal/divisive politics should be on top of the government’s agendas.
मशहूर जिनके दम से है दुनिया में नाम ए हिन्द।
— Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi (@naqvimukhtar) July 20, 2020
है राम के वजूद पे हिन्दोस्ताँ को नाज़।।
अहल ए नज़र समझते हैं इनको इमाम ए हिन्द।।।,??????अल्लामा इक़बाल
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Ready to face no-confidence motion, says Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
Hassan (Karnataka) (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said that the Congress government led by him was ready to face the no-confidence motion if moved by the opposition during the legislature session from December 8.
With Deputy CM D K Shivakumar by his side, he reiterated that they would both abide by the high command's decision on the leadership issue.
"Let them (opposition) bring in a no-confidence motion or adjournment motion or any other motion. We are ready to face it. Ours is an open book, transparent government. We are ready to face anything," Siddaramaiah said in response to a question.
However, BJP state President B Y Vijayendra and Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly R Ashoka, clarified that the party, along with the JD(S) has not discussed or decided anything so far regarding moving a no-confidence motion against the government.
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The winter session of the Karnataka legislature will begin in Belagavi, bordering Maharashtra, on December 8 and will go on till 19th of this month.
Not wanting to react to a question on the leadership issue, the CM said the Congress high command is very strong.
"D K Shivakumar and I will be committed to whatever the high command decides," he said.
Earlier in the day in Bengaluru, Shivakumar accompanied AICC Mallikarjun Kharge till airport from Vidhana Soudha, after paying tributes to B R Ambedkar on his 69th death anniversary, which had led to some speculation about possible discussion between the two on the leadership issue.
The power tussle within the ruling party had intensified amid speculation about a change in chief minister in the state, after the Congress government reached the halfway mark of its five-year term on November 20.
However, both the CM and Deputy CM had recently held breakfast meetings at each others residences, on the instructions of the high command, which is seen as a move to pause the leadership tussle between the two and to signal Siddaramaiah's continuation as the CM for the time being, especially ahead of the Belagavi legislature session.
