India may witness another partition in 2047: Says BJP union minister Giriraj Singh

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Union minister Giriraj Singh made a controversial remark saying India may witness another partition in 2047. He pointed out that India witnessed a partition on the basis of religion in 1947. He also said that the population has increased from 33 crore to 135.7 crore in 72 years.

Without dragging any community’s name the BJP leader said, “The population explosion of divisive forces is dreadful. Taking to microblogging site Twitter, Singh said that it would become impossible to even mention about India in the times to come.

1947 में धर्म के आधार पर ही देश का विभाजन हुआ वैसी ही परिस्थिति पुनः2047 तक होगी।
72 साल में जनसंख्या 33cr से बढ़कर 135.7cr हो गया है।
विभाजनकारी ताक़तों का जनसंख्या विस्फोट भयावह है ।
अभी तो 35A के बहस पर हंगामा हो रहा है।आने वाले वक़्त में तो एक भारत का ज़िक्र करना असंभव होगा। pic.twitter.com/5RbWk3nEws

— Giriraj Singh (@girirajsinghbjp) September 16, 2018

He also referred the ongoing controversy over the Article 35 A of the Indian constitution giving special status to Jammu and Kashmir. The Union Minister tweeted in Hindi, “The country was divided in 1947 on the basis of religion. A similar situation will happen in 2047. In 72 years, the population has gone up from 33 crore to 135.7 crore. The population explosion of divisive forces is dreadful. At present, there is an uproar over a discussion on 35A. It will become impossible to even mention about Bharat in the times to come.”

While giving an Interview to Zee Hindustan, the BJP leader had said that increasing population was a big issue in India. Singh had also called for a debate from streets to Parliament over increasing population. He had also demanded a debate on “definition of minorities”.

“Increasing population is a big issue in India. There should be a debate from Sadak (road) to Sansad (Parliament) on population control in the country. There should also be a debate on the definition of minorities. If a strong law is not made on population control then the country will suffer. We need to raise our voice,” the BJP leader had said.

In last month, Griraj Singh had targeted West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee, for using Muslim vote bank.  He had said, “Mamata Banerjee should face action over her remark on Assam NRC, Singh had referred to the TMC chief as an “anarchist”.

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