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Read the passage given below and answer the following questions:- We have a muslim minority who are so large in numbers that they cannot ,even if they want go anywhere else . That is a basic fact about which there can be no argument. Whatever the provocation from pakistan and whatever the indignities and horrors inflicted on non-muslims there,we have got to deal with this minority in a civilized manner. We must give them security and the rights of citizens in a democratic state. If we fail to do so,we shall have a festering sore which will eventually poison the whole body politic and probably destroy it . (jawaharlal nehru, letter to chief ministers,15 october 1947) Give an account of background in which the letter was written and explain the challenge that jawaharlal nehru is reffering to in it.

Posted by Suman Sharma 5 years, 2 months ago

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Gaurav Seth 5 years, 2 months ago

In the above given passage Nehru had expressed his feeling about the accommodation of minority. In his letter he is referring the challenge related to Muslim minority that if not accommodated properly can lead to destruction of democratic ideals.

Because Muslim minority in India were large in numbers, it is their right to go anywhere and settle. In a democratic set up everyone is given equal opportunity.
J.L. Nehru argued that we must give the Muslim minority security and the rights of citizens in a democratic state. Apart from ethical and sentimental reasons, there are some prudential reasons which helped India to realise its- long charised goals and principles such as socialism, equality, liberty and fraternity.
If we fail to provide security and rights to minorities, it affect the basic nature of democratic system and is also against the secular principle of India. It may eventually affect not only India’s foreign policy and also threaten other minorities in India. It may lead to disintegration of Indian states.

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