Read the following Paragraph and comment on it. At the initiative of Gandhiji and Nehru, congress now passed a resolution on "The rights of minorities" congress party had never accepted the "Two Nation theory. It was forced to accept partition against its will It still believed that "India is a land of many religions and many races. and must remain so". Whatever be the situation of Pakistan, India would be a democratic secular state". Where all citizens enjoy full rights and have equal rights to get the protection of the state, irrespective of the religion to which they belong.
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→ The Indian National Congress (INC) headed by Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Vallabhbhai never accepted the 'Two nation theory' which was introduced by Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
→ The Indian National Congress (INC) was forced to accept the partition against its will in the year 1947.
→ India and Pakistan became two separate nations after the partition in the year 1947. India, on one hand, chose to become a secular and democratic state while on the other hand, Pakistan went on the path to becoming a non-secular Islamic state.
→ India is a very diverse country with a rich cultural heritage. It is a land of various cultures and traditions.
→ India's constitution was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26th November 1949 and came into effect on 26th January 1950.
→ India is now the world's largest democracy with equal rights for every citizen of the country irrespective of one's caste, religion, ethnicity or race.
→ The institutions of the government of India cannot discriminate against anyone based on one's caste, religion, ethnicity or race. In India, every citizen enjoys the fundamental rights provided to him by the constitution.
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