Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh quoted Iqbal saying “Mazhab nahin sikhata aapas mein bair rakhna” (Religion doesn’t preach ill-will against each other)” Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh quoted Iqbal saying “Mazhab nahin sikhata aapas mein bair rakhna” (Religion doesn’t preach ill-will against each other)”Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi denounced mob lynchings in the name of cow protection, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed concerns about the kind of atmosphere being created in the name of religion in the country. “The atmosphere being created in the name of religion reminds me of Iqbal’s couplet (Mazhab ke naam pe jo galat asar phailaya ja rha hai, mujhe Allama Iqbal ki ek nazm yaad aati hai)…’Mazhab nahin sikhata aapas mein bair rakhna” (Religion doesn’t preach ill-will against each other),” Singh said while speaking at an Eid Milan function organised in Delhi. Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi flayed self-styled ‘gau rakshaks’ and said killing people in the name of protecting the cow was “unacceptable” that Mahatma Gandhi would never approve of. On Wednesday, thousands of people congregated at Jantar Mantra in Delhi and several other cities under the banner of “Not in My Name” to raise voice against the recent incidents of lynching. For all the latest India News, download Indian Express App© IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd

Source: Indian Express June 30, 2017 05:45 UTC