*NEW DELHI – Indian Union minister Giriraj Singh, belonging to rulingBharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has said that India may witness anotherpartition in 2047.*

Pointing that India saw a partition on the basis of religion in 1947, theBJP leader said that the population has gone up from 33 crore to 135.7crore in 72 years.

Without naming any community, the Union minister said that “the populationexplosion of divisive forces is dreadful. Taking to microblogging siteTwitter, Singh said:

“It would become impossible to even mention about India in the times ofcome.”

Making reference to the ongoing controversy over Article 35A of the IndianConstitution, which gives special status to occupied Kashmir, the BJPleader tweeted in Hindi, “The country was divided in 1947 on the basis ofreligion.

A similar situation will happen in 2047. In 72 years, the population hasgone up from 33 crore to 135.7 crore. The population explosion of divisiveforces is dreadful. At present there is uproar over discussion on 35A. Itwill become impossible to even mention about Bharat in the times to come.”