The Congress has never accepted the theory that there are two nations in India. It has firmly believed in the whole of India as nation bound together by indissoluble cultural and historical links which had been further strengthened in the course of the national struggle for freedom. India is a land of many religions and races, and must continue to remain so. Nevertheless, India has been a country with a fundamental unity, and the aim of the Congress has been to develop this great country as a whole as a democratic secular state where all citizens enjoy full rights and are equally entitled to the protection of the State, irrespective of the religion to which they belong. The Congress wants to assure the minorities in India that it will continue to protect, to the best of its ability, their citizen rights, against aggression."

The AICC feels that ... migrations should be discouraged, and that conditions should be created in the Indian Dominion and in Pakistan for minorities to live in peace and security. Every effort should be made to enable the evacuees and refugees from either Dominion ultimately to return to their homes and original occupations under conditions of safety and security. In any event, the policy to be followed in the Indian Union is to protect the minorities still residing here, and to prevent their removal by force or by the creation of any circumstances to compel their evacuation."

"The AICC has noted with regret that communal organisations like the Hindu Mahasabha, the Muslim League, and the Akali Party have sought to promote their respective interests based on so-called religious considerations in conflict with the national interest. National interest must mean and include a healthy synthesis of all interests based not on religious but political, social, material and moral grounds. Political activities must accordingly be conducted by political organisations which are based on political and economic policies, and which are open to members of all communities. There is a growing desire on the part of some organisations to build up private armies. Any such development is dangerous for the safety of the State and for the growth of corporate life in the nation. The State alone should have its Defence forces, Police, Home Guards, or other recognised volunteer forces. The  activities of the Muslim National Guard, the Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh, the Akali Volunteers and others, in so far as they represent an endeavour to bring into being private armies, must be regarded as a menace to the freedom of the country. The AICC appeals to these organisations to discontinue such activities, and to the Central Government and the Provincial Governments to take necessary steps in this regard."