The Congress has position itself as both pro-Hindu and protector of the minorities. The party supports Mahatma Gandhi's doctrine of "Sarva Dharma Sama Bhava" collectively termed by its party members as secularism. Current chief minister of Punjab and senior Congress member Amarinder Singh said that, "India belongs to all religions, which is its strength, and the Congress would not allow anyone to destroy its cherished secular values.” On November 9, 1989 Rajiv Gandhi had allowed “shilanyas” (foundation stone-laying ceremony) adjacent to the then disputed Ram Janmabhoomi site. Subsequently, his government faced heavy criticism over a passing The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act 1986, which nullified the Supreme Court's judgment in the Shah Bano case. The 1984 violence made the Congress party lose a moral argument over secularism. The BJP questioned the Congress party's moral authority in questioning it about the 2002 Gujarat riots. The Congress has distanced itself from Hindutva ideology, though the party has softened the stance after defeat in 2014 and 2019 general elections.