By Abdul Hannan,
Parliamentary election is on head; all political parties are trying to bring new stunts to catch the public votes and the politics in U.P has reached its peak.
In UP, former Chief Minister and Samjwadi Party leader Mr. Mulayam Singh and party general secretary Mr. Amer Singh are trying to bring Kalyan Singh in their party to get some votes. Muslim leaders and Muslim groups are very angry and are opposing, their clear demand to Mulayam Singh that he and his party distance themselves from Kalyan Singh.
Looking at the pressure and Muslims anger Mr. Amer Singh is in touch with ulemas and Muslim leaders to clarify his position on this issue, on the other side, Mr. Kalyan Singh apologized to the Muslims on Babri Mosque demolition in 1992.
Mr. Kalyan Singh is the champion of Hindutva lobby, during his existence in office he openly not only supported Hindutva lobby but politically strengthened the hands of elements who took part in Babri Mosque demolition.
Apologizing by Kalyan Singh, on this incident which is not only the blot on Indian democracy but brought down the head of India and Indian people with shame before the world, is only a political stunt as BJP is playing for last many years.
At the time of Babri Masjid being razed by a mob which was gathered and used in the name of religion Mr. Kalyan Sing then was Chief Minister of Utter Pradesh, he had submitted an affidavit before the Supreme court that its order to maintain the status quo at Babri Mosque site will be brought into effect at any cost, and he will take serious action if any elements will try to break it, but what happened, entire world witnessed on their televisions screens. Not only Babri Mosque being brought down, mostly BJP leaders were happy, greeting each others, praising the mobs, this type of anarchy, lawlessness and not maintaining the apex court orders pushed entire India into the fire of communal violence which took many lives, scores of people across the country being killed, burnt, shops and houses looted and many mosques being razed.
It all happened because Mr. Kalyan Singh as Chief Minister of Utter Pradesh not played an active role to save this historical place. As Chief Minister he was responsible to maintain law and order situation in Ayodhya and in all states, it was his duty to ban all unlawful activities and place more security forces on Babri Mosque site, arrest the BJP leaders, but as the chief Minister he did not do anything, even the Supreme court order was ignored that reason not maintaining the Court orders apex court sent him jail for one day and this was the first time in a free Indian state that an active chief Minister was sent to jail. Since demolition of Babri Mosque Mr. Kalyan Singh did not express his grief on what happened during his chief Ministerial ship, his big mistake stretched a hatred and long wall between two communities which could not be easily removed.
After his declining political graph inside the party and before the public he once again played a stunt to capture the power in Utter Pradesh he allied with Mulayam Singh and offered apologies.
Mr. Kalyan Singh is the person who used the religion to get the power, to get public votes, and openly tried and is still trying to destroy Indian secular image, to push Indian people into religious and civil war. Gujarat 2002 genocide, and aims of Sadhvi Pragya Thakur and her others followers are the clear example to understand that which types of generation being created in the name of religion and how mostly BJP leaders using the public for its hate purpose.
The matter is not only the demolition of Babri Mosque, but it was a conspiracy to push India into religious hatred where Hindus and Muslims go into clash with each other and the BJP enjoy the powers. Mr. Kalyan Singh’s crime is very serious, it cannot be ignored, and his apology will not cover his crimes, he should accept that he and his party are all responsible to demolish historical Babri Masjid, and BJP should come forward to restore Babri Masjid as it was before 6 December 1992, and apologes to all Indians whether they are Muslims or Hindus or Sikhs or Christians that what he did was a big mistake.
It is to say hard that how a person’s crime and his bigotry work, which caused serious damage of countries credibility and its secular image and insulted Indian roles, ignored apex courts directions, tried to disrespect the Indian culture and unity of India, could be ignored easily.
If Mulayam Singh wants even a single seat in UP, he should distance himself and his party with Kalyan. Mr. Kalyan Singh is not a transgressor of only Muslims but he is the transgressor of India, Indian roles, Indian democracy. Before his apologies to Muslims, he should tender an apology to the nation and take full responsibility for his crimes. He should then support to restore the Babri Masjid in its previous site in Ayodhya as it was before 6th December 1992.