Policy of radical Hindutva boomeranged on the BJP
Submitted by admin4 on 22 June 2009 - 11:25am
By Tanveer Jafri,
In India while the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government has started its second consecutive term, the main opposition party, Bharatiya Janata Party which faced an enormous defeat this time, has not been able to come out of shock. Instead, there are daily incidents of accusations on one another within the party, for defeat in the elections.
Even some party leaders have questioned the main agenda of the party i.e. the radical Hindutva. Strategists of the BJP gave it the name ‘Party with a difference’. By the use of this strange adjective, the ‘proficient’ leaders of the party tried to tell the people that their party is very much different from other political parties. Party strategists tried to establish the identity of the BJP as the most disciplined and incorruptible party of India. But, since the party came to power under the leadership of Atal Behari Vajpayee, and till today, the realities which people have witnessed of the BJP, it has proved wrong all the claims of the party strategists. In fact, after the recent defeat of the party, it seems that the BJP has become the ‘Party with differences’, rather than the ‘Party with difference’. Voices of dissent which we are hearing today perhaps are unprecedented within any political party of India.
Strategists of the BJP now seem to be trapped in their own net. The journey of promoting aggressive Hindutva started with the controversial ‘Toyota’ Rath Yatra by Lal Krishna Advani in 1990, which ultimately helped the BJP to reach its culmination of 183 seats in 1999 general elections. As a result, the party strategists assumed the policy of radical Hindutva as evergreen success formula. Since December 6, 1992 to Godhra carnage & post-Godhra massacre, the BJP continuously tried to polarise the Indian politics on communal lines. Thousands of innocent Indians, both the Hindus and the Muslims, lost their lives in this dangerous game of communalism, played by the party. Even though the people of the country might not have liked it, but politicians like L.K. Advani, Narendra Modi and organizations like the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) blindly continued their mission of spreading venom of communalism.
People of India ultimately taught a lesson to BJP that this is the country of ‘Unity in Diversity’. The nation wants development instead of entangling in the anti-developmental issues like temple, mosque, religion, casteism and communalism. The party strategists completely tried to follow the path of radical Hindutva and to get results out of it, the party took support of the RSS and its sister organizations, the VHP & the Bajrang Dal. Besides this, the party used two young Muslim mascots, which it repeatedly presented via media to show the nation and the world, its ‘secular’ credentials. But in recent elections, this ‘disciplined’ and ‘party with a difference’, was ruined so badly by the people that the same strategists of the party started rendering each other responsible for this defeat.
The biggest question facing the BJP today is: what is the future of the party hitherto surviving on the Ram Temple issue, aggressive Hindutva and communal riots? On one hand, the BJP defended Varun Gandhi for his hate speech against the Muslims, on the other side; by adopting double standards, the party tried to distance itself from his objectionable comments. This same tendency of double standards has got the BJP at such position, where only differences seem to exist. Advani, who during the entire election campaign tried to prove Dr. Manmohan Singh a weak and inert Prime Minister, is now apologising for his uncivilized language. Differences in the party have reached to such an extent that some leaders, differing from the policy of Hindutva, have started questioning the relevance of radical Hindutva. Many such leaders are of the view that the defence and support of Varun Gandhi proved costly to the party.
Not only the BJP is thinking on the policy of radical Hindutva, even there is debate within the RSS, the source of Hindutva, itself. A senior leader of the RSS has too favoured a rethink on Hindutva by the BJP. Indeed many strategists of the BJP and the RSS are now thinking of the future strategy to be followed for extending its support among the Indian masses. In the journey of communal churning, since last two decades, from their commencement to conclusion, these communal forces have understood that a bullet can be fired only once. So, there is need to take a new ‘slough’. These forces have understood that the voter of the nation is getting more aware by the day. The issues of Amarnath shrine land allotment, Sadhvi Pragya & Col. Purohit’s involvement in Malegaon bombing, Varun’s venomous speech, Gujarat of Narendra Modi and the Ram Temple, Common Civil Code, and Article 370 are not seen by the people the way the party wants them to see. Instead, people have understood that all the communal issues like these are just the electoral tools and propaganda of the BJP. Consequently, the party is today far away from power.
The BJP, hitherto proud of the aggressive style of speaking of Narendra Modi, is now in the position of serious thought as to which style is acceptable to the voters- Aggressive & uncivilised or soft-spoken & cultured? The BJP stands unmasked of its Hindutva. People of the country have understood that the main objective behind following the path of Hindutva was to come to power by suppressing and insulting the minorities, particularly Muslims. Besides, the aware voters are also of the view that nation can’t develop in the atmosphere of communal and religious tensions. The BJP might be trying to show any picture of Gujarat through publicity and advertisement, but by seeing the adverse effects on business of Gujarati people as a result of communal riots, their ruined homes, and refugee camps; one can imagine where the Gujarat formula would take the country.
This saffron organization, which claims to be most disciplined, has now become a case of indiscipline. Certainly, it is a challenge before the BJP, which hitherto promoted communalism through godmen and party workers, that how it would acquire secular values after the six decades of independence? Time will tell that during this tedious process, the party would get more integrated or disintegrated. How people will view the new face of the party -- Nationalist or Opportunist – is to be seen.
(Tanveer Jafri is a columnist based in India. He is related with various dailies and news portals. He is also a member of Haryana Sahitya Academy & Haryana Urdu Academy (state govt. bodies in India). Thousands articles of the author have been published in different newspapers, websites & news portals throughout the world. Email: tanveerjafriamb@gmail.com)
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Its Congress which is
Its Congress which is dividing the country from last 60 years into Majority/ minority, Sc St and so forth. Its Bjp which talks of treating everyone equally and not appeasing to any religion whether a hindu or a muslim. Its very sad that the congress is fooling the nation and misleading people in believing that the congress is secular. After killing 3000 sikhs how do they call themselves secular beats me.
Its very sad that people cant get over their religion and recognize the mischief played by congress. Cbi, ats election commission and the media all are working for congress. Its only in India that the media attacks the opposition rather than keeping a check on the ruling govt.
When Bjp raises its voice against any injustice against Hindus they are branded communal but it congress is appeasing the minorities even at the cost of the entire nation media projects them as secular.
Congress is the biggest anti national party. Wake up Indians beforen they sell India .
BJP moved away from Pro- Hindus stand and lost election
The victory of Mr Varun Gandhi and BJP victory clearly indicate that BJP lost because they moved away from Pro- Hindus stand. The Jinnah Comments of Advani, NOT fully supporting Mr Varun Gandhi by taking his speech out of context, (What is wrong in Mr Varun saying that he will the cut the hands of anyone who touches a Hindu, when Indian Muslims have been spreading violence in India for some cartoon published in a Danish News Paper???), distancing itself from the incident in Karnataka etc turned the "core voter Hindus" against BJP while NOT gaining anything in return from minorities.
The MUSLIMS and the CHRISTIANS will NEVER EVER vote for BJP for the next 100 years even if BJP adopts the policies of Indian Union Muslim League or the Church supported parties of KERALA. Shifting to pseudo- secular policies of Congress BJP will become the B-Team of Congress. BJP grew from a 2 seat party in Parliament to being the single largest party to form the govt by adopting pro-Hindu agenda and that is the only way for it to progress. BJP will have to identify Pro-Hindu agenda in states which they are non-existent work hard to motivate the HINDUS to vote for them as the Christians and Muslims will never ever vote for them.
Policy of radical Hindutva boomeranged on the BJP
Dear Sir,
As expected from a radical muslim, you have correctly diagnosed the problem with the BJP. The Indian muslims shamelessly follow only one path-that is the welfare of their community. Welfare of the nation will come after that. The rule of BJP does not mean muslims get suffered. Had it been so there would not have been any muslim in Gujarat. Gujarati muslims are not fearfully roaming around in the street, rather they proudly showcase thair patent Beard, Skull-cap and Short Pajama. So, the hindus as well as BJP are not so radical as you or your community morons are trying to exhibit.
But it seems that the time has come when hindus need to be radical enough to meet the challenges of muslim radicalism. Even though hindus have got immense suffering during the muslim rule, still they had not become radical for some unknown reasons. They are still very much tolerant of muslims. But time seems to have changed. I believe that with the win of UPA now the muslim zealots like Owaisi will get further emboldened and do some acts against the interest of hindus. Then you will see what hindu radicalism really means.
So, you can now celebrate the win of UPA, but remember it is the beginning of radical hinduism in response of muslim fundamentalism which is surely going to get a boost because of the win of so-called secular parties.
Hello Sir, As expected
Hello Sir,
As expected from a terrorist RSS member, you have not correctly diagnosed the problem.The Indian Muslims follow only one path and that is the right path,welfare of their community.
Coming to rule of BJP,WHATI IT MEANS, WE ALL INDIANS KNOWN, APART FROM YOU,KILLING INNOCENT MUSLIMS,RAPING,DESTROYING PROPERTIES & HOUSES,ATTACKING CHRISTIANS, FREEDING TERRORISTS,FEEDING TERRORIST(RSS),WHAT ELSE CAN WE EXPECT FROM A TERRORIST POLITICAL ORGANISATION,BJP....
AND TALKING ABOUT THE SUFFERING DURING THE MUSLIM RULE,MOGHULS RULED INDIA FOR A PERIOD OF 800 YRS,IF THEY WANTED THEY COULD HAVE FINISHED ALL HINDUS, DESTROYED ALL TEMPLES,EXISTENCE OF HINDUS COULD HAVE FINISHED,BUT THEY DID NOT DO THAT,BECAUSE ISLAM PREACHES PEACE,UNITY......
AND FINALLY ON TOLERANT,YOU BLADY TERRORISTS DEMOLISHED BABRI MASJID, WE KEPT QUITE FOR PEACE,YOU KILLED INNOCENT MUSLIMS, WE KEPT QUITE AND NEXT U DO SOMETHING,REMEMBER, WE WONT SIT QUITE,U WILL KNOW THE REAL MEANING OF RADICAL, COMMUNAL.........AND YOUR EXISTENCE WILL COME TO END.
Reply to - Hello Sir,
" MOGHULS RULED INDIA FOR A PERIOD OF 800 YRS"- sorry Mughals ruled from 1526 -from Babar- with a break during Humayun time till Akbar re-captured it in 1556. The rule continued till 1707 when Aurangazeb died, for less than 200 years from 1526. Mughals from Akbar could rule only because of Hindu support and when Aurangazeb- the Islamic fanatic- lost support of Hindus the Mughal rule ended. By 1720, the Marathas were controlling the Mughal throne. So from 1720 to 1857 the Mughals did NOT rule India but was just a titular head. The earlier Muslim sultans were ruling Afghanistan and most of PUNJAB and that is why there are no ancient HINDU Temples in Punjab, Delhi UP Gujrath etc etc all the way up to Varanasi. A Mosque exist at the place which HINDUS believe is RAM JANAM BHOOMI, KRISHNA JANAM BHOOMI and Gyanvapi Mosque near Varanasi SHIV TEMPLE.
Muslims tried their level best to convert all the Hindus and that is why a Kashmiri Brahmin are living even in Karnataka. The real reason for the population disparity is because of the period between 1720 to 1860. Read history of the period and it will become evident.
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