By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net
Kolkata: Our country is now being controlled by fascist forces and each citizen should challenge them, Teesta Setalvad, renowned social activist said in a seminar `How to face the challenges of communal politics today’ held on Sunday evening at Iran Society Hall in Kolkata.
Speaking at a seminar organised by the Forum for Democracy and Communal Amity and Urdu Fortnightly Magazine Istaqlal, Setalvad said the secular people in country should unite to fight against communalism. She also said that RSS, backed by the BJP, was the biggest threat to the country. As an example, she pointed out how a BJP MLA could gladly announce in Hyderabad that if anyone organised beef festival, an event like Dadri would follow without any action against him. Similarly, the Governor of Tripura, while holding an important constitutional post, was also behaving like a `Pracharak’ of the RSS with his controversial remarks.
Teesta also said the RSS and its affiliated organisations were trying to kill the Indian glory. This explains why in the past, they had killed in Father of The Nation Mahatma Gandhi, and now Govinda Pansare, Narendra Dabholkar and MM Kalburgi.
She alleged that the largest terrorist organisation is India now was RSS. It had been proven that from Malegaon Blasts to Samjhauta Express Blast, the Sangh Parivar had its men behind it. Now, the BJP government is promoting the RSS ideology and fully controlling it, which should be stopped at any cost, Teesta said.
Teesta criticised the ruling BJP Government in the Centre and said the BJP is trying to saffronise the Indian secular identity. She called all secular citizens to come forward to protect the Indian constitution and protest against the intolerance of the fanatic forces.
Dr Abdul Hai, renowned Doctor of Patna, said the recent Bihar elections showed how to fight communal forces and maintain communal harmony. He said he hoped the rest of the India would follow the Bihar model to maintain peace and destroy the fanatic forces.
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