I’m not going to justify any unacceptable act done by anybody. There are quite a few people with issues in the BJP and they’re unable to kick these people out sometimes. The reason for this is evident when we look at the history of the BJP. BJP as a party had no strength whatsoever. It was like a patient on life support. The life support here is the RSS and some of the other organisations. The RSS is a very big organisation having these ‘shakhas’ everywhere. BJP had absolutely no base. Many of the leaders it has come from RSS and similar organisations. There are many bad elements in those organisations and they sometimes make their way into the BJP. For a long period it was the political wing of the RSS. Now that they’re in power, we’re seeing some organic growth. People having no affiliation with organisations like the RSS are coming in. That’s exactly what we want. We want them to be independent.
Instead of using this opportunity, a large section of the minorities are turning their face against it. In my opinion, religious leaders should always take an ‘equidistant’ policy. BJP has an image issue. From what I have noticed, they’re very willing to get people from other religions in. Currently they don’t have many Muslim leaders. Some Christian people are using this opportunity very well. Why shouldn’t we do the same? If you’re a man from a minority community having a liberal stand, joining the BJP is the best bet to be heard and noticed. Instead of being proactive, the minorities remain confused. The bottom line here is that votes are important for all parties. If there are leaders representing Muslims in the party or as their ally, the lunatics would think twice before talking nonsense.
Now, when an outsider looks at the situation, most of the political parties are against them and the opposition has a long list of parties. Why? When Congress rules, all these small and regional parties join them as allies and get the opportunity to loot the public. BJP is a single entity and all these other parties are basically ‘jobless’ and ‘penniless’ because of them. Hence they just blindly oppose everything and try to spread fear. Before the BJP came into power, we were told that they will bring back the POTA and put all Muslims in jail. Nothing of that sort happened.
The reason why I support their Government is because of the good leaders at the core they have. They have the right intentions. Isolated communal issues will always be there when people belonging to different religions live in densely populated areas. In the west they take it to the courts. Here, some people try to take it to the streets. That’s the difference. The only true solution to this is development. Development on all fronts. That’s why I focused on that in my previous post.
The Shiv Sena is now against the BJP. It seems demonetisation completely took them by surprise. Mumbai is (or was) the capital of black money in India
. Shiv Sena is losing its grip. The ‘extreme’ stands taken by its leaders are no longer popular. TDP has withdrawn support for the Government because their demand for special status was not accepted.
It’s the fusion of all cultures and religions that makes India such a diverse country. It has influenced everything, right from the foods we eat to the culture we follow. Most of us are aware of this and communal harmony is safe in our hands.
Although many people don’t like him here, what we actually need is leaders like Arun Jaitley. He’s a great leader, a gentleman and doesn’t represent organisations like the RSS. Here’s a short non-political interview with him which discusses many of the issues that are often discussed on PP.
India jumped 30 places in the ‘ease of doing business index’ a short while after this interview.
Sorry for another long post.
. I’ve noticed his comments on various topics involving India.
