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It does not require an Einstein like brain to conclude that the gubernatorial positions were given to infamous persons like SC Jamir, Buta Singh and Syed Sibte Razi with pre- planned design. The Congress under Sonia Gandhi shows inadequacy of democratic content in her personality. The way the Goa Government has been toppled and the manner in which Shibu Soren has been installed in Jharkhand, despite lacking in numbers and the way in which the Congress has extended support to Lalu Prasad Yadav shifting from immediate poll ally Ram Bilas Paswan, carries an ominous import for the developing political scenario, derailing democracy and its processes. All in the name of serving the cause of secularism. How can the BJP be allowed to rule even if they have got the numbers.
Pro-UPA commentators and anchors were saddened by the so-called division of the secular votes in Bihar and Jharkhand. This endeavour practically camouflaged the real spirit of anti-Lalu Prasad vote generated by triple anti-incumbency factors. Superficial debate on secularism and communalism directly leads one to the conclusion that being pro-Muslim is a hallmark for certified secularist. Contrary to it, those who have the Hindu world view and take inspiration from eternal India and its civilization are branded communal.
During elections in Bihar, Ram Bilas Paswan donned the Aligarh cap and paraded a bin Laden-looking Muslim leader throughout the campaign. He outsmarted his bete noire Lalu Prasad Yadav by announcing that he would very much like a Muslim to be the Chief Minister of Bihar. By any secular credentials he is a recognized secular leader. Why? Only because in the competitive politics of vote-bank, his Muslim appeasement level is higher than others. Had Atal Bihari Vajpayee not taken away the lucrative Communication Ministry from Ram Bilas Paswan during the NDA Government days, "Godhra and After" would have been bypassed by him too. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru might have developed a political weapon called secularism but today the brand-business of secularism has been taken over by the Marxists. Partition of the country has the stamp of the Communists, for they never regarded India as a nation but a conglomerate of over two dozen nationalities like that of erstwhile Soviet Union.
They provided the thesis for partition to the Muslim League. It was under the Chief Ministership of late Com. EMS Namboodripad that a separate Muslim majority district called Mallapuram was carved out in Kerala. From then onward they never lagged in Muslim-appeasement, be it in the form of facilitating and encouraging Bangladeshi infiltration or providing citizenship and ration cards to millions of them. If this be the criteria, they are original secularists.
Applying this criteria to Congress right from the Khilafat movement and conceding the creation of Pakistan to this day when they offered wholesale reservations to Muslims in the recent Andhra Pradesh election manifesto, it too excels in secularism. Of course, the Muslim League is the symbol of secularism. Forgetting the history of partition, the Congress and CPM aligned with the Muslim League in Kerala alternatively. The Muslim League never disowned its past, instead it was late Ms Indira Gandhi who certified that the Muslim League of Kerala is different from the party which partitioned the country.
The one and the only criteria of secularism is siding with Muslim communalism at the cost of national interests. That is why all the secular political formations never talk about Islamic terrorism and fundamentalism. That is why subjects like removal of Article 370 and enactment of common civil code became communal in spite of the fact that the removal of Article 370 was part of the enactment itself, and a common civil code is duly included in the Directive Principles of the Constitution itself. Not only this, the Supreme Court of India reminded the Legislature to enact it time and again. But the secular parties for their Muslim vote bank ganged up against it and the wishes of the founding fathers of the Constitution became communal. You must have never heard any protest or even criticism of massive Bangladeshi infiltration which in fact tantamounts to demographic aggression. Illegal immigration is a problem in dozens of countries but there it is like the trickling of drops.!
Whereas in India, it is like torrents, which have created numerous problems including that of law and order. Secular character of these political formations do not allow them to see and speak the truth. Nobel Laureate VS Naipaul while delivering the key-note address on "India - Between Identity and Ideals" at New Delhi at the "India Today conclave" just last week, said, "India vitally needs to arrive at an understanding of its history," but was of the view that this "soul-searching" should be free of "far-off ideas such as secularism and antiquated foreign ideas like fascism" which "sound modern but explain nothing."
Secularism is a Christian construct to resolve the problem of intra-Christian conflicts. It cannot deal with the problems arising out of Sematic religion and that of traditional India with five millennium long history of civilization breathing respect for all religions. Sematic religions have exploited this limitless tolerance of traditional India. That is why Sir Vidiya points out that secularism sounds modern but explains nothing in the Indian context. It may not explain anything but it has served the political purpose of various parties. Semi-literate commentators and anchors talk of "division of secular votes". There are self-proclaimed secular parties. There are leaders with the secular image howsoever hollow the word may be.
But to talk of the secular voter
is utmost absurdity. We all know that in Bihar there are casteist voters,
there are backward and forward voters. But secular voters, where are they?
Mainstream voters of traditional India mostly have respect for all religions.
In spite of grave provocations they remain tolerant towards believers of
Sematic religions. But this can't be said about Muslims. There is social
and religious tension in Muslim dominated districts of Bihar, the barat
procession cannot use a band without the local Imam's permission. If one
has to cremate the dead body, he has practically no other option but to
carry the body 40-50 km away or they have to bury it. Forcible marriages
of Hindu girls are occurring increasingly. Certainly those who indulge
in such activities or give silent consent thereto cannot be called secular
voters. This is Muslim communalism in extreme. Pretenders of secularism
are actually supporters of this type of fanatic communalism.
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