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If the BJP comes to power, it will complicate existing problems between Bangladesh and India
Mohammad Amjad Hossain
May 9, 2014
The election for 543 seats of the Lok Sabha in the largest democracy in the world is nearing completion, beginning on April 7. It is expected that more than 814 million will have cast their votes this year, which makes the voting pool larger than the total populations of the United States and Western Europe combined. The last phase of the election is due on May 12, but the trend in this election appears to be non-secular versus secular, as has been reflected in the campaign by the BJP versus National Congress and other political parties in India.
Secularism in India is experiencing serious problems, as can be seen in the campaign. It is a violation of India’s constitution, which declared in the preamble that the people of India “having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a sovereign socialist secular democratic Republic and to secure to all its citizens: Justice, social, economic, and political.”
Both the prime minister designate of BJP, Narendra Modi, and Subramanium Swami, vice president of BJP, are reportedly involved in the campaign against secularism. In Assam, both Narnedra Modi and Subramanian Swami appear to be critical of the existence of alleged illegal Bangladeshis in India while Narendra Modi identified the Hindu community in Bangladesh as sufferers. Therefore, he assured that Hindu migrants would be accommodated in India and detention camps would be done away with as soon his party comes to power.
Addressing in Silchar in Assam in February this year, Narendra Modi drew attention to the fact that, during the rule of the BJP in 1998-2004, Hindus from Pakistan were accommodated in India. It was reported by The Times of India on February 22. This trend had also been reflected in West Bengal during the BJP campaign. Here too Narendra Modi has made it crystal clear that Bangladeshi “infiltrators” would be expelled from India after May 16, as if the BJP would capture power this time while criticising the chief minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee, who is chief of Trinamool Congress.
Narendra Modi is of the opinion that Mamata Banarjee cared more for the chair than for the development of West Bengal, and that her face brightened up seeing Bangladeshis while considering faces from other states alien. The chief minister of West Bengal did not spare Narendra Modi from her criticism of him being the “butcher of Gujarat.” Gujarat saw the worst type of Hindu-Muslim riot in 2002 when 2,000 Muslims were massacred on his watch, while 400 Hindus were not spared either. Many Muslims were displaced as well.
The BJP has been, in fact, espousing Hindutva along with its fraternal organisation, Sangh Parivar. This ideology has, time and again, been reflected in the calls for a uniform civil code, the destruction of the historical Babri Mosque in Ayodhya in December 1992, and in place establishing the Ram temple, during the anti-Muslim riots of Mumbai in 1992-1993. The BJP is the political wing of Rashtriya Swaymmsevak Sangh (RSS) – an extremist organisation.
Sectarian riots in the Baska and Kokrajhan districts of Assam on the evening of May 1 saw the killing of 31 Muslims by suspected Bodo tribal people. The sectarian riots in Assam are a reflection of the negative campaign launched by Narendra Modi in February. When the BJP was in power, a push-back trend against alleged illegal Bangladeshis was in effect, but the trend had finally come to a standstill when the left-front Communist Party from West Bengal, led by Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacherjee, vehemently opposed it.
This time Mamata Banerjee appears to be against the BJP’s anti-secularism. The push-in campaign had begun in 2003 when the BNP was in power. It was initiated by Indian Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani, a BJP senior leader, who was on record saying there was an alleged 2 crore Bangladeshis living illegally in India. The same orchestrated campaign is now being repeated, this time by the BJP.
From the comments in the election campaign, it appears if the BJP comes to power, it will complicate existing problems between Bangladesh and India instead of resolving them. This ominous sign is really bad for Bangladesh. At the same time, the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty’s influence in India will erode if the BJP continues its full five-year term.
India’s election and secularism | Dhaka Tribune
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India has never truly been a secular country otherwise parties and organizations like the BJP, RSS and VHP would never been allowed to exist. In fact communalism is a staple of Indian politics with various minorities being the victim of majority Hindu oppression. It is also wrong to assume that relations between India and Bangladesh has even been good. The Congress party and sought hegemony over Bangladesh and exploited the country at every turn as well as interfering in its internal affairs. The BJP will likely do exactly the same thing with the objective of making India a regional hegemon except with the possible difference that Narendra Modi will try to seek to purify India of its Muslims. This involves the expulsion of Muslims who are alleged illegal immigrants although third or fourth generation migrants to the country and then next to carry out a witch hunt against Muslims believed to be sympathizers of Pakistan, Bangladesh or Islamist terrorism. Narendra Modi and the BJP appear to want a purified Hindu India which will naturally create tensions with neighbours. Read more on these issues in my book The India Doctrine –
The India Doctrine (1947-2007) | Mohammad Munshi - Academia.edu
Mohammad Amjad Hossain
May 9, 2014
The election for 543 seats of the Lok Sabha in the largest democracy in the world is nearing completion, beginning on April 7. It is expected that more than 814 million will have cast their votes this year, which makes the voting pool larger than the total populations of the United States and Western Europe combined. The last phase of the election is due on May 12, but the trend in this election appears to be non-secular versus secular, as has been reflected in the campaign by the BJP versus National Congress and other political parties in India.
Secularism in India is experiencing serious problems, as can be seen in the campaign. It is a violation of India’s constitution, which declared in the preamble that the people of India “having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a sovereign socialist secular democratic Republic and to secure to all its citizens: Justice, social, economic, and political.”
Both the prime minister designate of BJP, Narendra Modi, and Subramanium Swami, vice president of BJP, are reportedly involved in the campaign against secularism. In Assam, both Narnedra Modi and Subramanian Swami appear to be critical of the existence of alleged illegal Bangladeshis in India while Narendra Modi identified the Hindu community in Bangladesh as sufferers. Therefore, he assured that Hindu migrants would be accommodated in India and detention camps would be done away with as soon his party comes to power.
Addressing in Silchar in Assam in February this year, Narendra Modi drew attention to the fact that, during the rule of the BJP in 1998-2004, Hindus from Pakistan were accommodated in India. It was reported by The Times of India on February 22. This trend had also been reflected in West Bengal during the BJP campaign. Here too Narendra Modi has made it crystal clear that Bangladeshi “infiltrators” would be expelled from India after May 16, as if the BJP would capture power this time while criticising the chief minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee, who is chief of Trinamool Congress.
Narendra Modi is of the opinion that Mamata Banarjee cared more for the chair than for the development of West Bengal, and that her face brightened up seeing Bangladeshis while considering faces from other states alien. The chief minister of West Bengal did not spare Narendra Modi from her criticism of him being the “butcher of Gujarat.” Gujarat saw the worst type of Hindu-Muslim riot in 2002 when 2,000 Muslims were massacred on his watch, while 400 Hindus were not spared either. Many Muslims were displaced as well.
The BJP has been, in fact, espousing Hindutva along with its fraternal organisation, Sangh Parivar. This ideology has, time and again, been reflected in the calls for a uniform civil code, the destruction of the historical Babri Mosque in Ayodhya in December 1992, and in place establishing the Ram temple, during the anti-Muslim riots of Mumbai in 1992-1993. The BJP is the political wing of Rashtriya Swaymmsevak Sangh (RSS) – an extremist organisation.
Sectarian riots in the Baska and Kokrajhan districts of Assam on the evening of May 1 saw the killing of 31 Muslims by suspected Bodo tribal people. The sectarian riots in Assam are a reflection of the negative campaign launched by Narendra Modi in February. When the BJP was in power, a push-back trend against alleged illegal Bangladeshis was in effect, but the trend had finally come to a standstill when the left-front Communist Party from West Bengal, led by Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacherjee, vehemently opposed it.
This time Mamata Banerjee appears to be against the BJP’s anti-secularism. The push-in campaign had begun in 2003 when the BNP was in power. It was initiated by Indian Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani, a BJP senior leader, who was on record saying there was an alleged 2 crore Bangladeshis living illegally in India. The same orchestrated campaign is now being repeated, this time by the BJP.
From the comments in the election campaign, it appears if the BJP comes to power, it will complicate existing problems between Bangladesh and India instead of resolving them. This ominous sign is really bad for Bangladesh. At the same time, the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty’s influence in India will erode if the BJP continues its full five-year term.
India’s election and secularism | Dhaka Tribune
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India has never truly been a secular country otherwise parties and organizations like the BJP, RSS and VHP would never been allowed to exist. In fact communalism is a staple of Indian politics with various minorities being the victim of majority Hindu oppression. It is also wrong to assume that relations between India and Bangladesh has even been good. The Congress party and sought hegemony over Bangladesh and exploited the country at every turn as well as interfering in its internal affairs. The BJP will likely do exactly the same thing with the objective of making India a regional hegemon except with the possible difference that Narendra Modi will try to seek to purify India of its Muslims. This involves the expulsion of Muslims who are alleged illegal immigrants although third or fourth generation migrants to the country and then next to carry out a witch hunt against Muslims believed to be sympathizers of Pakistan, Bangladesh or Islamist terrorism. Narendra Modi and the BJP appear to want a purified Hindu India which will naturally create tensions with neighbours. Read more on these issues in my book The India Doctrine –
The India Doctrine (1947-2007) | Mohammad Munshi - Academia.edu
