DIFFERENT SPECS TO SEE COMMUNALISM

The  Gujarat riots  occurred in 2002. How suddenly, after complete one decade, on the verge of the upcoming General Election, the then Chief Minister of that state, Narendra Modi has started afresh being labelled as a communalist? Who are these persons having authority to declare somebody as a communalist? What may be the motive behind this overused tactics? Previously, the Communists used to call anybody opposed to it as a bourgeois. Today there are similarly clever politicians who decry their opponents as enemy of communal harmony to attract minority votes. Is it the only method to befriend the minorities?

 First, let us test the veracity of this charge. In last over ten years, no political person has been so calculatedly  targeted. No person has faced so many commissions and court cases. Has he been convicted in any? Then who are these persons who call him as an enemy of secularism. Even Lalu Prasad Yadav, who became the Railway Minister, constituted an enquiry commission to nail Modi. The knowledgeable persons laughed at his  futile exercise as already the Supreme Court had constituted a commission to go into the whole gamut of that riot. The cases are running in different courts. Seeing the election round the corner, they appear to be in a haste not to wait for the judicial verdict and announce their own parochial decision. Tomorrow when Modi comes out scot free, will not he be in his rights to file defamation cases against Nitish Kumar and like? I feel, the reticent Modi, may not pardon them when situation came in his favour.

Nitish and some Congress spokesmen discard Modi model of development under the plea that it is not inclusive. By saying so, they want to hint that the minorities have been left out. This charge appears completely baseless. The Sachar Committee, in its report in 2006 had clearly pointed out that the Muslims were most backward in education, economic status, their representation in govt. jobs and entrepreneurship. The Congress ruled over the country continuously for 55 years. What did they do to ameliorate their condition? Where was their inclusive growth then? It is on record that the Muslims have developed more in last ten years in Gujarat than anywhere else. Even West Bengal, earlier under the Leftist govts.has a better record than any Congress ruled state. Nitish Kumar’s inclusive growth cannot match Modi’s performance. That is why even the Muslims of Gujarat have realized the truth and 21% of them voted for the BJP. Even Muslim pockets, earlier Congress bastions, went Modi way.

If Modi is held as a communalist due to riots of 2002, what about the chief ministers of Bihar during whose rule Jamshedpur and Bhagalpur riots took place. Who are communalists in the eyes of JDU in the Congress for the nationwide anti-Sikh riots? Gujarat had a history of almost annual riots during the previous Congress rule. Let Nitish name any leader? After 2002, Gujarat has remained riot -free. Does not Modi deserve a clap?