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The BJP national
conclave in Goa on April 12 has endorsed whatever Modi has done in Gujarat
blaming everything on the "militant" Muslims. The "moderate" prime minister
lashed out at the so-called Muslim terrorism to defend the genocide conducted by
the Gujarat chief minister. Degrading the Muslim community as a whole he said,
"wherever there are Muslims, they do not want to live with others. Instead of
living peacefully they want to preach and propagate their religion by creating
fear and terror in the minds of others." At the same time he had the acumen
to say, "we don’t believe in religious fundamentalism."(!!!…)
Blaming everything on
the Godhara incident he alleged, "if there had been no Godhara, tragedy in
Gujarat would not have occurred." "But let us not forget how the whole
thing started. Who started the fire?" The gullible and the liberal may still
argue that the pm spoke these words "under pressure" and does not really belong
to the "far right". On the fate of Modi the BJP leadership asked Modi to
"dissolve the assembly and seek the verdict of the people" once again thus
rejecting the demand of the opposition as well as of some of the NDA allies that
also included the TDP of Naidu, who had turned a somersault by joining those who
were demanding the dismissal of Modi. The conclave also adopted a unanimous
resolution on Godhara and its Aftermath expressing full confidence in Modi’s
ability to face the challenge in the state through "effective action".
Leave alone any
reprimanding, or mere exoneration, the killer chief minister got kudos instead.
The alleged
"secularists" of the TDP and the Trinamool Congress and the likes of the JD(U)
and others who had exhibited crass opportunism in making an alliance with the
BJP three years ago on the condition that the BJP would not carry out its
communal agenda are caught in a fix. But this fix may not prove that
fixing as opportunists never care for any principles. The BJP conclave has given
them an escape route that Modi is to dissolve the assembly and seek a afresh
mandate.
That is: Modi will
remain and still will not remain.
One gang of
opportunists have given a way to another gang of opportunists. And all this is
being done in the name of democracy, the will of the people, the mandate. The
TDP and the rest of the ilk, now, cannot speak against democracy and the will of
the people. They already had enough time to declare their withdrawal from the
NDA. Had they been genuine they would not have joined it in the first place.
Now, if they persist in their demand to sack Modi it will look ridiculous. And
if they leave the NDA, which is less likely, that will be the beginning of some
other unholy alliance only.
This is how Indian
democracy works with its all anti-people manoeuverings and subterfuges and
contrivings. Here not only the worst kind of political opportunists manipulate
to get a mandate but also the arch social criminals, extortionists and murderers
can become the ‘representstives’ of the people and law makers. In other words
the people get represented by criminals and criminals commit crimes in the name
of the people. Everything works according to the great principle of exploiters’
democracy that is expressed in the words: of the people, by the people, for
the people. And the people not only remain outside of the corridors of power
they also are made to suffer the crimes that are committed in their name. As is
the class of men who rule through elections, so is their state—extortionist,
brigand, oppressive, inhuman and murderous. Modi, instead of being tried for
mass murders will be ALLOWED to get again ‘DEMOCRATICALLY’ elected. And no law
of the ‘great land of love, peace and humanism’ that is called India, is going
to stop such criminals in their tracks.
Here we have another
conclave of another brand of ‘secular’ opportunists, the Congress, whose chief
ministers from 14 states have met in Guwahati and called for launching a
countrywide agitation to remove Modi and, if possible, the central government
too. The dissolution of the Gujarat assembly they would call it their victory.
The BJP already wanted to have mid-term elections in Gujarat to show the people
that it can win and carries weight in spite of the recent defeats in various
states and Delhi Municipal elections. Godhara came as a right opportunity as
they were already waiting for the one.
And the Congress is
going to launch its campaign with the slogan that it only can give good
governance. This is a very misleading term which also suits the big business and
imperialism to enforce anti-people policies on the people and to crush their
resistance in the name of governance. The chief ministers conclave declared a
"war on communalism" without specifying that what that war will entail. Will it
punish the culprits of Gujarat? No. Never. The culprits of 1984, 1992 are still
around and many of them have been the "good governors" belonging to the Congress
itself. They were let go "honourably" with "the charges could not be proved"
sort of verdicts. Now again it (the congress) will not go to the people with a
pledge to try and hang Modi and his cohort of killers including abettors. Only
good governance! And good governance without any justice.
Here you have only
the gunman, expert in executions; and the vulture, expert in scavenging the
left-overs.
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