Omkar Dattatray
The communal and caste polarisation of the society is very dangerous for the country and it should be allowed to raise its ugly head. It is very das and unfortunate that various anti-social and anti national forces and some political parties are trying their utmost to foment communal and caste trouble in the vulnerable society the but the sagacious members of the civil society should not allow the communal and caste as well as religious division in the country as it is against the interests of the nation. The civil society should raise against the forces and political parties trying to foment communal and caste tensions in the society and this should not be allowed in the country at any cost and we should jointly fight against the elements trying to create religious and caste disruptions in the vulnerable society. Ours is a multi religious, multi lingual, multi culture and multi dimensional society and there is no place for the communal and caste polarisation. We have embraced and adopted secularism as a matter of state policy and secularism and pluralism are the guiding forces of the country. The secularism is the life line of the country and we should not deviate from the secular and plural tenets of the constitution. So no one should be allowed to tinker with the secular doctrine and practice of the country. The country is bound to be ruined if the secular image of the country is tinkered with and therefore we should protect the much needed secularism for the growth of various religious faiths in the country. Thus no one should be allowed to play with the secular principles and practice of the country as secularism is the very strength of the country and so long we remain secular our country is safe and the day secularism is tarnished it will be a doomsday for the multi religious country and so we should protect the secularism and pluralism for the growth and flourishing of the different religions and castes. There is great diversity in our society and unity in diversity is the basic characteristic and guiding force of the country and we should preserve this unique characteristic of our country so that diversity flourishes and shines and the diverse religious and caste denominations remain united and flourish in the country. It is very unfortunate that of late there are efforts under way to damage the secular tenets of the country and it is doubly unfortunate that some political parties in the country are trying to foster their narrow ideology on the different institutions of the country and is trying to control the institutions and damage secularism which is indeed very unfortunate and disturbing and it should not happen in the plural country. It is the duty of all of us to preserve the secular and plural tenets and doctrines of the country so that secularism, communal harmony and mutual brotherhood is not only maintained but is strengthened day by day for the interest of the country. We should take all the necessary steps to maintain the secular image of our multi religious and multi culture as well as multi-coloured society so that people belonging to different faiths will live, grow and flourish for the strength of the secularism which is the very foundation of our multi religious country. It is so sad that efforts are under foot to polarise the society on communal and caste lines and this is very dangerous for our multi religious country. The way Hindu-Muslim issues and the Mandir-Masjid issues and conflicts are raising the ugly head in different parts of the country is a serious matter and it is very dangerous for the unity of the country and for the flourishing of the Hindu-Muslim unity and communal harmony. Day in and day out new and old religious issues and Mandir-Masjid disputes are raised to foment communal tension and trouble is a serious matter and these non issues should not be raised. These non issues of Mandir-Masjid are raised by the political parties to divert and distract the attention of the gullible people from the pressing mundane matters and issues which matter most to the people. The people in India face the problems of the rising prices, unemployment and the absence of the basic needs of pure drinking water, good roads, civic amenities, health services, proper schooling, uninterrupted electricity and other such things. People should agitate for these basic needs which matter most to them but unfortunately the political parties rake non issues of Mandir-Masjid to polarise the society on communal and caste lines which is very dangerous for the unity of our country. These days the Ghanyapi Mosque issue makes front lines in the TV channels and hogs limelight and this tarnishes the secular image of the country. The managements of the TV channels take pleasure in raising the non issues of the Mandir-Masjid which is a slur on the secular image of the country. The TV debates in the prime time only further the communal and caste agenda which is against the secular and plural ethos of the country. These communal and useless as well as futile religious and communal debates on the TV channels should be banned as they foment communal and caste trouble which is in no way in the interest of the country. It is very serious issue that communal tensions are taking place in different parts of the country and Hindu-Muslim issues eclipse the real issues confronting the gullible masses, which is really very unbecoming and such issues should not take place in our multi religious country. It is very das that under BJP rule the communal and caste polarisation is taking place in the multi religious and multi cultural society and the people allege that it is under the directions of the saffron party that the communal issues are raising head and tarnishing our secular credentials and image which is alien to our tolerant culture. India has been a very tolerant country from ancient past because of the majority community and this tolerance should be strengthened for the good of the country. It is a fact that we have been more plural even without having given a constitutional guarantee to secularism because ours is the tolerant society. But unfortunately these days some political parties raise and rake communal and caste issues to polarise the society and a communal and caste narrative is foiled upon the society and all efforts are made to damage the secular tenets which is a dangerous trend and should not take place in the country. In different parts of the country communal and caste polarisation is done by a particular political party to impose its divisive ideology and thinking upon the gullible masses which is a dangerous trend and aimed to damage the secular fabric of the country. People should be very careful and should not be trapped by the particular political party to create communal and caste polarisation in the country. The congress leader Rahul Gandhi has rightly alleged that BJP has sprinkled the kerosene oil on the country and a little spark is enough to burn the country and this political party is damaging the country’s institutions and furthering its divisive ideology to create communal and caste as well as sectarian tensions and disturbances which is very dangerous and harmful for the country’s unity and cohesion. The Hindu-Muslim tensions and issues which are useless and harmful for the country’s plural image are unfortunately taking place across the country and spoiling the secular and plural fabric of the country. Such communal and caste issues will disturb the mutual brotherhood and communal harmony which will shake the secular and plural foundations of the country and will create the conditions of civil war which is very dangerous situation and the people should guard against this negative trend of a political party for its vote bank politics. In short the communal, religious and caste polarisation should not be allowed to succeed in the country and the people should fight for maintaining the secular character of the country which is under attack by a particular political party only in order to remain leeched to power by its policy of divide and rule. Such anti national and anti social efforts of creating communal and caste tensions in the society should be foiled by the sagacious people to maintain the secular image of the country and the congress leader Rahul Gandhi has leveled charges of spoiling the secular image of the country by the BJP and this party has accused the congress leader of tarnishing the image of the country in the world. We should stand up and stop the communal and caste polarisation in the country for maintaining the secular fabric of the nation.
(The author is a Columnist and Social Activist).
