[Reader-list] ''Shiela Dikshit - Pramod Muthalik'' - Sangh Sangh !

[Pawan Durani]

Dear Rakesh ,

I see no exceptions , least being the leftist . Infact i consider them one
of the most dangerous 'species' .

I find it amusing that Congress talks of secularism wherin they have to
credit the slaughter of thousands of Sikhs in 1984 and killings of Kashmiri
Hindus in 1989-90 onwards.

I find it amusing that BJP talks about not being a Hindu party wherein they
have to their credit of creating a hindu votebank.

I find it amsuing for the leftists to being on side of trade unions and
workers , when they remained mute spectators during merciless beating of
Honda Workers [ Gurudass Gupta was there] .

All parties are more or less on an agenda to be visible, rrespective of
whether they fulfill their supporters wishes.

Regards

Pawan



On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 5:04 PM, Rakesh Iyer <rakesh.rnbdj at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear all
>
> After reading this article, I am thinking who is the more hypocritic of the
> two: the BJP or the Congress.
>
> Let us be very clear about the nature of the parties. As my friend Aashish
> (who is a member of this list as well) told me once, all parties in India
> (the only exception in some sense for me here is the Left, at least
> ideologically) are basically conservative. This is very much true, as I
> shall point out.
>
> Gandhi, the Father of our Nation was infact conservative in certain sense,
> especially if we look at it. He was absolutely conservative about the
> creature called 'market', and must have been highly appalled at the nature
> of consumerism which has grown in India and elsewhere in the world. Of
> course, he was radical when we point out caste and non-violence as an
> instrument of dissent, but I don't think he would have supported the 'pub
> culture' which has grown in India, although he would never support violence
> against women.
>
> The Congress, born from the values Gandhi and Nehru gave, is essentially a
> conservative organization. Infact, if I may add so, in order to pander to
> fundamentalists or conservatists on both sides, has been their hallmark. On
> one hand, they passed the 'Muslim Personal Law' to ensure the Shah Bano
> judgement was turned redundant; on the other they also allowed the locks of
> Ram Mandir to be opened. The end result is known to all.
>
> The BJP is of course conservative, as it grows from the RSS, which has a
> particular code of life as based on Hindutva. Hence, they have problems
> with
> Valentines' Day, pubs and so on. Of course, Congress doesn't also like
> them,
> but yes they don't interfere with them as well, as long as it doesn't cause
> any problems.
>
> Infact, if the Congress must be criticized for being conservative, the BJP
> in Gujarat must be criticized for not implementing the mantra of
> 'prohibition' effectively in cities and urban areas. The reason is simple.
> The Gujarati middle class is one of the strongest supporters of Modi and
> BJP, and is also the major consumer of foreign branded alcohol. What's
> more,
> the investors coming in 'Vibrant Gujarat' since the last few years also
> have
> approved of their dissatisfaction with such prohibition. Infact, this was
> one of the issues, which was raised by Congress (and of course it failed),
> in the Assembly 2007 elections.
>
> Regards
>
> Rakesh
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