WORDS OF FIRE

WORDS OF FIRE

This chilling December, where relegating temperature has created new records in most part of the country and people badly wants sun to burn at its peak, politicians had found an alternative to beat winter. Inspired by P.M. Narendra Modi’s monthly radio program “Man ki baat” some politicians are also expressing their “man ki baat” to be very precise “Manmarzi ki baat” openly. Politicians in India are heating up the environment of the entire country by creating a hotbed of communal politics and thus mitigating the cold of winter. But this time they created flames by putting sentiments and religious ethics of people to fire.

This month stared with “Ramzade or Haramzade” statement of sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti which was highly criticized by politicians all over India. The “Ghar Vapsi “campaign of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) that was first organized in Agra and then at many places in UP to convert other religion people to hindu (mainly muslims to hindu) by conducting religious ceremonies. Now, what is this? Doesn’t it sound pathetic in a country which is world’s largest democracy, well, let’s look how the patron leaders of these parties support this campaign.

“It is not conversion it is re-conversion, in past the people who were hindu were forced to change their religion to Islam and now we are reconverting them to hindu ” this is what RSS chief Mohan Bahgwat said. Mr. Bhagwat what if the people do not want re-conversion, why you are forcing them, people don’t know you have concern for hindus or not, but everybody is acquainted with RSS’s disgust for muslims so stop defending. Here is another wretched statement given by VHP patron Ashok Singhal

“In most of the crimes, unsocial and terrorist activities people who are involved are followers of Islam, so it is necessary to convert them”. Mr. Singhal would you please tell, their religion is a problem or the crimes they commit and can you take the responsibility at this time that after conversions such activities will not happen.

I am baffled to see that, Mr. Modi, the person who strongly spoke of secularism in the entire election campaign, why is he silent on such volatile issue, well, we can’t forget Modi ji was an RSS member and how can he go against the party’s ideology, how can he criticize Mohan Bhagwat, but Mr. Prime Minister we have elected you to be loyal to the country and to its people, not to Mohan Bhahwat. You must have sincerely expressed your stance on this issue and just because you were silent the procedure of both the houses of parliament gone in vain. Opposition got a chance they were seeking for to blame BJP, they demanded an answer you were not speaking, passing of many important bills were hindered, the session ended and as always common people are the ones, left to suffer.

The much awaited movie of this year “pk” was released on 19^th December and along with the release came another issue, hindu religious organizations demanded ban on the release because film discloses the real face of the “dharm gurus” and this was not digested by the hindu religious organizations. They were complaining why movie exposes only hindu “gurus” why not other religious organizations. Well, “Asaram”, “Rampal”, “sadhvi Pragya” are the answers to such questions.

At the end the funniest of all statement is given by politician Azam khan he concluded a statement that made the experienced historians shy, he plated water on the years of research of historians by quoting “Taj Mahal was the part of ancient hindu temples”. If Shah Jahan would have heard this he would have died once more.

With all that, this year is coming to an end, every year brings some hope and bliss expecting that these “words of fire” next year get transformed into “words of soothe”.

Ahead in 2015, India is looking forward to the visit of American president Barak Obama on Republic day and our very own former Prime Minister Atal Bhirai Vajpayee and freedom fighter Mahamana Madam Mohan Malviya receiving Indias’s highest civilian owner “Bharat Ratna”.

On ending note I wish you all a very Happy and Prosperous New year ahead.