“If I were a dictator, religion and state would be separate. I swear by my religion. I will die for it. But it is my personal affair. The state has nothing to do with it. The state would look after your secular welfare, health, communications, foreign relations, currency and so on, but not your or my religion. That is everybody's personal concern!”
― Mahatma GandhiNo state on this earth can become developed with 'Religion first' mindset. We do not have to look so far for the example. Look at our neighbour. Pakistan can never become a super-power until & unless it becomes a secular country, which I think is impossible. Because this is what some of the Muslim(non-Indians) scholars think-
"But the West is trying to weaken Islam from outside and inside. They attack our people and invade our countries from outside, and they weaken us from within with ideas like secularism, liberalism and democracy. This is all designed to contaminate our pure Islam."
-Abu Bakar Bashir
Hindu hardliners must know that secularism is an integral part of Hindutva. It has been our culture to respect every religion. These people protest the imprisonment of Asaram. But, that's completely wrong. Asarma is not a sadhu(saint). He is an evil. Recently the case that caught public attention, was not the first of its kind. Gujarati people know the evildoings of Asaram. He has grabbed illegal lands. He killed two children of his ashram to perform black magic. Seeing Asaram in jail, people are coming out & sharing their experience of this evil in public fearlessly. If any leader is protecting Asaram, he should be investigated & punished. BJP should be condemned for advocating a devil, especially Ram Jethmalani.
Intellectuals on news channels are totally ignorant. The best example is Barkha Datt. Without knowing what is secularism she keeps speaking & writing against one political party. She was involved in 2G scam. I have never heard her speaking something against Congress party. It will be my privilege to hear criticism of Congress party from Barkha Datt..
When it comes to pseudo-secularism, Congress, SP, JD(U), BSP, Trinmul Congress parties pop up in my mind. AAP still seems to be neutral. Arvind Kejrival worths a chance. BJP has put Hindutva agenda aside & talking about development. This is a time of change. Can't we hope for a country which is totally secular? Will a few number of riots shake one of the pillars of our democracy- secularism? Should we demand a Hindu nation or a super-power? Today, People of this country demand answer form both- the caretakers of Hindutva & Islam. I assure Nitish Kumar- "Today, I can firmly say if Hindu intolerance is rising, it is only because of people like you, who are pseudo-secular. Hindus were never intolerant."
Lastly, There is a book- "26/11- Conspiracy of RSS". RSS may be pro-Hindu. But no one can say- it is anti-national. RSS can never kill innocent people. Recent inputs from intelligence illuminates that the headquarter of Indian Mujahiddin has been transfered to Bihar. Remarks like "Osamaji" & "Hafiz saheb" will only encourage terrorism. Digvijay Singh is a bigger threat to secularism than RSS. Mamata Benerjee is paying wages to imams. A while back Pakistani flag was hoisted in Assam. Nitish Kumar declares Ishrat Jahan as Bihar's daughter, while there are sufficient evidence of her being an LeT terrorist. Even Headlines Today aired a special report on this issue.What is common among all these? These are the examples of pseudo-secularism.
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