As published in Free Press daily indore edition on 10/02/2011
HINDU RADICALS : WHO IS TO BLAME ?
Hindus are generally considered a liberal and resilient community, not very possessive or fanatic about their religious beliefs. They are the silent follower of their religion and often cursed by their own religious enthusiasts for their neutrality and insensitivity towards any onslaught on them. They have always adapted and adjusted with communities, who had invaded them, be they muslim rulers or british. Now if such people are turning or resorting to terrorist methods, it is time for us to introspect within ourselves. Our political leadership is to be blamed for creating those compulsive situation in which they are finding it difficult to confine their protest within the frame work of constitution and the law of the land. This is less of a terrorism and more of a reaction to the complete failure of our political system in effectively controlling terrorist activities conducted from neighboring states, of course with the help of some local misled people in India. When we say political system , it includes all the major political parties, who have taken their turn to rule at the center for a considerable period of time. The lack of political will to act decisively against the cross boarder terrorism and Pakistan based militant groups has created this frustration amongst hardliners.
Fortunately, all hindu organizations including RSS, have distanced themselves from such activities and such sporadic acts of few impatient hard core activists does not constitute a religious terror group. But if the government comes down heavily on the inland groups and continue to appear helpless and ineffective against cross border terrorism, then such high handedness can become counter productive. Hence, the matter should be handled with all its delicacies and sensitivity by all political parties, specially those who are coining the phrase of hindu or saffron terror just to cover up their failures and providing a new weapon to Pakistan against us.
At the same time, I urge upon leaders of Hindu organizations to use their ideological reach in their cadre to dissuade such extremist ideas. Let us not give anyone a chance to malign us. Terrorism has never helped any community in the world so far in solving any problem. With passing times, all extremist movements becomes an addiction and continue terrorism for terrorism’s sake.
BHARAT SHARMA
C-44/8, Bargad, Rishinagar Extension
Ujjain.(MP)
HINDU RADICALS : WHO IS TO BLAME ?
Hindus are generally considered a liberal and resilient community, not very possessive or fanatic about their religious beliefs. They are the silent follower of their religion and often cursed by their own religious enthusiasts for their neutrality and insensitivity towards any onslaught on them. They have always adapted and adjusted with communities, who had invaded them, be they muslim rulers or british. Now if such people are turning or resorting to terrorist methods, it is time for us to introspect within ourselves. Our political leadership is to be blamed for creating those compulsive situation in which they are finding it difficult to confine their protest within the frame work of constitution and the law of the land. This is less of a terrorism and more of a reaction to the complete failure of our political system in effectively controlling terrorist activities conducted from neighboring states, of course with the help of some local misled people in India. When we say political system , it includes all the major political parties, who have taken their turn to rule at the center for a considerable period of time. The lack of political will to act decisively against the cross boarder terrorism and Pakistan based militant groups has created this frustration amongst hardliners.
Fortunately, all hindu organizations including RSS, have distanced themselves from such activities and such sporadic acts of few impatient hard core activists does not constitute a religious terror group. But if the government comes down heavily on the inland groups and continue to appear helpless and ineffective against cross border terrorism, then such high handedness can become counter productive. Hence, the matter should be handled with all its delicacies and sensitivity by all political parties, specially those who are coining the phrase of hindu or saffron terror just to cover up their failures and providing a new weapon to Pakistan against us.
At the same time, I urge upon leaders of Hindu organizations to use their ideological reach in their cadre to dissuade such extremist ideas. Let us not give anyone a chance to malign us. Terrorism has never helped any community in the world so far in solving any problem. With passing times, all extremist movements becomes an addiction and continue terrorism for terrorism’s sake.
BHARAT SHARMA
C-44/8, Bargad, Rishinagar Extension
Ujjain.(MP)
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