Opinion Competitive communalism
CPI(ML) has criticised Rahul Gandhi and Narendra Modi for the formers remark that Pakistans ISI has approached Muzaffarnagar.
The CPI(ML) has criticised Rahul Gandhi and Narendra Modi for the formers remark that Pakistans ISI has approached Muzaffarnagar riot victims and for the latters demand that the Congress vice president apologise for defaming a community. The editorial in ML Update says that the two leaders have shamefully sought to stigmatise Muzaffarnagars riot-affected in a highly callous and shameful game of competitive communalism.
Referring to Gandhis remarks,the editorial argues that it is difficult to imagine a more insensitive,factually unfounded and insulting remark for the riot-affected,who are yet unable to leave the refugee camps,and are too terrorised to return to their villages… Rahuls apologists say that his was not a communal remark it was merely a clumsy but well-meant attempt to underline that the BJP,by engineering riots,creates a fertile ground for terrorism to breed. But this excuse does not hold water. Because painting riot victims as potential terrorists who are in touch with the ISI can be nothing but crude communal stereotyping…
It also says Modis attempt to cash in on Gandhis statement and attack him for questioning the patriotism of Indian Muslims reeks of hypocrisy: Modi needs to be reminded that he had referred to the refugee camps housing those rendered homeless by the 2002 Gujarat carnage as baby producing factories. And his bosses in the
RSS,with elections in mind,have recently trotted out the bogey of Muslims breeding too many children,by instructing Hindus to have at least three children.
CORRUPTION INC
The CPIs New Age analyses the latest developments in the coal blocks allocation case the filing of FIRs against former coal secretary P.C. Parakh and Hindalco chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla and attacks the prime minister. While contending that the big cases of corruption that have come to light during the last two decades are part and parcel of the economic system that has been imposed on the country,it rejects the notion that such action against officers will make it impossible for the bureaucracy to take any decision and dampen the business sentiment. Criticising at the PM,it says he cannot avoid responsibility as the chargesheet filed by the CBI clearly blames the competent authority for the irregularity. It concludes by saying that both coal block and 2G spectrum allocations were initiated by the NDA. BJP leaders too are guilty of the same crimes and sooner or later cases have to be launched against them for such loot and corruption, it states.
CORE AGENDA
The CPMs Peoples Democracy targets Modi for his U-turn over the gold-digging in Unnao,claiming it is typical RSS and BJP doublespeak. Such a volte face,it argues,is understandable given the fact that the RSS/ BJP have decided to base their campaign for the 2014 elections on sharpening the communal polarisation. The article refers to BJP veteran Murli Manohar Joshis recent remarks that the issue of Ram Temple at Ayodhya was non-negotiable for the party and argues that the BJP is reverting to the RSSs core agenda to metamorphose the character of the secular democratic modern Indian Republic into their version of a rabidly intolerant fascistic Hindu Rashtra.
The CPM and a clutch of regional parties are organising a convention in Delhi on Wednesday against communalism. The article also refers to the VHPs opposition to the Allahabad friendship festival organised by Christian missionaries and the BJPs recent outbursts against the communal violence bill,asserting that such developments are bound to rapidly multiply as the elections draw nearer.
Compiled by Manoj C.G.
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