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| Why Hindu Rashtra? |
WHY HINDU RASHTRA ? |
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Misunderstanding PersistsHowever, there is no lack of political leaders who consider the idea of Hindu Rashtra as rank communalism and a biggest threat to secularism. It is obvious that such assertions are motivated by some political consideration or other.On the one hand, lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan says, "I believe that including Bangladesh and Pakistan we are one nation. Our states may be different, but all of us belong to the same Bharatiya nationality." On the other hand, the Deputy Speaker of the West Bengal Assembly, Sri Kalimuddin Shams has stated: "Muslims form a separate nation in this country." It is not surprising, therefore, that all these various pronouncements should lead to serious misunderstandings and confusion regarding concepts like nation, state, Hindu, secular, etc., in the people's mind. And the socaded big leaders are only busy making the confusion worse confounded with a view to catching votes and safeguarding their seats of power. They are also causing, thereby, serious damage to our national unity, mutual goodwill and the national will to work together. But politicians neck-deep in the game of power-politics seem to have little concern for such things. However, people devoted to the nation
and its all-sided progress cannot help delving deep into the
question. For if there is no clarity of ideas, or the goal is
confused and the hearts do not beat in unison, the nation's onward
march will falter, will get slowed down and may even go astray. |
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