Communalisation of political environment is unacceptable in a civilised democratic society

There was a time when we had stalwarts like Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Patel, Lal Bahadur Shastri, K. Kamaraj, Indira Gandhi, H. N. Bahuguna, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Nanaji Deshmukh etc etc in politics who’s ideals, principles, morality and policies were emulated by countrymen.

They were rather worshiped not as God but as socio political stalwarts. They were considered as treasure house of knowledge , ethics, morality and transparency. These leaders hailed from modest n ethical back grounds ready to sacrifice their interests for the country.

Indian parliament n constitutional norms for them were the basics of their public life.

They practised secular n democratic values to ensure amity, peace and brotherhiod in the society, come what may ? They ensured that the communal fabric of the country remains intact at all costs.

Elections in the country were fought on programmes, policies and ideologies but maintaining the dignity, ethical values and norms of the constitution. People had tremendous respect n adoration for them and imbibed their values and ethics in career making n shaping their destiny.

But, despite all this, the political history does has its own ups and downs. There was also a time when the then Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi imposed emergency in 1975 and literally victimised people through massive human rights violations, finally going out of power to allow the conglomeration of 22 parties forming government at the centre called the Janata Party.

But the situation seems to be topsy turvey today. Never before has the nation witnessed such a harsh situation of vertically deviding the society on communal grounds exploiting the pious sacrifices of our Army Jawans to meet narrow political ends.

The election commission, an impartial constitutional body to conduct free and fearles elections also seems to be allegedly biased which has no locus standi of its own, but had to act decisively only after the honourable supreme court of India directs it to act sternly against the politicians spitting venom in the society during elections resulting in literally dividing the society on communal grounds, never ever heard or experienced in the country’s political history.

The venemous highly communally surcharged, inflammatory, hate oriented, minority appeasement and anti women speeches indignifying the women’s character by the saffron clad Uttar Pradesh Chief minister Yogi Aditya Nath, BSP Supremo Mayawati and Samajwadi party leader n former minister in UP govt Azam Khan n Maneka Gandhi has infact compelled the right thinking Indians to hang their heads in shame.

The anti India statements’ of leaders’ like Mehbooba Mufti from PDP n former CM of J n K n Farooq Abdullah too are highly objectionable but then the saffron party’s unilateral stand on abrogation of article 371 and section 35 A from Kashmir is equally uncalled for and anti Kashmir which will further inflame the already provoked sentiments of Kashmiries who already think that they are allegedly being treated as second grade citizens as voiced by various Kashmir leaders.

The elections are on full swing and leaders with communal colours are inflaming the passions of countrymen to beget votes which is quite disheartening n unconstitutional.

Thanks to the Supreme Court of India for having directed the complacent election commission of India to deal harshly n sternly against the comnunal and anti women leaders of the country for indignifying the women as well as communalising the society n even threatening minorities, for meeting their vested political ends.

The 72 n 48 hours bar on Mayawati, Yogi Aditya Nath n Azam Khan is though a welcome initiative by the EC on the apex court’s directives but this seems to be not enough.

Infact these leaders with communal credentials should be barred from contesting at least one election to send across a strong message that in democracy n a country with diverse culture n multi linguistic n religious background, such hate speeches will never be tolerated, come what may. What’s your take friends?