To ignore the orgy of communal hatred A recent incident in Haridwar which was labeled as Hindu religious congregation There may be a convenient excuse for the inaction of the police and the silence of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), but the reality is scary. BJP’s inaction An indicator and eloquent admission of the harmful mainstream of bigotry. The Uttarakhand Police has betrayed an obstinate attitude in its investigation by initially not naming any gangster and later by not showing the urgency of the matter. Speakers at the event openly called for genocide and violence. Such bigotry is not a monopoly of the followers of any particular religion, and law enforcement officers should always be on the alert. Two people killed at Sikh places of worship in Punjab There have been isolated incidents in recent times showing how matters of religion can stir up irrational passions. In a case in Punjab, a person has been arrested and charged with murder. The shameful lynching was followed by reactions from organizations ranging from the Congress to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, but none explicitly condemned the violence. Most of the responses appeared to justify violence, the privilege of abstract religious sentiments over a fundamental right to life. The Congress chief in Punjab, Navjot Singh Sidhu, spoke of many politicians exploiting religion for electoral purposes when he said that those who violate faith should be publicly hanged.
Mainstream parties are unable to take a clear and universal position that calls for violence and violence in the name of faith are unacceptable, disturbing and harmful to Indian democracy. Despite sporadic outbursts of communal violence, India, unlike its neighbors in South Asia, has survived and flourished as a multicultural and multi-religious nation to this day. Keeping it this way requires vigilance and foresight. Violence arises from thought, is transmitted through speech and manifests in action. In recent times, targets have ranged from inter-religious couples to carol singers to animal traders to question paper preparation teachers. The new laws seem to reinforce and institutionalize prejudice and intolerance. The state’s heavy hand, which has repeatedly fallen on critics of the government, has left the mob threatening national unity untouched. The murderers in Punjab, those calling for mass murder from Haridwar and vandalizing Christian institutions at different places should be brought to justice under the law. Political parties must stand united against hatred by rising above their narrow interests during the current election cycle. Later it may be too late.
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