Terrorism: India's dual mentality
Few days ago, an outfit which identified itself as Hindu Yuva Sene paid tributes to Queen Victoria at Jantar Mantar. This was a huge insult to the very struggle of independence in India, as if Queen Victoria's administration in the country was somewhat higher than that.
This clearly conveys the betrayal of leaders such as Veer Savarkar and others was not an accidental one. But lakhs of people have laid down their lives so that this country can be free. These hindutva leaders have also humiliated the sacrifices of Bose, Azad, Bhagat Singh, the martyrs of Jallianwala Bagh etc.
Forget arresting them, not even a case has been registered against them. Now these anti-national terrorists have gone a step further. On January 30, the day when Mahatma Gandhi was killed (also known as Martyrs Day) they have shot at the effigy of Mahatma Gandhi to celebrate his killing by Nathuram Godse.
They have declared Godse as a Mahatma and distributed sweets to celebrate this event that was held publicly.
Since this turned into a huge controversy, three people have been held so far. Charges of sedition should have been invoked against them for having carried out this act that is inhuman and ghastly. But none of that happened.
Why is it so difficult for the govt to register a case of sedition against these evident videos and people in them when they can act against fake videos where student leaders Kanhaiya and others are heard calling out anti India slogans which were later proved to be false?
Why is the govt unable to ban these hindutva outfits that enacted Gandhi's assassination and called Godse the first terrorist of independent India, a Mahatma?
Hindu Mahasabha was established to implement the Manu ideologies. This way of thinking had become redundant after Mughals and British entered the country. Even the lower caste people could access education and get into well respected posts in the society. Manuvadis would believe Shudras and Dalits should not get into the mainstream of the society by accessing education, and return to their caste based occupations.
Hence Hindu Mahasabha was established with the hope to bring back caste hierarchy and establish the supremacy of priestly class.
But this vested plan couldn't be fulfilled by Mahatma Gandhi who called himself a “supreme Hindu”. So Gandhi was killed through Godse owing to the frustration of being unable to fulfil the objective of a new India based on Manu's ideology.
When constitution was brought into acceptance, RSS rejected it on its newsletter saying this didn't have any of Manu's ideologies. National flag would unfurl on the RSS office even till recently. Our national anthem wasn't even considered accepted.
The conspiracy of Hindu Mahasabha failed because generations of Nehru family upheld the democratic ideals. But the hindutva terrorists have risen across the country again. Posters of “Hindu Rashtra” are being seen everywhere now. Organisations like Sanatan Sanstha are killing thinkers and rationals on day light. On the same occasion, Hindu Mahasabha has not only recreated Gandhi's killing scene but has also paid tributes to Godse.
The Modi government is talking about eradication of terrorism and silencing the terrorists. It is making failed attempts to keep the civilians under control by deploying army against them in Kashmir. But it is selectively blind to the fact that saffron terror is spreading and growing like a wild climber right under its feet. The most unnerving thing is the leaders of Hindu Mahasabha and religious heads have maintained silence over this whole episode.
Today the religious leaders immediately condemn attacks of terrorism launched by their own people anywhere in the world.
They declare that the religion and faith have nothing to do with people who carry out dastardly acts. Why are religious heads like Pejawar Swamiji and other leaders maintaining a guarded silence over this? Such people wake up only when someone calls the likes of Afzal Guru a martyr or pay respects to extremists in Kashmir. Is there a difference between declaring Godse a martyr and Afzal Guru a martyr too?
There are clear attempts in Punjab to declare Bhindranwale a martyr as well. When the government maintains silence over Godse being called a martyr, it loses the moral right to act against outfits that assign martyrdom to Bhindranwale or Afzal Guru. This will add more names to the fanclub of these particular people.Not only that, a government that does not act against its own terrorism factions loses the moral right to criticise or condemn such acts in its neighbouring countries.
Modi government needs to be aware of the fact that the world, including the United Nations, is taking note of its link with the terrorist outfits.
In this backdrop, the government should not hesitate to act against any organisation or outfit that indulges in or encourages any act that amounts to terrorism.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
