BJP and secularism in India: A state in identity crisis

Abstract

The motive behind the creation of India was to have a land where all the people with different religions, different castes can live together. The founders of India said that no matter you are Hindu, Muslim, or Sikhs, we all are Indian, and we have been living together for centuries so after independence we can live together as well. That is why they were against the creation of Pakistan (an independent Muslim country) they were in favor of one united India Where people of all religions can live peacefully in harmony. Even after the creation of Pakistan, India was considered as the top secular state but since the BJP has come in power their motive has now been changed they thought that India is only for Hindus. The current prime minister of India Narendra Modi is a lifelong member of RSS and he is having a fascist mindset. Rise of fascist organizations such as RSS in government ranks is proof that India is no more a secular state. RSS is the same organization whose member assassinated Gandhi, who was a symbol of India’s secularism, and a person who assassinated Gandhi, the RSS members considered him as a hero. The fascist government (BJP) was involved in demolishing Babri Mosque. In Punjab, the Indian military attacked the Golden temple known as Operation Blue Star to kill religious Sikh leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. When Modi was the CM of Gujrat he had killed more than two thousand civilians there. Recently, BJP has passed two Bills: the first one is the abrogation of article 370 and the second is the amendment in the Citizenship bill. So, India which was once considered as the top secular state is no longer secular and is ruled by a leader of fascist mindset. Whose ideology is Hindu Rashtra which means that India only belongs to Hindus.

Key Words: Harmony, Secular, fascist, RSS, BJP, Demolishing