The Hypocrites Incarnate

The Hypocrites Incarnate

Oct. 2005

The Bharatiya Janata Party, the political extension of Sangh parivar seems to be a mere bandwagon of hypocrites. 'Walking the talk' doesn't seem to be their dharma. The concept of Hindutva, of hindu rashtra over which any of their demagogues would delineate for hours together doesn't find any space either in their personal lives or their administrative policies. What is the value of an ideal if it doesn't find its true practitioners?

The Vasundhara Raje led BJP government in the state of Rajasthan has displayed the best possible example of hypcrisy. Be it the issue of water supply to the world heritage Keoladeo National park in Bharatpur, or be it the disappearance of tigers from the tiger reserve of Sariska or be it the brutal destruction of Krishna hills in the Kaman tehsil of Bharatpur district, Mrs Raje doesn't seem to be concerned at all.

In the Keoladeo case she gives an utterly impractical solution of supplying water through pipelines from Chambal river over which even her old school mate and the honorary director of the C.P.Ramaswamy Foundation, Chennai had to laugh at.

The Raje government has no explanation as to why the Project Tiger officials could not trace even a single tiger this February when only an year ago it was reported that there were 18 big cats in Sariska.

The recent outburst of Smt. Maneka Gandhi on the callous attitude of the Raje Government bears a live testimony of the gross negligence and indifference towards ecology and environment.

Even after getting critical observations & comments from the honourable Rajasthan High Court over the rampant illegal mining of 5000 year old heritage hills of Braj connected to the innumerable pastimes of Lord Krishna, the devout Hindu government of Rajasthan is totally unmoved.

When a delegation of Braj Rakshak Dal met Smt Raje in December last over the issue, she arrogantly refused to act and asserted that 'do what you can', we won't stop the mining activities.

There seems to be no political mileage out of the issue of brutal destruction of Krishna Janmabhoomi or else the torchbearers of Hindutva would have initiated yet another rath-yatra.

In the name of consolidating Hindutva, the Raje government seems to have restricted to simply enforcing bhojan mantras in the state run schools or to sponsor Government pujas in the temples of the state or to provide due hospitality to her refugee comrades who had taken shelter in her rajya so that they can keep their convictions and allegiance intact.

Nature and environment which have been very central to Hindu culture and heritage is finding a grave threat in the reign of these self-proclaimed champions of Hinduism.

Dying for the ideal can only establish the same. The hypocrisy which the BJP leadership has shown all over will only create a total disillusionment over the ideal.

In the wake of total inaction, apathy and indifference of those in responsible positions the Hindu revivalist movement is under a grave threat.

The ideal for which the sangh owes its very existence is worth dying for. Why then the political leadership inspired by these cherished ideals hesitating to act? The hesitation only points towards the bankruptcy of character on their part.

We really do need to go back to Guruji's "Bunch of Thoughts" to undergo a deeper introspection, or else the crores of Swayamsewaks who have dedicated their lifetimes to the organisation of the Hindu society will get disillusioned. Who knows that we would witness another Doctorji again.

The Hindu forces must ensure that the political masters are under the control of dharma danda or else there is no hope.