Varun’s Speech
After examining the CD containing Varun Gandhi’s election inflammatory speeches, the Election Commission is right in censuring Varun and asking the BJP to drop him as its Lok Sabha candidate. Its action may be unprecedented but it is time it was empowered to rein in politicians who make venomous speeches. Varun Gandhi’s hate speech is not just unfortunate but obnoxious. The very idea of dividing people on communal lines for electoral gains is selfish. Communal harmony is so fragile that politicians have exploited it for ages. It is not clear whether Varun’s communal remarks were a publicity stunt or a true expression of his feelings. Any action or remark that hurts the feelings of people belonging to a particular community is against the letter and spirit of the Constitution. Dividing the community on the basis of caste and creed is no less dangerous than disrupting communal harmony. His inflammatory comments are antithetical to his great grandfather’s vision of a liberal and secular India . His speech raised serious doubts in the minds of the people about his fitness to be in politics. Civil society and the media have done well to expose him, thus preventing him from making more such speeches threatening our pluralist society. The sangh parivar is back to its old ways. It disowned Nathuram Godse after he assassinated Mahatma Gandhi. After presiding over the demolition of the Babri Masjid, BJP leader L.K. Advani described December 6 as the saddest day of his life. Now the BJP has dissociated itself from Varun Gandhi’s hate speech but he continues to be its candidate for the Pilibhit Lok Sabha seat. Varun’s attitude has not only tarnished the image of the BJP but has also sent a message to the masses that the party has not shed its saffron robes. After demolishing the Babri Masjid structure they have now diverted their full might to tear-apart the secular fabric of India . One wonders what is in store for our nation where young leaders who should set an example in the coming generations are bent on dividing our country on communal lines. If the election campaign of the Varun Gandhi can be so venomous, one wonders what his conduct will be like if he is elected. It is for us, the voters, to be wary of them and use our franchise to ensure that no fanatical politician gets elected. This country is ours and it is owned by its citizen’s not a single sect or community. I request to secular citizens of India , please don't vote these types of communal persons.
After examining the CD containing Varun Gandhi’s election inflammatory speeches, the Election Commission is right in censuring Varun and asking the BJP to drop him as its Lok Sabha candidate. Its action may be unprecedented but it is time it was empowered to rein in politicians who make venomous speeches. Varun Gandhi’s hate speech is not just unfortunate but obnoxious. The very idea of dividing people on communal lines for electoral gains is selfish. Communal harmony is so fragile that politicians have exploited it for ages. It is not clear whether Varun’s communal remarks were a publicity stunt or a true expression of his feelings. Any action or remark that hurts the feelings of people belonging to a particular community is against the letter and spirit of the Constitution. Dividing the community on the basis of caste and creed is no less dangerous than disrupting communal harmony. His inflammatory comments are antithetical to his great grandfather’s vision of a liberal and secular India . His speech raised serious doubts in the minds of the people about his fitness to be in politics. Civil society and the media have done well to expose him, thus preventing him from making more such speeches threatening our pluralist society. The sangh parivar is back to its old ways. It disowned Nathuram Godse after he assassinated Mahatma Gandhi. After presiding over the demolition of the Babri Masjid, BJP leader L.K. Advani described December 6 as the saddest day of his life. Now the BJP has dissociated itself from Varun Gandhi’s hate speech but he continues to be its candidate for the Pilibhit Lok Sabha seat. Varun’s attitude has not only tarnished the image of the BJP but has also sent a message to the masses that the party has not shed its saffron robes. After demolishing the Babri Masjid structure they have now diverted their full might to tear-apart the secular fabric of India . One wonders what is in store for our nation where young leaders who should set an example in the coming generations are bent on dividing our country on communal lines. If the election campaign of the Varun Gandhi can be so venomous, one wonders what his conduct will be like if he is elected. It is for us, the voters, to be wary of them and use our franchise to ensure that no fanatical politician gets elected. This country is ours and it is owned by its citizen’s not a single sect or community. I request to secular citizens of India , please don't vote these types of communal persons.
After examining the CD containing Varun Gandhi’s election inflammatory speeches, the Election Commission is right in censuring Varun and asking the BJP to drop him as its Lok Sabha candidate. Its action may be unprecedented but it is time it was empowered to rein in politicians who make venomous speeches. Varun Gandhi’s hate speech is not just unfortunate but obnoxious. The very idea of dividing people on communal lines for electoral gains is selfish. Communal harmony is so fragile that politicians have exploited it for ages. It is not clear whether Varun’s communal remarks were a publicity stunt or a true expression of his feelings. Any action or remark that hurts the feelings of people belonging to a particular community is against the letter and spirit of the Constitution. Dividing the community on the basis of caste and creed is no less dangerous than disrupting communal harmony. His inflammatory comments are antithetical to his great grandfather’s vision of a liberal and secular India . His speech raised serious doubts in the minds of the people about his fitness to be in politics. Civil society and the media have done well to expose him, thus preventing him from making more such speeches threatening our pluralist society. The sangh parivar is back to its old ways. It disowned Nathuram Godse after he assassinated Mahatma Gandhi. After presiding over the demolition of the Babri Masjid, BJP leader L.K. Advani described December 6 as the saddest day of his life. Now the BJP has dissociated itself from Varun Gandhi’s hate speech but he continues to be its candidate for the Pilibhit Lok Sabha seat. Varun’s attitude has not only tarnished the image of the BJP but has also sent a message to the masses that the party has not shed its saffron robes. After demolishing the Babri Masjid structure they have now diverted their full might to tear-apart the secular fabric of India . One wonders what is in store for our nation where young leaders who should set an example in the coming generations are bent on dividing our country on communal lines. If the election campaign of the Varun Gandhi can be so venomous, one wonders what his conduct will be like if he is elected. It is for us, the voters, to be wary of them and use our franchise to ensure that no fanatical politician gets elected. This country is ours and it is owned by its citizen’s not a single sect or community. I request to secular citizens of India , please don't vote these types of communal persons.
