Mumbai: The Shiv Sena, a political party ideologically aligned to Hindutva from Maharashtra, criticized the BJP party of coming to power by climbing on the “Hindutva ladder” but after coming to power, it threw it away.
Shive Sena accused the BJP of “stabbing Hindutva in the back” by breaking alliance with it before the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. The party’s chief Uddhav Thackeray-led party said that not a single promise was fulfilled till now which were made to the Hindus.
According to the editorial published in the party’s mouthpiece ‘Saamaana’, the Congress at least flattered Muslims for many years, while the BJP is bent upon making them secular instead of “cajoling” Hindus.
Today we find that Hindus are disappointed, the Party claimed while alleging that the ruling BJP used Hindus in the same way the Congress used Muslims.
It further said that not even a single promise which was made to Hindus has not at all been fulfilled by the party. It cited examples like Ram temple and the Uniform Civil Code to back its claim.
“The BJP has become like the Congress. At least the Congress flattered Muslims for so many years. The BJP, far from cajoling, is making Hindus secular. The country’s journey from the Congress to the Congress has begun,” said the Sena, which is, in fact, an ally of the BJP at the Centre and in Maharashtra.
The Shiv Sena mouthpiece did not leave behind RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat too by making remarks that Hindus have no aspiration of dominance. About the issue, the mouthpiece said that it was expected of him to speak about the ongoing situation in the country, where Hindus are still being dubbed as terrorists and attempts are were being made to clear them.
Last Friday, during the address to the gathering at the second World Hindu Congress held in Chicago, Mr. Bhagwat had said that Hindus have no aspiration of dominance and asked them to come on a single platform and organize themselves.
“Narendra Modi became the prime minister only because Hindus came together and got aggressive, but what was gained by coming together and this aggressiveness?” the Sena asked.
“Hindutva was stabbed in the back by breaking alliance with the Shiv Sena. And, those who aggressively spoke for Hindutva and for the country were termed enemies by the BJP,” it said.
“It (BJP) came to power climbing the ladder of Hindutva and once its work was done, the ladder was thrown away. The fake Hindutvavadis in power today aspire to silence the voice of an aggressive Hindutva and finish Hindus in their own country by terming them terrorists,” it said.
The Sena said that Mr. was expected to speak about all such things in Chicago and asked the reason why it was not given any place in the World Hindu Congress when it openly and aggressively talks about the Hindutva.
It further said that there may be many other organizations around the world working for the Hindutva cause along with their capabilities. They too should have got a place in the World Hindu Congress.
“If Hinduism has to come together, why this untouchability?” the Marathi daily said.
The party further went on to claim that Hindutva was completely finished from Nepal while the prime minister of India remained “silent”, and that the Himalayan country became a “den” of China and Pakistan.
“Far from being aggressive in Kashmir, the people of the ‘Hindu rashtra’ fell in love with the anti-Hindu and Pakistan supporter Mehbooba Mufti and betrayed Kashmiri Pandits. When all of this was happening, we expected a sharp reaction from Mohan Bhagwat,” the editorial said
You May Also Read: ISRO Puts Space Suit And Crew Model On Display For 2022 Mission