I refer to the article written by Dipankar Gupta posted by Hartman D'Souza Dipankar writes: What such analysts should ask is: Why don't these Hindutva activists go to Nagaland or somewhere else where Christians are in a majority and show us their nationalist derring- do there? Why is it that they are only active where their safety is guaranteed? In places where there is no administrative encouragement, sanction or connivance, Hindutva activists, of whatever description, dare not strike any minority community.
This is why such attacks take place largely in BJP run areas like Gujarat , Rajasthan, Karnataka or Orissa. Wherever Hindutva presence is built into the state administrative system, saffron forces are assured that every ethnic attack will be like a picnic. Even as L. K. Advani, Rajnath Singh and BJP national leaders assembled on September 14 in Bangalore , 16 churches were attacked in Dakshina Kannada, Chikmaglur and Udupi. Comment: I am reminded of an anecdote narrated by Julio Ribeiro former DGP and Commissioner of Police, Bombay. During his commissionership, the Shiv Sena was creating havoc and law and order problems. So Ribeiro hit upon an idea. After arresting a large number of shiv sena goons, he instructed his deputy to enrol them in the army and send them immediately to the Indo-Pak border. All this within earshot of the arrested goons. The goons literally started s****g in their pants. They immediately pleaded their regrets and assured to keep out of trouble. Such was their bravery. Thereafter, Ribeiro had very little trouble from them. They feared him so much. Apart from the anecdote, it is a fact that the right wing extremists are yellow right through. Vajpayee pleaded with the british to be let out of prison when all other freedom fighters were courting arrest. Savarkar gave a letter in writing to the british to keep away from the freedom struggle in lieu of his being freed from prison. Thereafter his main object was to fight the muslims. During emergency the RSS chief Balasaheb Deoras begged Indira Gandhi to release him stating that the RSS was a cultural organisation and would keep away from politics. Wherever the state governments are firm, the sangh parivar behave themselves. Look at West Bengal, Tripura, Kerala, Bihar. Bihar despite having a large muslim population has been untouched by communal trouble right through Lalu Prasad's tenure of 15 years and now under Nitish Kumar.Kerala and West Bengal too have large muslim populations and have been largely peaceful. One will usually find communal trouble in BJP ruled states like Gujarat, MP, Rajasthan, Chhatisgarh,Karnataka, Orissa because the state administration is hand in gloves with the goons. Congress ruled ruled states generally lack spine.They allow minorities to be targetted because they feel that the minorities will then turn to them for suuport and protection. Regards, Marshall -- Will the all new Indica Vista zip ahead of the Suzuki Swift? Read the expert review on Zigwheels.com http://zigwheels.com/b2cam/reviewsDetails.action?name=Ro11_20080829&path=/INDT/Reviews/Ro11_20080829&page=1&pagecount=9
