Quote “Talking to journalists here, Mr. Patel (once the redoubtable chief minister of Gujarat, and scion of the puissant Patel community, now fallen out of the BJP, and head of the new Gujarat Parivartan Party) and Mr. Mehta (Suresh Mehta, another erstwhile chief minister, equally disaffected with Modi and the BJP and partnering Patel in the new party) alleged that several thousand Muslims who greeted Mr.Modi during the fasts (reference to Modi’s motley ‘Sadbhavna ‘ campaign some months ago in ostensible pursuit of social harmony) were in fact Hindus.” Emphasis added.
Lest you think this a piece of disingenuous verbal engineering without basis of any sort in evidence, here is the stunning bit: “Mr. Mehta said that through a Right to Information plea he had got reply that on the direction of Mr.Modi, the Navsasri District Collector had purchased 28,000 skull caps, used by Muslims, and distributed them among BJP workers. He said the BJP workers wearing the skull caps and dressed as Muslims had thronged the ‘Sadbhavna’ venue.” Emphasis added. Unquote [Source: <http://www.zcommunications.org/in-gujarat-what-you-see-is-not-what-you-get-by-badri-raina.html>.] Sukla On 12/09/2013, S kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > The matter is very simple. Narendra Mody wanted the public to know how many > Muslims attend his meetings outside Gujarat as in Gujarat he is certain that > large no of Muslims are his followers. > > He wanted them to come in their attire so that the visual media would > highlight how many Muslims attended his rally at Jaipur. > > Do not read between the lines of this simple motive > > > ________________________________ > From: Sukla Sen <[email protected]> > To: IHRO <[email protected]>; issueonline > <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" > <[email protected]>; bahujan <[email protected]>; > mahajanapada <[email protected]>; indiathinkersnet > <[email protected]>; sacred-illusions > <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" > <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" > <[email protected]>; Janshakti <[email protected]>; > justice-and-gujarat <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 10:44 PM > Subject: [issuesonline_worldwide] In Jaipur, Modi's skull cap, burqa of > secularism > > > > http://www.indianexpress.com/news/in-jaipur-modis-skull-cap-burqa-of-secularism/1167454/ > > In Jaipur, Modi's skull cap, burqa of secularism > Sweta Dutta : Jaipur, Wed Sep 11 2013, 08:01 hrs > It was a sight that was hard to miss: A few thousand Muslim men wearing > skull caps and women wearing burqas attending a massive BJP rally that was > being addressed by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. > > But the secret behind the politically intriguing visual was bared when > sources in the BJP revealed that the party had bought 5,000 skull caps and > burqas each two days before the event to be distributed to Muslims attending > the rally. > > But the secret behind the politically intriguing visual was bared when > sources in the BJP revealed that the party had bought 5,000 skull caps and > burqas each two days before the event to be distributed to Muslims attending > the rally. > > "Hours before the event, free skull caps and burqas were distributed among > Muslims. We were allowed to take them home too. Both my wife and I have got > one each. We were provided free travel and food too by the district > in-charge," said Shaukat Ali, who had come from Kota for the rally. > > Gul Mohammad, a resident of Ajmer, told The Indian Express that the BJP had > also spread word that all those selected to travel to Jaipur for the rally > should get their own skull caps and burqas. "The selection of participants > favoured maulanas and those who sported the traditional beard and skullcap," > he added. > > BJP state minority cell president Aamin Pathan, however, denied the claims. > "Last year, at an event in Dudu for which the UPA chairperson had come, > Muslims in the audience were asked to take off their burqa for security > reasons. We did not want that to happen to our audience and had told them > that they could wear a burqa or skull cap if they wished. There was no > directive to do so," he said. > Pathan said the rally was attended by about 3 lakh people and about 25,000 > of them were Muslims. Of this, an estimated 4,000 women must have come in > burqas, he said. > "It was a choice, not a compulsion. Also, the idea was to show that the > minority community stands by Vasundhara Raje and the BJP after being > ill-treated by the Congress in the state in incidents such as the Gopalgarh > riots," Pathan added. > The Congress was quick to seize the issue and slam the BJP. > "BJP wants Muslims to come wearing Burqas and Skull Cap in their meetings. > Dress Code or Vote Bank Politics? Would pl Media ask BJP?" Congress leader > Digvijaya Singh tweeted. > The Congress spokesperson in Rajasthan, Archana Sharma, accused the BJP of > indulging in manipulation to get Muslim faces to the rally. > "Development or communal harmony is the least of their concerns and the BJP > is only interested in polarization of the community and votes. In times of > communal riots in the country such as in Muzaffarnagar, such moves of the > BJP are in bad taste," Sharma said. > -- Peace Is Doable > -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
