[A situation is being deliberately caused largely similar to that, some twenty three years back, eventually leading to the demolition of the Babri Masjid, in open and contemptuous defiance of the Indian Supreme Court and all that.]
http://scroll.in/article/803761/the-daily-fix-if-toying-with-nationalistic-sentiments-is-the-bjps-plan-what-is-its-endgame If toying with nationalistic sentiments is the BJP's plan, what is its endgame? Rohan Venkataramakrishnan · Today · 09:15 am BJP's Bharat The Delhi Police once again lost control of a high-profile court complex inside the supposedly secure Lutyens Bungalow Zone in New Delhi on Wednesday. Even members of a Supreme Court-appointed panel aimed at defusing tensions was unable to enter the complex without having things thrown at them. Jawaharlal Nehru University Student Union president Kanhaiya Kumar had to hide inside the judge's chamber and eventually be disguised as a policeman so that he could safely be taken out of the courts to Tihar jail, where is being held in judicial custody. The Bharatiya Janata Party seems to have woken up to the dangers, which it mostly dismissed in previous days, of mob violence starting to threaten its own nationalist narrative in the aftermath of the JNU sedition case. With the Supreme Court looking into the security of the court complex, minister and BJP leaders suddenly realised that they needed to condemn the violence against journalists in court. The apparently hapless Delhi Police also seemed to shed its complacency, with the police chief calling for Kumar to "be given another chance" after he wrote an appeal reaffirming his commitment to the Constitution. Evidently, the BJP and the government have recognised that, along with the media, constantly whipping up public sentiment and insisting that our "blood is boiling" will lead to uncontrollable situations like the one at Patiala House, which were led by lawyers associated with the BJP. The saffron party's student wing, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, has managed to leverage this moment into one that polarises the nation, pitting deshbhakts (patriots) against deshdrohis (traitors). The expectation is that it might help consolidate support behind a government that is concerned about a weak economy and a stalled legislature. But as Patiala House Court has shown, playing with that sentiment could easily lead to a crisis of law and order that even the BJP will not be able to handle. Are the political gains – presumably, in the short term, polarisation in Uttar Pradesh as it faces elections, and a focus away from the economy – enough to justify playing with this sort of fire? -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
