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As the NYT report says, Modi and his Fascist goons believe that they can suppress dissent by violence. Democracy in India is on sound footing and the millions who are coming out into the streets across the length and breadth of the country is ample evidence that fascism will no have an easy going. Common citizens till now remained nonchalant as the Hindu Nationalist BJP acquired power by employing devious means. Many people voted for BJP attracted by the nationalist rhetoric of Modi and his vitriol against Pakistan.but now, with the introduction of Citizenship Amendment Act, people are realizing that Muslims will be targeted much like the Jews in Hitler's Germany. And the irony is that when this law, in its previous avatar was implemented in Assam, the state bordering Bangladesh, on the plea that a large number of Muslims had infiltrated in to the country, more Hindus lost their citizenship than Muslims. And there was an outcry from the supporters of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) itself. And now, Amit Shah, the right-hand man of Modi and the Interior Minister is advocating that the citizenship verification would be taken up in all over the country, even in those states which saw no infiltration from outside the borders, and that Non-Muslims need not worry, he was reinforcing the fear of many that the Law will discriminate against 180 million Muslims and will ultimately deprive them of Indian citizenship. Increasing provocative statements from Law makers and leaders of BJP, claiming that the whole bunch of Muslims will be dumped in to Pakistan had made the mood of the people turn sour. People in hundreds of thousands are holding rallies and day and night vigils in biting 2 Deg,C cold in Delhi and other Northern towns. And what is worrying Modi and his government is that there are more Hindus rallying against his Government, decrying discrimination on the basis of religion. It shows that democratic culture is deep-rooted in India, which is historically home to many religions. Rare display of solidarity is witnessed in different parts of the country. Fearing that Hindu Nationalist RSS goons might attack, Hindus and Sikhs stood guard while Muslims were offering their Friday prayers in Delhi. And in the state of Kerala, a church has invited Muslim brothers to offer their prayers in its premises. When a TV Channel reporter said that only Muslims are protesting, an angry young man, took off his shirt and displayed his sacred thread which Hindu Brahmins wear. Vijaya Kumar M _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: https://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
