My grandfather once remarked, “Mulayam Singh Yadav is the best person for the job of PM of this country because of Muslim appeasement and the wonderful job he has done in UP”.
That was during the time of Babri Masjid demolition. He again repeated his statement during the Gujarat riots in 2002. A person who was once a very close friend of George Fernandes, his statement cannot be frivolous. Mulayam Singh has always succeeded in appealing to the minorities by championing for their cause. Be it the Babri Masjid demolition, the riots that followed that or the Gujarat pogrom in which few social workers belonging to RSS/VHP/BJP/BD displayed their warmth and enthusiasm towards a certain section of the society, Mulayam was always up with arm against the government’s handling of the situation. He has even posed with the traditional Muslim dress to appeal to the senses. He promises grants for the Muslim community, UP being the largest Muslim populated state with Aligarh Muslim University in it. This and that…the list is endless. He is the major factor why Muslims are considered the lucky ones. People often tell me that Muslims always hold the country on ransom and thus get their job done wherease the majority is often a victim because of no special privileges. Well that’s because of the victimized mentality where you build an imaginary world around you based on demented logic.
Anyway coming to the main point about the SICKular parties. Lalu Prasad is another such politician who has always appealed to the Muslims. His efforts in averting religious clashes in praise worthy. But then development is also an issue and that’s primary reason why he lost the election. But have these so called secular parties really made the Muslims beneficiaries of special status? And if they really have then why not Muslims show any sign of improvement? The Sachar committee report is an eye opener! So what is the reality
In a detailed report the Mashriq of January 12 reports that the VHP’s three-day international Hindu conclave is to be held from February 11 to 13, and the government has earmarked Rs. eight crore to ‘appease communal Hindus’.
The Express report adds that the Appellant said the Chief Minister has violated the Constitution by granting eight crore rupees for the VHP conclave.
“The revelation of granting Rs. 8 crore to Vishwa Hindu Parishad by the Mulayam Singh administration has created a sensation in the political circles by uncovering one more layer from the close ties between Mulayam and the Sangh Parivar,� it said. [IndianMuslims.info]
My grandfather also added this to his prophecy, “Even though Mulayam Singh Yadav is no Muslim lover but at least his government will avoid riots. The Congress’s secular ethics are fake. The Babri Masjid was demolished in its regime and then riots were allowed to spread across the country. Its the same party whose workers butchered Sikhs after Indra Gandhi was assassinated. That party can never be trusted. Everything can be compromised for security”
This act of the Mulayam Government comes as no surprise to me or even to Muslims. C’mon he cannot win a state election on just Muslim votes! Incidents like these often develop this feeling in me that would India have been in a much better position as a ‘Hindu Rashtra’ ? At least there would have been no hypocrisy on the parts of these sickular political parties.
Mulayam Singh, not a suave, English-speaking or upper caste politician, doesn’t obviously have many fans amongst party circuit, byte-loving journos and the upworldly mobile ones.
He has kept UP more or less riot-free. In his earlier stint, he ensured that the Kar Sevaks did not break law and in process firing led to deaths of six of them.
In the era when politics and religion had got terribly mixed up in NOrth India, he risked doing that. Whatever motive he had, but surely it was a daring step that kept my faith in constitution and the greatness of this country. It was the era when everybody seemed angry at the ‘Babar ki aulaad’ and shameless Muslim leadership dared not resign or leave their party posts/ministries.
Under his tenure, a precedent was laid and DMs and SPs were immeditely shifted in case of any riot, even a clash resutling in a death. Induction of Muslims in PAC and police apart from support to establishment of MAJ University at Rampur and a lot of genuine steps for uplift of Muslims, which if I write may look like SAMAJWADI Party’s manifesto.
Of course the wrestler from Saifai is a politician. He has befriended Kalyan Singh and had brought the Sakshi Maharaj in the party. On law-and-order front, journos judge him harshly. For a Khairlanjee incident or say, killings in Assam, Deshmukh and Gogoi are not grilled but Mulayam is always under fire. However, he is much better than the rest and at least self-styled leaders like Salman Khurshid do not stand any where near him.
Adnan bhai thanks for information. But then how would he justify his act of giving money to VHP in the elections?
I am not much concerned. He is Chief Minister and VHP, if it claims to represent Hindus, shall not insist on retaining the umbilical chord BJP alone.
Either he is trying to appease them or just doing his job. Even for religous events like Kumbh or other such programmes, governments give out money. For Alami Tablighi Ijtima in Bhopal, BJP governments have tried to play good host because Muslims live in the city and the goverment has a duty to see that 10-15 lakh people coming at a place should get some basic amenities.
Regarding VHP, I don’t think Mulayam is bound to Muslims or the Ulema. He can play politics and is free to take decisions. All Chief Ministers in India have CM’s discretionary funds about which nobody can question. The sons and daughters of ministers, friends, IPS, IAS officers and all and sundry go to foreign junkets, study in US, UK with that money. Kya kiya jaaye?
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