It is time for Honourable members of HOL to get acquainted with reality of politics in Indian subcontinent. India is the only country in the region which is secular, vibrant democracy where ethnic minorities are flourishing, in sharp contrast to neighbouring States. In 1947, just after partition, Pakistan, East and West (Bangladesh) had some 24% and 30% ethnic population, today it is just 2% and 10% respectively.
While overwhelming victory for BJP in UP may rightly raise concern in some quarters, the fact is BJP candidates received support across religious divide, even from 20% Muslim population who were fed up with vote bank politics and taken for granted by Congress, RJD and BSP, inundated with false promises at election time but ignored, exploited and marginalized in reality.
Popular PM Modi, who is changing economic demography of India, should strive hard to make BJP, with 30 million members, the largest political organization in free world, a true all-inclusive political outfit, attracting Christians, Muslim and economically deprived members and giving them party tickets they richly deserve, but in short supply at present, to make BJP a true multi-cultural, multi-faith organization that could make India a truly great nation we could all be proud of, with rising prosperity benefiting every citizen, irrespective of religious, cultural or political divide.
This is the type of politics HOL should be discussing, encouraging rather than negative comments which may have adverse effects than intended.
Bhupendra M. Gandhi
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