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Can the BJP change?

Dear Shri Advaniji: You have been graceful and gracious in defeat setting the stage for increased civility in our political discourse. You are planning to represent a patriotic and constructive opposition — a prerequisite for a healthy democracy. You and your colleagues are also grappling with ....Read more

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Poor ArguementBy: Shantanu | Tuesday , 2 Jun '09 23:07:08 PM Reply | Forward Mr.Rao, You have good writing skills but you have put a fairly poor argument. But unfortunately people of India are falling for such poor argument and malicious campaigning by writers like you and our biased media. Any thing pro-hindu is termed as communal. MIM winning seats in Hyd, with muslim in its name is not communal. IUML in kerala with muslim in its name is not communal and congress being ally of such parties is not communal. AP cong chief talking about cutting hands of any one against minorities is not communal. No one in press or media write about these things. This election was run on anti-bjp venom by congress, left, others and media......and unfortunately they succeeded.

Good BJP BashingBy: G.K | Thursday , 28 May '09 12:58:52 PM Reply | Forward Nice BJP bashing article unmindful of facts. BJP had clear opposition not on the Nuclear deal but on the specifics of the deal like reprocessing, testing. It is ironic that the govt did not allow even a single debate in the parliament for the parties to have discussion and vote, merely on the adamance of the PM, creating a dubious sense. Opposition will create hue and cry when it does not get a fair chance to voice its opinion in the house. Vajpayee gave when he was PM, he even reached out to opponents (CPI/CPM) to take their help to handle US deftly. BJP was the opposition party that clearly said that this juncture is not for blaming the govt but to show solidarity during 26/11. Why should BJP talk such pathetic statements like Manmohan singh to say "nobody can bog us down by doing terrorist activities" kind of clean chit. It shows more of incompetence than solidarity. None has forgotten Cong petty politics during kargil war time. Dont make a non-existence monster out of BJP.

BJP's divisive policies.By: N.V.SANKARAN | Thursday , 28 May '09 10:30:31 AM Reply | Forward The BJP wants article 370 abolished and J

Can the BJP change?By: N.V.SANKARAN | Wednesday , 27 May '09 21:52:42 PM Reply | Forward All analysts of the election has made one important factor as the reason for Congress's victory and BJP's loss. That is, the Congress policy was inclusive and BJP's divisive. Let us have a look. BJP wanted all poor people should be treated equally while providing government aid without discrimination on the basis of religion or caste. This is divisive. Congress wants more help to be given to Muslims., this is inclusive. BJP says there should be a uniform civil code for every citizen irrespective of his/her religion. This is divisive. The congress wants to let Muslims have their own civil code. This is inclusive. The BJP wants article 370 to be abolished and J

Tirath YatraBy: Rohit | Wednesday , 27 May '09 17:41:25 PM Reply | Forward Please find some time to spare for Haj as you travel between unholy cities. J(ai)H(aji)

bjp and taliban are ek thali ke baiganBy: Suman Ghai | Wednesday , 27 May '09 15:42:37 PM Reply | Forward BJP is a party of neo nazi likes or for the totally uneducated who still believes apeing taliban and mixing religion and politics is a good thing.We Hindu's have openly rejected this party, because we do not want to be represented by these akal ke andhe.

Can the BJP change?By: N.V.SANKARAN | Wednesday , 27 May '09 11:55:21 AM Reply | Forward This advise from Mr. Rao is no different from what we all hear from other political scientists and sociologists. The gist of the advice is that BJP also should resort to appeasement of Muslims as the congress has been doing all these years. The writer seems to forget that BJP acquired a national identity because of Advani's Hindutwa ideology. Until then, it had remained a virtual non-starter even with charismatic leaders like Mr. Vajpayee. As far as economic, other national and international issues are concerned, there is practically not much difference between the Congress and the BJP. Therefore, I think it would be suicidal for the party to abandon their Hindutwa ideology of equality of all and appeasement of none.

Then how will BJP look different from Congress?By: Guru Chopra | Wednesday , 27 May '09 9:10:29 AM Reply | Forward Very good, and very genuine, advice to BJP. But if they give up Hindutwa, it will be difficult for them to look different from Congress. Very rightly you have highlighted their dilemma in opposing Nuclear deal, as also their senseless opposition on many small issues in Parliament. Such opposition, to my mind, is manifestation of their fificulty in defining themselves. Uniform Civil code, and special status of Kashmir are very laudable objectives, but they cannot pursue these for fear of electoral considerations, unless they convincingly demonstrate (in States under their control, as you have rightly said) that they are not anti-muslim. Modi in Gujrat had a wonderful opportunity to do this, but alas, he has not seen it this way. Nitish, to a large extent did it in Bihar. But, in Kandhamal they again goofed up, thus losing Orissa for good. We only hope they do not goof up Karnataka. May God help them !

Muslim Vote BankBy: Vijay S | Tuesday , 26 May '09 23:33:31 PM Reply | Forward After Sacchar report, Muslims of Kerala are smart to understand that they have fallen behind India on Socio-Economic front, but the average Indian Muslim fail to understand their plight under 50 years of congress mis-rule?

Jerry RaoBy: Vijay S | Tuesday , 26 May '09 22:56:37 PM Reply | Forward Jerry, in your travels between Mumbai, Lonavala, and Bangalore could you please write on - What does Hindutva means?

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