‘BJP can’t be a party of Hindu right. Then it will not succeed. But it can be a party of Indian (centre) right, which it should be’

Tags : Brajesh Mishra, Former National Security Advisor , Walk the talk, Shekhar Gupta interview, NDTv Posted: Monday , Jun 15, 2009 at 0227 hrs

Brajesh Mishra, Former National Security Advisor

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•Shekhar Gupta: When you say affected, you say in a positive way?

Brajesh Mishra: Yeah, in a positive way. I mean, you can not say today that more than .001 percent of the Muslim population is a Jehadi element or anything like that. You can’t say that because this thinking of Hinduism, this moderation has also affected Muslims and Christians.

•Shekhar Gupta: So that is why so few of Indian Muslims have become Jehadis, so few, I mean hardly any. You can count them...

Brajesh Mishra: The other point we must keep in mind is that in order to substantiate what I am trying to say is that the Congress party wasn’t re-elected because of Muslim vote, it is the Hindu vote.

•Shekhar Gupta: Yes, yes.

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Brajesh Mishra: I mean, of course, it may have benefited in a few constituencies here and there where Muslims are in large numbers or Christians here and there also but those are very small, you know, a fraction of the victory. The Hindu’s vote it was. So your message of Hindutva, howsoever you might define it, did not get across to the Hindu electorate which voted for Congress, which voted for stability.

•Shekhar Gupta: Why? Because, you know, the same electorate bought a message from the same party before 2004. What went wrong this time? Only Varun Gandhi and Modi?

Brajesh Mishra: you see, you have to go back a little more than 2004 or 1999. You have to go back to the Shah Bano case. That was, if I may say so, Atti of a different kind and that is when the support for the BJP started to grow. Then after that came the Ram Mandir, and you know, all those various things which contributed to (its growth). But BJP, on its own, could never have come to power. So it had to have an alliance with other partners who insisted that you can’t have Ram Mandir or ...

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brijesh diplomacyBy: surya prakash raju | 20-Jun-2009 Reply | Forward Brijesh mishra,son of cheif minister,AND National security adviser seems adapting diplomacy, due to fall of of B.J.P.I think he would not have spoken if B.J.P gets mandate.B.J.P came into power due to haedcore hindutva idealogy. as well article 370,rammandir issues. these are fundamentals known by every BJP worker. B.J.P is loosing its stand because of their diplomacy and power mongering.wthey failed in fullfilling aspirations of people, failed in every sector, it is the right time for them to introspect,if they ignore varun gandhi and modi in future their survival will be big question mark? ther are, issues as a oppent party they can voice in parlament.it is better to leave their internal conflicts work hard to strenghthen focus on issues which are neglected by congress and erstwile governaments.

Brijesh Babu.................................. By: SVS Subrahmaniam | 18-Jun-2009 Reply | Forward Who hears you Mr. Brijesh Babu! The BJP is in the "coma" of religious fundamentalism. You were under Mr. Vajpayee ji, though being a stronch RSS cadre he rightly sensed the danger of pursuing it and kept it under carpet. Even he expressed sorry for the demolition if the Babri Masjid and felt the possibility of the construction of Ram Mandir has goe form the hands. After the formation of NDA he had taken up the nation building keeping aside this nonsense. You were under him so you too have such pragmatic views. But no body hears you sir now. After Vajpayee ji the party has fallen in the hands of religious monkies who had brought down the fate of the party to this level. Yesterday Miralimanohar Joshi ji says still that they pursue Hindutva. If that is the case now they are in parliament in 3 digits next in to 2 and then in single digit and continue there. People of our cuntry are vexed and fed up with this Hindutva which is not known to them itself as has been said by Jaswanth Ji.

It would be very funny if it weren't so sadBy: Atul | 17-Jun-2009 Reply | Forward Interestingly, the BJP in India and the Republicans in the US are undergoing the same aftermath. They both were wiped out, looking around to blame others rather than themselves, and feel that their party was not 'conservative' enough at the last election. As long as the BJP is associated with La Familia (the Parivar), most Indians will view it with suspicion; it would be what Sein Fein is to the IRA (Irish Republican Army) - the 'moderate' political face of a terrorist organization.

BJP was never the needBy: charan gill | 15-Jun-2009 Reply | Forward Thanks,for a very good talk pointing some new questions out in understanding the future course of Indian democracy.It seems India never needed BJP in any form as it was ultimately defined long ago by its genesis.RSS sets its limits.It is not an entity to serve the growth of democracy in India.Its ultimate goal is hindu rashtra.And India never needed it.No doubt there should be a strong nationalist party serving the needs of bipolarity but it must have more left content than the congress have.India needs opposition struggling and cooperating the congress at the same time.Time has come for a portion of politics being above politics.The process of BJP rejection is gaining momentum day by day and it is a good sign for the nation but we should never forget the bitter fight against communally poisoned elements is inevitable while defending and developing national democracy in India.

When BJP was formedBy: Keshav Dixit | 15-Jun-2009 Reply | Forward When BJP was formed, I remember having attended the public meet at reclamation. The whole idea that was propogated was that of right of center and hence the flag had colours other than saffaron. If I remember correctly, Madhu Limaye and others revieved the Jana Sangh for these very Reasons. Shekhar Gupta should remember this.This somewhere has got buried conveniently in all discourses on BJP

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