What is stated in the 12 page booklet released by the congress is not exageration . It is a statement of a fact. If only the BJP had headed this country since independence instead of the congress then the muslims and the christians and then BCs & Dalits & later the sikhs too would have been disenfranchised or forced to reconvert. They would have become outcasts in the land of their birth. It would have been still worse for the Dalits as we would have been outcasts twice. Once before independence and again after independence ! Whatever the Congress did or did not do may not have been right but the minorities and backward castes will not face discrimination as long as they are there.
RE:very true
by neel sanghvi on Apr 20, 2007 04:42 AM Permalink
it is not fact. it is corruption and denial or right to indians as well as slap on face of indian democracy. but whom i am telling this? to alarmedaquarian?? yeah. he will never understand i guess.
RE:very true
by Al-lat the moon God on Apr 20, 2007 05:07 AM Permalink
In India, people will always be oppressed. This is in the form of a cycle. The Brahmins of today are the dalits of yesterday. The day is not far off when muslims and christians will oppress hindus and force them to convert. Its hard to see where equality will creep in.
RE:very true
by Sathish P on Apr 20, 2007 05:36 AM Permalink
I have nothing against Muslims/Christians, but for the matter of fact, they both tried(and still trying in some places) forcing hindus to convert to their religion. Hindus never did that!
RE:very true
by abhishek nair on Apr 20, 2007 04:58 AM Permalink
Why do we have to choose between the Congress and the BJP? Where are the real unsung heroes among us who work for communal harmony on a daily basis? How can you hypothesize about BJP heading this country when the people of this country have rejected time and time again? We don't need anyone to take credit for our secular credentials. We don't need to be servile, because secularism is our strength! Our votes are not for sale.
