The Turmoil!

From my childhood, I have been educated on the Hindutva, its principles and policies and more or less the tolerance Hindutva has had towards anything and everything. BJP (Bhartiya Janatha Party) for me was a symbol of Hindutva and positivity. A party which could probably, catapult India into the extrordinary league of spiritual and scientific greatness through the policies of Hindutva and Hinduism. Not for the fact that the party has been avert to ideas from other sects of the so called Indian minorities like Islam or the Christianas, but for the same reason that it could imbibe the ideas of anyone who thinks positive and propagate the same across the nation!

The BJP has been strongly influenced and structured by the Rashtriya Swayam Sewak Sangh - RSS and Vishwa Hindu Parishat - the VHP in its own constitution, the two other organizations striving to revive the Hindu culture and ensure that the relegion does not die in its own motherland. I respect both these organizations as well, minus their activities which create intolerance in the society. The fact that the intolerence may have the 'hand' of other political parties or unhealty elements is a different story and a much debatable issue in another blog!

The reason for this post was much necessicated by the turmoil in probably one of India's most democratic party. I have never felt Congress is democratic given the dominance of Gandhis and their own aye sayers around them! Leave alone the regional parties, their leaders are more interested in putting up their own statues then improving the conditions!

The BJP fired one of its founders Jaswant Singh last week for his book on Jinnah! Jinnah was one of the architects of India's partition and being in a country where one has the liberty to speak/ read / write what they want, he had the perfect right to pen down his thoughts on any one else other than Jinnah too! Jaswant, in his book, blamed Nehru and Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel equally responsible as Jinnah! This is where things went wrong and the craker called BJP started to burst!

The party lost the 2009 general elections due to known reasons. Bad leadership was reflecting across the nation and was un noticed by the party top brass. Stalwarts of BJP even took names of these leaders post debacle, but for all unknown reasons the structure still remains the same. Jaswant was one of the few who raised his voice in public and then now, released his much sought after book. This lit the cracker and BJP started bursting each of its cracklets one by one. Sudheendra Kulkarni, a long term aide of the BJPs pillars Vajpayee and Advani cracked sooner as well.

Just today, there are rumours that Arun Shourie may be sacked for comments he made to public television. Well if you ask me, he must not be! If it is, then its sad that the BJP is not a democratic party as well. There may be people at the top who are commanding the cadres to sack their opposition. But its time for them to learn that they cannot grow without the party's stalwarts.

The party has exposed itself publicly this time and its image is at stake. The national leaders at helm are not really performing to their role and they seem to be lost. There is no confidence in Arun Jaitley or Sushma Swaraj any more!

The BJP however can raise back like a phonenix form the ashes. They must revamp their leadership. First get in loads of young blood (which may be a problem, with me and you sitting and blogging, than join the party cadres ;)). Get their next level up by the next year. If required influx RSS and VHP top brass as well. Then on infuse positivity into the states where they rule. Positivity as in reach out to the masses, ensure good roads etc... I did hear from one of my cousins that Modi's Gujrat is amazing, from just one visit to Ahmedabad, alas, I find it hard to say the same about BSYs Karnataka! Overall, they need a very very positive branding and total image makeover. Believe, even the RSS and VHP need to build up some tolerance and pass on their intolerance to the younger Senas that have come up, at least to rebuild this political arm of Hindutva!

The Future is Bright and the Future is Saffron! Well just a matter of time, before this dust settles and a new BJP arises and fights back. Lets all support the organization rather than criticizing it given its current situation. Jai Hind!