Sunday, June 2, 2019

India needs a strong opposition

Again in second consecutive time,  India is likely to be a country without having an opposition. BJP is in a no mood to accept the demand of Congress for the position of opposition leader as last time as Congress failed to touch the magic number. BJP must remind that they are decorating the position of opposition in Delhi eventhough just have three seats out of 70 seats assembly.

A strong opposition is inevitable for a constrictive democracy. Being the largest democratic country in the world,  India requires a powerful oppositionsopposition. Democracy is race where loosers are also being considered. It's a paradox that NDA is a dictatorship govt subscribing  to the  Hindutva philosophy owing to the reason that they adopt majoritarian politics  targeting Hinduism being the most common religion in India,accounting for about 80% of the population.

India is a country where unity in diversity existed. India was also known for religious tolerance and communal harmony. Now the trend has changed. We must remember that Constitution of India enshrines equal rights to all citizen of the country.  Islam is the second-largest religion in India at 13% of the population. Other major religious groups in India are Christians (2.3%), Sikhs (1.9%), Buddhists (0.8%) and Jains (0.4%). People who claimed no religion are officially recorded under 'other' by the . In 2011, 0.9% of Indians selected the 'No Religion' category.

Here voice of all has to be heard and rights of all citizens need to be protected. Beyond caste,  creed and colur,  humanity must be emancipated. Hence, diverse political ideologies require sufficient space in governance to protect the diversity of our nation.

Indian National Congress had a pivotal role in the building of our modern India including independence of this country. Contributions of Jawaharlal Nehru,  Indira Gandhi and Rajive Gandi in making India strong in the world cannot be simply ignored. It's not healthy to see BJP belittle and tarnish such visionary leaders. BJP must respect good works of Congress and get rid from using crooked strategics to destabilize elected governments using unconstitutional and unparliamentary methods. It's equally important the revival of secular idea and left ideologies to grow in India.

This is the time for Modi to provide space for opposition and minorities in this nation. If the government is committed to people of this nation and belives in democratic principles, it's also the responsibility of ruling government to develop a conducive environment for a resilient and constrictive opposition. 

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