Lip service of UPA can not win us freedom against terrorism

Lip service of UPA can not win us freedom against terrorism
Biplab Pal
5/13/08(visit fosaac.tv discussion group in www.fosaac.tv)

Today terror delved its lethal blow in Hanuman temple of Jaipur once again. I was least surprised. After all such terror blasts are becoming synonymous with yearly celebration of Dewali thanks to soft pedaling against terrorist outfits like HUJI or SIMI. From Mumbai blast to Jaipur, only consolation for a frustrated nation is PM’s lip service-”We will not put up with act of terror”-like a chinking musical note from a broken harmonium. In reality, security measures taken against these ill famous terrorist organizations during UPA Govt. fell far short of any tangible measure. Present Government in Delhi chocked miserably to take exigent stand against terrorism fearing backlash from Muslim community.

It will not at all be an exaggeration to say, in last four years, Congress and CPM, through their policy of appeasement, actually supported the ideology of HUJI and SIMI. Both in the case of Taslima and Imrana, we have seen how our so called secular parties bowed their “secular head” before pan-Islamic extremism which is the basis of any Islamic terrorist organization. So how do you expect Islamic terrorism to die down in India when we have politicians like Mulayam Singh Yadav declaring SIMI to be an innocent Students organization?   SIMI’s stated objective is to Islamize whole India-kind of finishing unfinished job of Islamization of South Asia. Let me speak straight-UPA is protector of Islamic radicalism in India .

Islamic terrorism is like a cancer-all of us are responsible for it. Like any other religion, Islam can be interpreted in thousands of ways. In certain interpretations, it moulds and shapes excellent human beings. But in many of the prevailing interpretations in Islamic seminaries, the religion is breeding terrorism. If somebody tells me, it is misinterpretation of Islam-my question to my Muslim brother is very simple. How many moderate Muslims took to streets in India against Osama Bin Laden? Against HUJI?   Against SIMI? For Taslima’s rescue?   None. So why should I not say, moderate Muslims are also supporters of HUJI and SIMI ideology- fervent support of Khalifat which wants to convert whole India into Islam? It also does not mean, I am absolving Hindus of their responsibility as well. After all politicians like Mulayam Singh Yadav, Pranab Mukherjee or Sitaram Yechuri is thoroughly into appeasement game due to their personal political profit which serves no purpose even for the larger Muslim community.

With each of Jaipur, Hindus feel frustrated, upset and angry against the Muslim community. Muslims also feel exasperatedly upset that a small percentage of their community is bringing bad name to Islam. But neither a single Muslim or Hindu is taking step to dilute the ideology of HUJI or SIMI. For Muslims, it is a crisis of theist existentialism-how they can raise voice against an organization that believes Islam is the only solution for India ? Hindus are too fearful and eccentric as a creature to protect their social interest-they are only concerned about their self-interest.

We can speak at length about any nonsense and social theory of terrorism-let face it straight–In India, we face it either from Maoism or Islamism. Whether it is a right kind of Maoism or Islamism-we don’t need to get into that debate. Matter of fact is, both the ideologies are breeding terrorists.   It is not about Pakistan or Bangladesh helping them-because we have now more responsible Government in our neighbors. Today’s blast clearly indicates both the idealism is strong enough to sustain terrorism in India even without any foreign aids.   This clearly calls for a war against ideology of HUJI and SIMI-which is pan-Islamic Khalifat to rule India as stated in their Istahar. Whether you like it or hate it, this also means direct criticism of core philosophy of political Islam akin to radical Deobandi interpretations of Islam favored by members of the Pakistani fundamentalist Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) organization and its splinter groups. Also contributing to the admixture was the Wahhabism of their Saudi financial benefactors. Can you think of any CPM or Congress leader who has mettle to take this ideological fight to SIMI?   But I am sure we can think of enough ’secular’ political leaders in India , who can easily certify SIMI as innocent and Taslima as “pro-American conspirator’ for her voice against political Islam.

While attacking this kind of ideology, very often Hinduvta leaders do not distinguish between Islam and Muslims-their radical approach is counter productive and will lead to more terrorism as a result of discrimination and hatred against Muslim community. One should not forget, Muslims are the largest victim of Islamic terrorism. Objective, instead of radical criticism of political Islam is absolutely necessary to stop terrorism. One can not win against terrorism by averting the truth. Being hypocrite is surest path to defeat.