BJP should STOP ITS HINDUTVA AGENDA!!!

Come April we will be having the 15th Lok Sabha elections in India. As expected, the Congress and BJP have indulged in some very aggressive campaign battles. The Congress had gained the upper hand by labeling the BJP as a SAFFRON party. To add fuel to the fire, Varun Gandhi’s latest campaign speech for BJP has provided more fodder to the media and the congress.

An Unnecessary Act: Young Varun had passed many inflammatory comments aimed at the minority community in one of his speeches during the election campaign. Maybe Mr.Varun didn’t realize that polarizing people to get votes was an idea long used by the British Raj in 1905 (Partitioning of Bengal). By doing this, he has done extreme disservice to his party by severely damaging its reputation.

Mr.Advani should have avoided this major folly. Being the spearhead of the BJP and a prospective Prime Minister candidate, he should have clearly instructed his cadres not to indulge in such regressive acts. The Hindutva agenda has been BJP’s Achilles heel and if the party does not do anything to mend its ways, it would lose the respect of the people easily! The BJP should drop its hindutva agenda. There is no need to emphasize Hindutva when there are several hundred other issues to be solved.

The BJP must differentiate itself from the other parties by having Development as its Agenda, not Hindutva. Let us remember that India has hundreds of important issues such as Terrorism, poverty, poor infrastructure, and high prices of essential commodities. BJP’s agenda should implement measures to combat these issues effectively. The common man is only concerned about his essential needs, not about religion or caste; it’s unfortunate that no party understands it.

Why the BJP needs to change its agenda?
As of now, BJP and Congress are the only major national parties that have sufficient strength to form governments. Unfortunately, the Congress in its tenure failed to focus on key issues like rising poverty, unafforability in housing, and steady decline of sectors like Agriculture and Export, and terrorism. If the people desire to vote for a change at National level, then the only other party strong enough to form a government is the BJP. Although the communists and the newly formed Third front are national parties, they lack the numbers to form the government especially since their ideologies are not in sync with the needs of the people. Since BJP is the only other major party capable of forming a government, it must act RESPONSIBLY. It should promise the minorities that they will be safe and treated well if the BJP comes to power.

Ideally, BJP must be focusing on these points:
1) Reducing the Poverty level: Today, there is a vast gap between the upper class and the lower class. Every industry is now catering to the rich people, be it the Realty (Real Estate) sector, or the other essential sectors such as Transportation and Clothing. All prices of essential commodities have gone past the affordable level. As a result, Poverty has grown by atleast 5% as per an official survey. Measures to abolish poverty should be the main agenda. India will never shine if people live in poverty
2) Terrorism: Terrorism has been slowly spreading its roots in India. We already have seen three instances of major terrorist attacks in Delhi, Mumbai, and Bangalore in the past two years. The next incoming government must introduce stringent anti-terrorism laws and implement adequate measures to eliminate terrorism.
3) Recession: The prices of all essential commodities have gone up by atleast 20%. Agriculture, our most important sector, is dying a slow death. The Automobile, Iron, Steel, and other Export industries are faring no better. Obama’s anti-outsourcing policies have forced MNCs like Microsoft to cut down atleast 5000 jobs. Big MNCs like TCS, Wipro, IBM, HCL, and CTS are cutting down jobs everyday. BJP should announce measures to create new jobs in non-IT sectors and introduce tax sops and other beneficial measures to ailing industries. Unemployment should be abolished.
4) Prices of Essential Goods: Over the past two years, the prices of fruits, vegetables and other essential commodities have increased almost by 20-30%. This hurt the common man badly. Ensure that the common man gets the three basic things, Food, Clothing, and Shelter, at an affordable price.

This country does not need additional Temples, Mosques, or Churches, but just more schools, hospitals, organizations, and sectors that cater to the needs of the AAM AADMI (Common man).