Dimapur, October 11 (MExN): BJP Nagaland today reiterated that BJP is a disciplined cadre based party with no avenues for taking democracy and democratic rights to distorted levels to serve only the selfish needs of the vested interests.
“…In such an environment of party constitutional provisions, there is absolutely no way for party frontals to be engaged in any atrocities against Christians. There never had been a case of anti-Christian atrocities by any party branches and departments otherwise which, there would have been a huge hue and cry within the party nationwide,” the party stated in response to NPCC press statement published on October 10.
A rejoinder from Jaangsillung Gonmei, General Secretary (Media), BJP Nagaland further pointed out that Amnesty International and the International Human Rights Watch Report of 2015 on India mentioned that the year 2013 peaked as the year of the highest escalation of religious violence in the country. It recalled that 2013 was when the UPA Government was “at its peak of mis-governance.”
The UPA government’s “inaction” to curb the 2013 religious clashes, it alleged, was an “ill planned and ill timed political vendetta and pre-poll strategy to cast doubt of anti secularism on the highly favored BJP and scare away the voters from BJP in the 2014 elections.”
Maintaining that the BJP-led NDA government’s efforts to protect the religious, cultural and regional minorities and weaker sections are always on a war footing, the rejoinder noted that taking the instances of the plight of the North East people in large metropolis, the NDA Government through the Delhi Police had instituted several measures like special Delhi police forces, raised a new battalion of police force comprising of youths from all over the North Eastern states, extra legislation to curb the taunting of North East people on the streets or in the work place, special attention to North Eastern issues of safety, security and welfare matters through various government service departments and NGOs, etc.
Meanwhile, it clarified that December 25 was marked as ‘Good Governance Day’ in 2014 to honor the former BJP Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on his birthday and foster awareness among the Indian people of accountability in government. “It was therefore not a religious assault on the Christians as many uninformed people thought or assumed so.”
“For the BJP, it is not surprising to see many coincidences with Christian dates unintentionally,” it added. “After all, the Bharatiya Janata Party was also born and launched on 6th April in 1980, on Easter Sunday, with Atal Behari Vajpayee as President.”
It further noted that the Judges Conference Day is held periodically usually towards the end of the financial year to take stock of the financial accounts of the Courts. The usual 2 to 3 days’ conference of all the 25 High Courts Judges are scheduled by the court administration themselves as per the dates available when the courts are free from litigation duties, it said. In the past also, BJP said, due to unavailability of suitable free dates, the Judges conferences were held on important holidays and public events such as Valmiki Day in 2004, Good Friday in 2007 and Independence Day in 2009. “It is therefore ridiculous blaming the BJP for holding the Judges Conference Day of 2015 on Good Friday,” it added.
Regarding the issue on fiscal year, the rejoinder stated the “BJP government is doing its best to restructure administrative systems to adapt and in consonance with the changing situation of the 21st century in the country and not just because of just narrow religious considerations.”
Further, it clarified that Hindi and Sanskrit as a literature should not be confused with hindunisation. “Hindi and Sanskrit as ancient literature are rich language with available references to each or any aspect of life, relation and society. It has always been the endeavour to enrich them further along scientific lines to answer to the contemporary needs of modern sciences and technology. While doing so, understanding that language is a binding force for a nation to be united and exist harmoniously, Hindi and Sanskrit has been considered as the first official language of the country followed by English as the second language,” it stated. It maintained that adequate constitutional provisions have been legislated and implemented through various Arts and Culture and related departments to preserve, protect, promote, enrich the myriad cultures and languages however small existing in the country.
Meanwhile, the rejoinder said that while Congress is family based, BJP is organisation and party based. It also claimed that while Congress could not solve Bangladesh border problem in 60 years, BJP solved it in 2 years. BJP Nagaland further highlighted that in two years, BJP led NDA government initiated various schemes and programmes to uplift the poor, women, youths, educated unemployed, farmers, development etc.
