BJP MP Abusing a Muslim MP: "If Winter Comes, Can Spring Be Far Behind?"
By Sumit Paul, New Age Islam
27 September 2023
This pertains to the news item ‘Elite
Hindus’ Shower Praise For BJP MP Who Calls Muslim Lawmaker 'Aatankwaadi'
(Terrorist), 'Ugrawaadi' (Militant) 'Mullah', 'Katwa' (Circumcised) and
'Bharwah' (Pimp). Juxtapose this news item with this one: Nupur Sharma, who
was suspended as the BJP's national spokesperson after her remarks about
Prophet Mohammed caused a diplomatic row with Muslim countries, has been lying
low ever since.
On Sunday she surfaced, to attend the New Delhi premiere of
filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri's The Vaccine Wars.
Agnihotri thanked her on X for her presence, saying, 'Thank
you #NupurSharma for being such an inspiration for young girls. Nobody can stop
you when you have millions of brothers fighting for you.'
He also replied to fact-checker Mohammed Zubair's earlier
post, saying, 'Zubair Sahab, Dekhiye Yeh Hai Asli Propaganda. Ise Fact Check
Karo Jaldi Se. Ab Rok Nahin Paaoge. Salaam. Bharat Mata Ki Jai. Jai Shree Ram.'
So, one's not surprised that 'elite' Hindus are praising the
communal and most uncultured BJP Ramesh Bidhuri for abusing a Muslim MP.
When 'elite' people like Vivek Agnihotri and Nupur Sharma
hobnob with the Hindu leaders and openly instigate (and also, castigate)
Muslims, you can gauge the communal and most polarised atmosphere prevalent in
today's Hindu India.
In fact, if you observe, it's the 'elite' and 'educated'
Hindus who're rabidly against Muslims. Recently, a friend of mine told me that
during the inauguration of his poetry book, his 'educated' Hindu friend refused
to attend saying that he was not interested because there were Muslim speakers.
Imagine, so intense hatred! All anti-Muslim WhatsApp messages and posts are
forwarded by 'educated,' 'elite' and ' English-speaking ' Hindus. They openly
say that Muslims must leave this country and go back to Pakistan. When hatred
spreads among the 'educated' ones, it gets hardened.
Most alarming aspect of this type of hatred spread by the
'educated' ones is that it gets negative endorsement and much greater traction.
Less educated people think that when 'educated' ones are condemning the
minority, they (general masses) should also condemn Muslims to be like them
('elites' and 'educated'). This is a worrisome development.
Now the yardstick of Vatanparasti (love for one's own
country) is the intensity of your hatred for the Muslims. The more you hate
them, the more you become a Deshbhakt ! Moreover, what the BJP MP has
stated is nothing new. Hindus, esp. the 'educated' ones, have been using the
same 'adjectives' for Muslims for a long time.
Ramesh Bidhuri has just expressed in public what 'elite'
Hindus think of Muslims in the confines of four walls. P B Shelly wrote,
"I fall upon the thorns of life! I bleed !" in his Ode to the West
Wind.
Let me paraphrase that for the Muslims in India: They've
fallen upon the thorns of hatred. They bleed....." But there's a silver
lining to every cloud. Shelly concludes his famous poem with these immortal
words of hope and optimism. The concluding line has now become more of an
aphorism: "If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind? "So, don't lose
hope. To quote Shevan Rizvi, Din Bhi Niklega Kabhi Raat Ke Aane Pe Na
Jaa.......( From The Song, Dil Ki Aawaaz Bhi Sun Mere Fasane Pe Na Jaa,
Humsaya, sung by Rafi, 1968).
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A regular columnist for New Age Islam, Sumit Paul is a
researcher in comparative religions, with special reference to Islam. He has
contributed articles to the world's premier publications in several languages
including Persian.
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