RSS-BJP Relationship vis-à-vis Poll setback | Sangh Parivar

• RSS-BJP Relationship vis-à-vis Poll setback | Sangh Parivar

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  • R.P. Malhotra
  • “success has many fathers; failure hasnone”
  • It may be true that Varun’s utterances were not secularin nature yet his political stature was not too towering to damage the image ofa national party like BJP. However his personal views were endorsed by the local populace by electing him Member of Parliament in his fight against a multi millionaire.  And by the way whilecriticizing one’s opponent should one be polite or assertive?
  • Poll results, come what may, has nosignificance against the foundation of ideological relationship. However thesituation is different for a party like congress, where no ideology works against Nehru-Gandhi legacy - no matter the descendent at the helm of affairsmay be remotely related a foreign national.
  • And the fact that the word Hindu belongs to a particular religion is now a universal truth. No one- not even Hindus themselves shall buy the idea that Hindu is not a religion. While filling a form one in attentively writes HINDU in the columnof religion. Then while talking of a HINDU Rashtra, even though how hard onemay try to define it as cultural Nationalism, isn’t the party alienating othercommunities from the mainstream?
  • A national political party ought to be diplomatic enough to exhibit a secular outlook-from all angles – Chaal, Charitra and Chehra. Such diplomatic lessons may well be learnt from a national levelpolitical party, which alleged to have instigated riots massacring thousands of people of a particular community has still been able to manage to maintain its secular image. And in another instance for its political gains another such like party may frequently use communal slogans such as “Teer, Taraju aurTalwar; Inko Maro Joote Chaar” and “Hathi Nahin Ganesh Hai; Brahma, Vishnu Mahesh Hai” and still claims to be a secular outfit and Messiah of downtrodden.
  • Average age of tier I leadership of BJP is 65 to 85years and that of tier II is 50-65 years. And there is a vacuum thereafter.There is a need to rejuvenate the party with young and energetic leadership with full of ideas. A comprehensive plan to involve the youth in the party’sdoctrine, on the blueprints of Shakhas but on purely modern pattern, must beformulized.
  • Party must resurrect Yuva Morchas for organizing regular sports/athletic meets in villages and towns. Declamation contests should be a regular feature in the schools and colleges shrewdly aiming at spreading party’s viewpoint and policies. Career counseling for youth and placement thereafter should be taken by a special wing of the party to win over the youth.
  • NGOs can play a vital role in broadening the party’s mass base. Like Yuva Morchas, NGO Cell of the party should be given a task on a war footing to mobilize Mandal level NGO cells. A target oriented plan should be entrusted to the Mandal units to handle social work in the society on the lines of Sewa Bharati and Bhartiya Vikas Parishad. But here too, the pattern must bear a modern touch.
  • The party must capture resident welfare bodies by planting its workers as the office bearers of RWAs. And where found difficult, parallel bodies should be floated without creating any bickering in the society. Such bodies should be diplomatically used for booth level battle. Mustering political support through social work should be the mantra.
  • Issues like fighting corruption with mass support, catering medical aid to the needy, imparting education to the poor and women empowerment by fighting against dowry like evils, organizing mass weddings of poor girls etc should be used for imbibing cohesive social fabric. Such bodies should be instructed to hold small localized functions to celebrate all festivities irrespective of any religionor faith.  
  • Development should be the exclusive plank of governance in party ruled states. Party can do MODIs in other states by adopting the development and people friendly policies.