B ji, I agree with this.brihaspati wrote:(4) I know I have been accused of doing a gandhigiri by some here in advocating a more political foundational approach evenw hile suffering atrocities. Just to clarify and also to illustrate the subtle differences between the two approaches : for MKG, the political was also a foundation for future violence once the initial nurturing was over [yes he betrayed this acceptance of inevitability of violence as state tool on several occasions but of course never in the context of Hindu retaliation/retribution/self-defense against Muslims].
But MKG was also carefully looking to eliminate those elements within the Hindu that would provide resistance against Muslim or Christian aggression - by overlaying Hindu ethos with a framework for non-retaliation or non-retribution. This was - for whatever his ulterior objective or clouded vision - effectively to provide continued space in Bharat as a nation for the Islamist or Christianist - which in turn implied an effective space for intervention by foreign hostile imperialistic religious cores. At the same time it would secure state power for the model of authority he seems to have been most comfortable with - not unbridled democracy and will of the "masses" - but a trusteeship maintained under a small group "who knew best", and perhaps driven by a particular strand of traditional varna-based thinking where the "Brahmin" should "guide" paternally the "lower" orders, and this model perfectly fitted into the eventual outcome of a "Kashmirir-Brahmin" dynasty ruling "India".
Hence for him emasculating "Hindu" militancy and channelizing it into a self-restricting bind that would allow the future state to emasculate the majority for effective personal power - where the apparatus of state power was dependent on the apparatus of personal power - would be an important objective while building up the national movement.
For me, the objective is the exact opposite. But at the initial stages the overt tactical approach may seem to coincide because I do not want the future trajectory of an effective majority framework that can and will obtain coercive power over foreign imperialist interests - to be jeopardized and eliminated at one go by the current concentration of forces at state hands.
Territorial counter consolidation, taking over of the supply channels of arms and supporting resources from the "east" [and some coming through the southern corridor through the Maha route that connects the western coasts], takeover of the financial networks and elimination of the drugs/smuggler networks to dry off the clergy's resource base, and take-over of land - are the first basic steps.
Effective use of political parties and groups on a common minimal programme of confining the mullah to his present haunts.
The mullahs have an effective network in the Terai. This is still remote area - and they obviously have chosen it to stay close to the networks of supply that operate from within Nepal. This is the area that should be populated by "our" people. If it provides opportunities to mullahs/reds/EJ's it should offer the same to us. Even if "our" presence forces the national gov and intel [who are very very aware of what is going on and yet allow thes ethinsg to go on] to come in and force everyone out to prevent the "Hindu" from becoming as powerful as the favoured Muslim/EJ/Red ninja non-state actors who also miraculously usually happen to go against problematic entities for certain parties - that does take out one effective nurturing area for clergy.
These things have to be built up in stages. Ahista ahista as they say in khaas jabaan.
At this stage, I believe Hindutva is in the "Protecting" stage, and moving slowly into "Defending" - but it should be the peaceful and calm sort of defense. To slowly stop the continuing loss of social and political space. To perhaps gain some space to expand.
Stages of Doing
Another point I would add to your set of objectives would be more widespread education (secular and also Sanskritization) via networks of schools and dharmik sansthas.
This below-the-radar Protecting phase and peaceful Defending phase must last until there is overt attack from the enemy and the dynasty, when they unleash clear and systematic violence on the natives. Of course, the Muzzafarpur attack on the Jats was also violence, but so far it is sporadic, and indicates the constant threat of violence more than actual blitzkrieg on their part. It is the dynasty's way of saying "Apres moi le deluge" - to both, the Secularists and the Momineen.
Also, those so-called "Hindutva"-vadis who try to jump stages and provoke open, agitated confrontation are inviting disaster. They are either stupid, or more likely they are traitors. It is not the time right now to even make an aggressive Ram-Janmabhoomi issue center stage, though it does need to be firmly-but-calmly kept in expanding public discourse. Those that seek to upset the simmering pot are not helping at all at this stage.
Instead, Modi's program of peaceful economic development, building social capital, and facilitating the re-planting of cultural capital via dharmic sansthas, developing industrial networks, etc. is the right way to go.
It appears that HIIC never got permission to start the college. No permission was granted before they started the construction.
and 12 timer circuit boards from the Mangalore flat which Waqas and Tehsim Akhtar fled on August 30 after hearing of Yasin's arrest.
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