Kakkaji wrote:JohneeG and others:
IMHO no overt Hindutva is needed. If a NaMo Govt just stops the appeasement policies, and starts treating every faith as equal just as he promises to do, the Hindus would have won a great victory. On a level playing field, with law and order, security, good governance, and a level playing field, Hindus will do just fine.
Its not about only needs, but aspirations. What I don't understand is some people seem to talk as if Hindhuthva and development cannot go hand in hand. I disagree with this view. People talk as if one cannot build Temples and do development at the same time. As if people have to choose between either temples or development...as if people have to choose either Hindhuthva or development. Such thinking, in my view is wrong. Unless one assumes that Hindhuthva is against development, there is no reason to be believe that Hindhuthva will stop development.
Anyway, most of the present so-called hardcore Hindhuthva agendas are actually about giving level-playing field:
removing art-370 will give level playing field in Kashmir for all Bhaarathiyas just like rest of Bhaarath.
uniform civil code will give level playing field in internal laws.
B-dheshi illegal immigration is a threat to national security.
The only item that is not about level playing field is Raam Janma Bhoomi. Even here, it was pain-stakingly proved that a temple was destroyed and a monument was built on it.(I am more inclined to believe that the temple itself was distorted into this monument by some changes). So, here also, its about justice and removing a symbol of phoren rule.
Another such item that I think of is: cow slaughter. But Modi has repeatedly said that this has many economic and social connections.
All other items are about level-playing field only. Anyway, can anyone show that Hindhuthva and development cannot go hand in hand? Does banning cow slaughter or building a temple stop development? If development is being hindered due to ban on cow slaughter or building temple, then I can understand all this development-vs-Hindhuthva debate. Otherwise, its a wrong debate because these are not mutually exclusive options.