Stifling dissent and debate
Under attack from NGOs for its communal orientation, the BJP seeks to
browbeat them and also impose indirect forms of censorship.
PRAFUL BIDWAI
EVERY political party has a distinct, characteristic, style which is as
important as the substance of what it stands for. Any reasonable
description of the Bharatiya Janata Party's style must prominently
mention crudeness, brazenness and a certain kind o f daring to do what
many would think is unthinkable: the Babri Masjid demolition, the
nuclear tests, the wanton attacks on Christians, the telecom scam, the
Kargil fiasco, the gutter-level electioneering.... This pattern has been
on display in two action s of the BJP-led "caretaker" government. The
first is its attempt to restrict and censor scholarly and activist
debate. The second is the BJP's vicious attack on a number of civil
society organisations (CSOs), which joined or endorsed the Communalism
Combat campaign exposing Hindutva (Frontline, October 8, 1999).
More:
http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl1622/16221000.htm
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