Nisar Ahmed, a youth voter from Gorakhpur, says Modi’s speeches are given a communal twist to provoke a particular set of voters. His views:
Much hue and cry has been created about the election addresses made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling them as ‘hate speech’ against Muslims. Modi ji himself clarified that the day he does Hindu-Musalmaan he will not be fit for a public office. If you seek my opinion, I did not find anything which is, by any stretch of imagination, an attempt to instigate or demean any particular community.
Modi has been talking about the ‘ghuspaithiyas’ (infiltrators) and Citizenship Amendment Act. How can this be construed as talking about Muslims? Right from the beginning it has been BJP’s stand that we have to guard our demography from illegal migrants. Modi has only been reiterating this fact. To add communal angle into this only reflects a guilty conscience.
I find nothing wrong if the BJP government is firm on this issue as being an informed Muslim, I think that these infiltrators (Bangladeshis, Rohingyas etc) are eating up on the resources meant for us (Muslims). It is only for the political gains of a few political parties and the so called ‘Dharm Gurus’ and ‘Messiahs’ that the Muslims are fed with venom against a stand which is in favour of our country and community.
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For the past ten years since the BJP formed its government at the Centre, a propaganda is being spread that Muslims are in danger under anti-minority Modi government. This has reduced our community into a vote bank. We are told to vote with only one purpose – to defeat BJP – and not about local issues, development or price rise.
If Modi boasts of his decision about Triple Talaq, Article 370 etc., I do not think there is anything wrong in it. Are we not witnessing a different and a developing Kashmir ever since? I know many women of my community enjoying a peaceful and dignified life just because their husbands cannot resort to the threat of Triple Talaq. Modi always calls upon fellow Indians to come forward, join hands and participate in nation building. I have never heard him discriminating and saying that, for example, ‘all Indians except Muslims come together’.
You will be surprised if you go through the list of beneficiaries of government schemes in my district. A good number of Muslims are now living in houses built under the PM Awas Yojana and a majority of those enjoying the loan scheme for street vendors are Muslims! It’s as simple as that – We had been for long and till now are being considered only apt for ‘Dari Bichana Kursi Lagana’ for our netas despite voting blindfolded for them. But if we vote for someone and get benefits in addition, why shouldn’t we? I can take you along many localities in my district where not only youths but an ample size of our population has similar views and are voting for BJP for a reason – equal participation and equal share.
As told to Rajat Rai
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