I see a lot of people questioning as to why the PM, Mr Narendra Modi should speak on violent incidents in the country. Well, frankly according to me there are compelling reasons.
Mr Modi is no ordinary PM. He has ridden to power on the aspirations of hundreds of thousands of people of this country who were fed up with the corrupt and dysfunctional Congress government. They saw in Modi a strong leader who can lead this country on the path of progress and economic development. In doing so, they disregarded a lot of baggage he was carrying as the CM of Gujarat and chose to take into account his economic achievements as the CM of Gujarat. But,it was during his tenure of CM that one of the worst communal riots this country has witnessed happened. Mr Modi as the CM of Gujarat did not once express regret for the riots. He preferred to walk out of Tv shows when persistently questioned rather offer credible answers. He maintained a studious silence on the riots.
After he has become the PM, there has been an upsurge of right wing religious forces trying to enforce their diktat on people of other religions. When a lot of people started sounding the alarm bell saying such forces cannot be allowed to operate and thrive in a pluralist society, there was silence again from Mr Modi as if it does not concern him. When the lynching happened in Dadri, again there is silence from Mr Modi. In fact the silence is becoming ominous. People are worried about his silence because of the party he represents, of the kind of relationship his party has with the so called 'fringe" elements, because of the incendiary statements MP's of his party like Yogi Adityanath, Sakshi Maharaj have made from time to time. People are worried about the impact on the country's economy, on its image as an investment destination and on the overall stability of the nation.
People expect the PM to nip in bud the trouble created by these "fringe" elements of whatever religious denomination they may belong to by speaking out against these elements strongly and infuse a sense of security amongst all sections of the society. There is nothing wrong in asking the PM to speak out, in fact, he should speak out loud in unambiguous terms in the best interest of our country.
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