Cover Story : Bharat Suraksha Yatra

BJP not to tolerate appeasement
policy: Rajnath Singh
From Our Correspondent

Highlights Despite the scorching heat at 12 noon more than 30,000 people gathered at the Lower PMG Square to listen to the speech of Shri Singh. Besides Orissa Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Dr. Raman Singh, Jharkhand Chief Minister Shri Arjun Munda, and senior BJP leader Shri M Venkaiah Naidu were present on the occasion. Others present on the occasion included Bihar Deputy Chief Minister, Shri Sushil Modi, Orissa BJP President Shri Jual Oram, BJP General Secretary Shri Vinay Katiyar, MP, and BJP Secretary Shri Vijay Goel.

After seeking the blessings of Lord Jagannath at Puri, BJP President Shri Rajnath Singh embarked upon the 35-day long Bharat Suraksha Yatra. His rath moved on from Bhubaneswar, the capital of Orissa on April 6..During his period he will cover 5500 kms while passing through 11 States of the country.

Coming down heavily on the UPA Government, Shri Rajnath Singh said it had completely failed to contain the Maoist menace in the entire country and since it came to power there had been a spurt in its activities. He alleged that though the Congress had been in power for 42 years, it had failed to make the country prosperous.

BJP President said, the reality is that whenever the Congress came to power, there was a rise in prices of essential commodities. He claimed that when the NDA came to power, a constant balance was maintained. On the issue of Congress’ failure to give good governance, Shri Rajnath Singh said by developing urban areas only development of the nation cannot be possible. “People sitting in high rise apartments must shun such type of ideology,” he said. “If UPA does not act properly at this time of crisis, people will throw them out of power,” he warned.

Referring to the Congress Government’s appeasement policy towards the Muslims, Shri Rajnath Singh said, it would harm the country more. The Congress should shun this attitude and not play divisive politics of minorityism. He accused the Congress of once again wanting to divide the nation on the basis of religion. In 1947, the nation was divided on this basis, but this time the Congress will not be allowed to do it again. He also criticised Congress party’s policy on quota for Muslims.

Shri Rajnath Singh said Bangladeshi infiltration was one of the main reasons for the spurt in terrorism. But the Congress continued to encourage illegal infiltration. He also criticised the pseudo secularists saying Hindus and Muslims should be treated on an equal footing.

Senior BJP leader, Shri Venkaiah Naidu, peaking on the occasion, criticised the UPA Government’s Maoist policy and said, “When the people are weeping, the Government is sitting silently.”

Mounting a scathing attack on Congress President Smt. Sonia Gandhi, Shri Naidu said she had enacted a good drama on the office-of-profit issue. Doordarshan became the Sonia Darshan, he alleged.