In 1925, the Pratap of Lahore carried what Lala Hardayal called his political testament. “I declare that the future of Hindu race, of Hindustan and of the Punjab, rests on these four pillars: (1) Hindu Sanghathan, (2) Hindu Raj, (3) Shuddhi of Moslems, and (4) Conquest and Shuddhi of Afghanistan and the Frontiers. So long as the Hindu nation does not accomplish these four things, the safety of our children and great-grand children will be ever in danger, and the safety of the Hindu race will be impossible. The Hindu race has but one history, and its institutions are homogeneous. But the Musalmans and Christians are far removed from the confines of Hinduism, for their religions are alien and they love Persian, Arab and European institutions. Thus, just as one removes foreign matter from the eye, Shuddhi must be made of these two religions. Afghanistan and the hilly regions of the frontier were formerly part of India, but are at present under the domination of Islam. … Just as there is Hindu religion in Nepal, so there must be Hindu institutions in Afghanistan and the frontier territory; otherwise it is useless to win Swaraj” (emphasis added, throughout). Much has changed since. But that mindset has endured to this day. By now it has been fully established that the 350 Muslims who were converted to Hinduism in the slum areas of Agra by the Bajrang Dal and the other Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) front Dharm Jagran Manch were lured with promises of BPL and Aadhaar cards (Sandeep Joshi, The Hindu, December 10, 2014). It was part of the “Purkhon ki ghar wapsi” (homecoming for ancestors). (See also Hemendra Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, December 10, 2014.)
Posted on: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 07:18:31 +0000
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