A Secular Party ?

Is BJP a  SECULAR  party  ?

Its detractors never tire of saying that it is a COMMUNAL party ( - meaning , of the HINDUS , by the HINDUS , for the HINDUS )

On the other hand , BJP leaders keep shouting :

"  We are not a " HINDU - ONLY " party

   We are a SECULAR party

   Our membership is open to people belonging to ALL religions "

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi adds ,

"   We welcome MUSLIMS into our fold with open arms

    We are happy for MUSLIMS to become our party - members  "

For those who think this is a bluff ( - and I suspect that most MUSLIMS do ),  there is only one way to find out

Call the bluff  !

In our country , there are 160 million Muslims

Let 20 million Muslims line up in front of BJP offices all over the country , with Rs 5 membership fee ( or whatever ) , and demand their Membership Card

One of the following scenarios will take place :

#   If BJP does admit , even 2 million MUSLIMS as Members , BJP  has

     proved that they are truly SECULAR

#   After admitting 2000 MUSLIMS , if BJP offices say , they have run out of

     Membership Forms / Cards , you would have proved , BJP is COMMUNAL

As simple as that  !

Why keep debating endlessly when it can be proved so easily / conclusively ?

If Indian Muslims want any change in BJP's policies , the only way to bring it about , is from " Within "

Incidentally , US English Thesaurus defines :

*  SECULAR    =    Worldly / Material / Lay

*  COMMUNAL  =  Shared / Common / Public / Collective / Joint / Mutual

*  POLARIZE  =  To divide into sharply opposing factions , political groups

Do I see an irony somewhere  ?

COMMUNALS  are  POLARIZING  ?

Or , is it other way around  ?

*   hemen  parekh  ( 05 April 2014 / Mumbai )