Nitish says: “The leader of the coalition should have secular credentials. It should be someone who has absolute faith in democratic values. In a multi-religious and multi-lingual country like ours, the leader should not have rough edges in his personality. An alliance can win the confidence of the people only if the leader is seen as accommodating,"
Of course Nitish did not have problem aligning with the BJP even though the BJP is closely aligned with the RSS, which by no stretch of imagination is a secular organization. So as long as it suits Nitish, he will go with the BJP. But when a man like Modi who has won every election in his state despite of the entire national media and central government against him, he suddenly has problems. He is now casting aspersions on Modi’s democratic values when Nitish Kumar’s victory has often been ascribed to social engineering. That is hypocrisy.
Nitish says: “Last week, Kumar told his party members that he will only support a secular candidate for the PM's post.”
It would seem that the most important criteria in the PM is the so-called secular credential. Well, does Nitish even know what true secularism is? After all, he is the one who has bend over Backwards to accommodate the Muslims in his state so much that Bihar now is the new hotbed for Islamic terror. Sacrificing the security of the state and the nation may be his idea of secularism but that is precisely what we are trying to move away from!
Nitish says: “The NDA should have a leader who can feel for underdeveloped states like Bihar. It should not be someone who can develop developed states."
When asked what he has done for the Muslims of Gujarat by Sachar Commission, Modi said – “Nothing”. He went on to say that I have not done anything for Hindus either. Whatever I have done is for the entire state of Gujarat. Does this sound like a man who is elitist in anyway? Two years after the Post Godhra Massacre riots, Modi won from Muslims dominated areas. Does Nitish Kumar have an explanation for that?
It seems that the favorite logic of every idiot opposed to Modi is that Modi led a developed state like Gujarat. They are right. Modi took over a developed state and made it into a juggernaut. That has caught the eyes of the entire world except for the liberal blind of India. It is always possible to make a good thing better which is what Modi has done.
Maharashtra was a developed state and top performer. However, during that last ten years of secular rule, they have gone to the bottom five states. Even Raj Thackray cannot blame it on migrants from UP and Bihar. What Modi has done for an already developed state of Gujarat cannot be discounted so easily. On the other hand taking over an abysmally bad state of Bihar and showing positive trends is not difficult. When you are in such a negative huge hole thanks to Lalloo rule, then anything you do is a positive. Even the common sense moves work for you. In fact all you have to do in states like UP and Bihar is “not steal”. That itself will show a positive trend. Nitish Kumar has a bloody long way before he can start comparing notes with Narendra Modi.
“Nitish had advised Modi to think about his own state instead of worrying about Bihar's backwardness.”
Well, Modi is going to be a national leader. He has to have an opinion on matters important to the entire country. There is no fight between Dalits and upper castes in Gujarat. In fact if it were not because of those murderous bastard Muslims who roasted the Hindu karsevaks alive, Gujarat would be the most peaceful state in the entire union. On the other hand, the recent murder of the Ranvir Sena chief in Bihar tells me that caste war is alive and well there. Nitish’s constant worry about his secular credentials also betray his fear of losing his votebank which means that he expects to win future elections in Bihar based on social engineering rather than performance. Modi has never ever talked about social engineering because he is going to win in 2012 state elections base on performance.
The more Nitish talks on the subject, the more he damages his own status. He is a regional leader of a small party and he should not forget that. Either he can support the BJP and help India and his state or he can accept the Gandhi family rule for the next five years. What would happen if the BJP pulls out of the coalition government in Bihar? So, develop the nation and your state or cut your nose to spite your face. The choice could not be starker for Nitish Kumar.
The article about Nitish Kumar's comments can be read at: http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-narendra-modi-as-pm-not-if-nitish-has-his-way/20120619.htm
Our blogpost on Nitish Kumar's accomodation of Islamic terrorists can be read at: http://thenethindu.blogspot.com/2011/12/nitish-kumar-votes-vs-islamic-terrorism.html
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