Political analyst and social activist Yogendra Yadav on Wednesday alleged that Karnataka was witnessing one of the “most corrupt regimes and worst politics of hate” and mentioned that the Bharat Jodo Yatra of the Congress would witness its first political check right here.
Karnataka, which has the legacy of Basavanna and a sequence of progressive thinkers and writers, offers one of essentially the most deepest cultural sources to tackle this politics of hate, he mentioned in an interview. He described the Bharat Jodo Yatra as a Dakshinayana movement of India, where the influences of the South are carried to the North. Excerpts from the interview:
In 2019, you had mentioned the Congress should die if it can’t defend the concept of India. Now you are supporting the Bharat Jodo Yatra of Congress chief Rahul Gandhi. What made you alter your stance?
I had clearly said then that the metaphor of loss of life means the choice politics should work as if the Congress didn’t exist. The elementary positions stay unaltered, that our nation faces unprecedented menace from the RSS and the BJP. In 2019, I had expressed my deep disappointment and anger on the Congress’ incapability to tackle the BJP in essentially the most important election. I proceed to harbour that. I’ve no motive to change my disappointment and the sense of letdown that the BJP was given yet another victory in such a vital election. Now, we are on the very edge of a cliff. What is at stake is nothing brief of the very existence of our Constitution, the very acceptance of values of our freedom wrestle and the heritage of our civilisation. So everybody right this moment who is alive owes it to himself/herself and the nation that he/she places each doable vitality into this mission of saving the nation. When your home is on fireplace, there are solely two elements. Those who include a bucket of water with no matter motives and those that are holding a bottle of petrol with no matter needs. At that second you don’t say that you just had quarrelled with the one who has include a bucket of water.
Q: Will this assist to the Congress proceed even after the completion of Bharat Jodo yatra?
A: While providing assist to the Bharat Jodo Yatra, now we have clearly mentioned that we are not tying ourselves to any political celebration or chief. In the previous now we have opposed the Congress. We will do it sooner or later, if want be. If anybody from different political events, comes out with a significant initiative to defend our nation, we are going to assist them as properly. This is about defending the nation and nothing brief of it. Today Rahul Gandhi is doing it, we assist him. If tomorrow Stalin or Left events do it, we are going to assist them. Everyone who holds a bucket or perhaps a tumbler of water is my ally.
Q: Karnataka is set to face elections in about six months from now. Will you proceed to assist the Congress if it continues to “defend the nation”?
A: We haven’t any alliance with the Congress. We have simply prolonged an one-time assist to this marketing campaign known as Bharat Jodo yatra, which seems to be one of the main initiatives to fight hate. Yes, elections matter. But I’ve zero curiosity in it as our aim is one thing greater. Above all, coming to streets is most necessary now. Showing the heart and braveness issues now. Some folks can have to be on the streets and say that we reject the politics of hatred.
You have been speaking of preventing politics of hate and defending secular material. How would you like to try this?
I at all times imagine that the combat to defend the secular material of the nation can’t be fought merely on the grounds of secular ideology. When folks converse the excessive language of secularism, most god-fearing, temple-, mosque- and church-going individuals don’t relate to that, though their cultural temperament is secular. Hence, I might make the economic system my principal floor for battle as they (the BJP) have failed us in managing the economic system. They can’t management unemployment and inflation. They got here up with lunatic proposals like demonetisation and badly executed GST. They are bringing in Hindu-Muslim and Hindu-Christian points to cowl up their failures. I ask them for hisab, however they discuss hijab.
How important is the BJP-ruled Karnataka for the Bharat Jodo Yatra?
Karnataka is witnessing one of essentially the most corrupt regimes. The first severe political check for the yatra will likely be in Karnataka. The yatra started in Kanyakumari where the BJP has a bit of presence, however the Congress too is current there. In Kerala, which was the subsequent State, the BJP is not a major participant. It is solely when the yatra enters Karnataka, which has witnessed one of essentially the most vicious politics of hate in latest occasions, that we will truly see how the general public responds to this. I’m additionally trying ahead to Karnataka as a result of it has one of essentially the most vibrant civil societies. While Karnataka is seeing one of the worst politics of hate, it has additionally supplied one of essentially the most vibrant cultural sources to combat it. It has seen progressive writers comparable to Kuvempu, Ananthamurthy, Girish Karnad, and Devanur Mahadeva. There is a legacy of Basavanna. Karnataka offers one of the deepest cultural sources to tackle this politics of hate. I do hope that when the yatra passes by Karnataka, it can carry some of these property to the remaining of the nation. I name this a Dakshinayana movement of India, where the influences of the South are carried to the North.
Q: What is your plan for Karnataka for the Yatra?
A: .When the yatra enters Karnataka by Gundlupet on September 30, A delegation of higher recognized folks in Karnataka will welcome it. Throughout this yatra, a contingent of civil society will stroll alongside. I might invite everybody, who need to save this nation from the hatred, to participate within the yatra even when it is for sooner or later. Bengaluru is the nationwide capital for NGOs. I might invite everybody to are available and stroll even for a day. Be on the road. Do not assist solely out of your social media accounts. Today the nation needs to see the ft on the road. That provides the braveness. To me this yatra is necessary as a result of watching hundreds of folks on road provides braveness to everybody. The entire success of BJP politics is that it makes everybody really feel lonely. Millions of folks on this nation who are opposed to this politics of hate really feel that they are alone. How can thousands and thousands be alone. They have to really feel that they are not alone.
