Beloved Prime minister Narendra Modi’s image as a strongman with a 56-inch chest is well established at international forums as well as among adversaries of India. He built this image during his chief ministership of Gujarat, later he showcased it on national as well as international forums. From taking Digvijay Singh down in a press conference to landing midway in Islamabad at the peak of India-Pakistan rivalry, he has showcased it again and again. But, few months into the Bengal elections, it took a hit. Now, the arrest of the Union minister in Maharashtra is the latest incident to affect this image.
Union minister Narayan Rane was arrested on Tuesday for his minor remark against the current chief minister of Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray. Rana was arrested at Sangameshwar in Ratnagiri by a Nashik city Police team that had left in the morning. . “We condemn the way in which Maharashtra Police and Ratnagiri SP behaved with him. He was having his food when he has manhandled and arrested…We have not been told under which section he has been arrested. We fear for his life” said BJP MLC Prasad Lad who was with Mr Rane. Hours after being detained in a humiliating fashion, Narayan Rane a Union minister was granted bail in the matter.
Meanwhile, the ground-level workers and committed members of the Nationalistic Party started to protest against the arrest, which was given a violent turn by Maharashtra Police. Earlier, Shiv Sena workers had attacked the BJP party-men at their Kalyan Office. A similar attack was orchestrated on a BJP corporator in Thane. The Shiv Sena has been so much on steroids that they did not even spare Senior BJP leader Kirit Somaiya and attacked his car.
Clashes between police and protesters near Union Minister Narayan Rane's residence in Mumbai, after his remarks on CM Thackeray.
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It has been a pattern for the committed workers of the BJP. The BJP party members on the ground have been thrashed, humiliated, belittled by the Trinamool Congress in Bengal, BJP members laid their lives for the party during elections. The political killings of BJP members included killing and hanging their dead bodies and the central leadership, could only pass formal condemnation for those Taliban-type incidents. Similarly, in Kerala, BJP has lost a good chunk of its committed workers. Now, encouraged by BJP’s formal silence on the issue, Maharashtra is on its way to surpass Bengal and Kerala. Their state police have been acting like a private militia arresting whoever and however, they want without any consideration for an established system of law and order.
BJP workers have started to feel that the top brass of the party does not care about them at all. There was no action on the ground while workers were getting killed in all three states. The uproar erupts on social media, and then the party offers a formal statement condemning the Taliban-type actions of Mamata Di, Kerala Chief Minister, and now Uddhav Thackeray. After two to three days everything goes gunk and the issue of ground-level party personnel bites the dust. If this carries on and BJP leadership does not take any action, then the workers are going to get thrashed in other states too. It will spread like a wildfire in states like Orissa, Chattisgarh, Punjab, Rajasthan, etc and the party will only be able to do a ‘kadi ninda’ on the dead bodies of loyal workers.
It’s time BJP should recognize that it has made its way into the Parliament because it has a huge ground-level support system, something which Congress could not do in 75 years despite staying at the helm of affairs.
If BJP does not wake up in time and start caring for its party workers, not only Modiji’s strongman image will take a hit, but also the rise of unifying Hindu sentiments will take a big hit in the only country left for Sanatanis.
Too many Hindus are busy making money or doing MBA’s!! They should get a lesson from previous invasions & present day Islamic Afghanistan! Hindus have to protect their DHARMA (Dharma is NOT religion!) If India & it’s dharma is not secure, Hindus just as earlier will lose their lives & assets!! And this time there will be no Hindus left to tell the story!!
Agree with me or not. This is my humble. When the HELL are people going to stop expecting Modi and the Central govt to do EVERYTHING? Dude who wrote this article. Hello !!! This govt will not always be there in power. Hindus or BJP cadre or Indians or you and me should stop waiting for someone “higher up” to say something or do something. Why can’t you, the author, file a PIL against any one in maha state govt for trying to jail a union minister? As the person who wrote the previous comment rightly mentioned, if Hindus don’t stand up for themselves, we will disappear. Stop waiting for Modi to take action? Who is he, our Nanny? Is he a school principle? The centre has other goals. It’s your job and my job to keep them aware of what’s going on. Write to the concerned ministries. Do something. And not just you, Mr. Author, I’ve seen articles of similar format in Swarajya and OpIndia. Expecting Modi to be everywhere and do everything and say everything. If some joker like Didi becomes the next PM, what will you and others like you do? Sit and cry, or fight bank. You media people have an opportunity now to make the Hindu narrative strong and firm. Don’t wait or expect PM and his ministers to do it. You are guys wasting your time not doing YOUR job. Modi and gang are doing theirs. And if you media people don’t stop whining about 56 inch chests … seriously.
There is little doubt that Hindu society needs urgent revival & militant activism!
However, BJP & Hindu organizations should also learn how the congress/communist rule & their national/international Vatican-Mecca partners were successful in destroying Hindu society with a secular & democratic facade!!