Thread by @aamir4566

The BJP is supposed to be the epitome of communal hate politics and anybody in opposition to it automatically gets the label of secular.
It is this popular liberal narrative that helps other party to be perceived as Secular, Facts often fall to pieces along the way.

Once the image stuck, people saw and believed whatever they wanted to.

That is how perceptions are formed. It has little to do with reality. If one cares to look closely at the statistics, the secular image of most mainstream 'secular party' is nothing more than a fallacy.

Riots in India have been used to push the minority to the periphery of society while ferrying them to patronising political parties.

In essence, minorities have become single issue voters focusing entirely on their security in society

The focus therefore shifts from education,

employment and other markers of development in the face of the imminent threat of communal violence.

Muslims & other minority communities look at the occurrence of riots as a direct attack on them as historically it is the minorities who suffer the most during communal violence

BJP is the only party whose record directly matches popular perception.

Riots & Genocide are engineered historically for political gain by many Political parties
Most of the other "Secular" parties like "congress" & "samajwadi party (up)" ..etc. are wolves in sheep’s clothing.

Uninformed & gullible Minority voters are the only thing keeping Samajwadi & Congress secular credentials intact.

In a public sphere where liberals propaganda, fear-mongering and conflict escalation trump policy platforms and actual records of politicans and Political parties.

The BJP is supposed to be the epitome of communal hate politics and anybody in opposition to it automatically gets the label of secular.

Do read this article
firstpost.com/politics/up-el…