Thread by @gurdeepsappal

Sangh/ Hindu Mahasabha/ BJP:

1. Opposed Quit India Movement, it wasn’t called anti-national

2. Formed coalition governments with Muslim League in 1942, it wasn’t called anti-national

3. Opposed Tiranga as National Flag in 1950, it wasn’t called anti-national
1/n

Sangh/ Hindu Mahasabha/ BJP:

4. Opposed Constitution in 1950, it wasn’t called anti-national

5. Opposed equal rights to every citizen in 1950, it wasn’t called anti-national

6. Opposed Hindu Code Bill in 1952, it wasn’t called anti-national
2/n

Sangh/Hindu Mahasabha:

7. Opposed Hindu Marriage & Divorce Act, 1955, giving rights to women to choose partner, monogamy & property rights, it wasn’t called anti-national.

8. Opposed linguistic states in favour of Hindi, Hindu, Hindustan, it wasn’t called anti-national
3/n

Sangh/ BJP:
9. Opposed abolition of privy purse, it wasn’t called anti-national

10. Opposed bank nationalisation and coal nationalisation, it wasn’t called anti-national

11. Opposed computerisation, it wasn’t called anti-national
4/n

Sangh/BJP:
12. Opposed economic liberalisation, it wasn’t called anti-national

13. Opposed Nuclear Deal, it wasn’t called anti-national

14. Refused to fly tiranga on RSS headquarters till 2002, it wasn’t called anti-national
5/n

Sangh/ BJP :

It agitated, it opposed, it enjoyed freedom of expression, it organised, it criticised, it argued - but exercising very same rights that it exercised is now anti-national?
Why?
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