Modi Worst Victim of ‘Ideological Intolerance’
Jaitley also appealed to "every well-wisher of India and the present
Government" not to make statements that could vitiate the atmosphere and
obstruct growth.
"While the Government led by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi is
trying to accelerate India's growth, there are many who have never
intellectually accepted the idea of the BJP being in power. This obviously
includes the Congress, many Left thinkers and activists. Over decades they have
practiced ideological intolerance towards BJP," the Minister said in a
Facebook post.
He further said that since 2002, "the Prime Minister himself has been
the worst victim of these ideological intolerance.
"Their strategy is two-fold. Firstly, obstruct Parliament and do not
permit reforms which will bring credit to Modi Government. Secondly, create, by
structured and organised propaganda, an environment that there is a social
strife in India. They wish to project India as an intolerant society."
The truth is otherwise, Jaitley said, adding the perpetrators of this
propaganda had never allowed alternative viewpoints to grow in either
universities, academic institutions or cultural bodies which they controlled.
"Their intolerance extends to not accepting an alternative ideological
pole."
As regards alleged lynching of a man in Dadri, Jaitley said that it was a
"stray incident". "It was both unfortunate and condemnable. The
guilty will be taken to task."
Notwithstanding such aberrations, the Minister stressed "India remains
a highly tolerant and liberal society. Our cultural values have imbibed
co-existence. India has repeatedly rejected intolerance. It does not respond to
provocations.
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