DIRTY LINK

 

 

 

THERE always were lurking doubts in the minds of many thinking Indians about a possible international game plan to malign the image of India and plot conspiracies against India’s national interests. But if there were people who wondered about the veracity of that suspicion, Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Mr. Anurag Thakur has cleared those with evidence. Citing a news report, he has stated that some Chinese elements have been masterminding anti-India conspiracies with the help of a news portal and a political party in the country -- namely Congress. There, of course, will be many to stand up and contest that claim, following which much politics would be played in the country. No matter that, Mr. Anurag Thakur has given credence to the suspicion of many people that India was being a victim of a dirty propaganda internationally with the help of some elements within the country. This is very unfortunate -- that Indian elements join the foreign masterminds in bringing disrepute to India on totally false grounds and twisted narratives. It is also unfortunate that the Indian law has not been able to curb the clandestine activities of the Indian elements -- persons or groups of organisations -- by dishing out appropriate punishment to them. It is unfortunate that even good numbers of common people feel that they have nothing to do with such a propaganda -- in the sense they do not feel individually bothered about the anti-India machinations.

 

Governmental agencies, however, have known for quite some time that many underground or overground outfits operate in this anti-national drive. They have established clear links between Indian and foreign elements making efforts to destabilise the Government in India -- naturally the current regime headed by Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi who leads the national Democratic Alliance (NDA) of which the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is a part. If there is a genuine political activity aimed at unseating the Prime Minister, then there not much of a problem. For, it is within the constitutional and moral right of any Indian person or persons or organisation to have a differing political opinion about who should rule the country. The problem, however, arises when Indian elements start leaning on foreign elements to oust the existing regime. This was what Congress leader Mr. Rahul Gandhi has been doing. He has been addressing foreign forums urging people there to work unitedly to unseat Mr. Narendra Modi as Prime Minister. One of his appeals has been to the so-called democratic forces in western countries to take note of what he described as the anti-democratic tendencies of the Modi Government.

 

The videos of Mr. Rahul Gandhi’s speeches have been available in public domain -- in the process inviting much clamour for strict legal action against him. Despite this, no concrete action has been taken so far against not just Mr. Rahul Gandhi or his Congress party but also against anybody else with an anti-India agenda. This is where the common people feel hurt emotionally. They demand a strict action against such elements as the top-priority item on the Government’s list of ‘things to do’. Now that a Union Minister has exposed the dirty link between foreign masterminds and funders and their Indian operatives, a strict and open action may be expected on the part of the Government -- so that the common people get the right message. The Government of the day -- no matter headed by whom -- must, therefore, take strict and swift action against all those elements within the country for their involvement in anti-India activity. It should also take strict measures against foreign elements immediately. This is the call of the hour, which the Government cannot ignore.