People who are shouting the loudest against the BJP over the Gujarat incidents are the ones who are responsible for communal violence that the country has suffered since Independence, the Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar said. He was speaking as chief guest at the inaugural Kannada Samaj Sammelan in Panaji on April 28. Strongly countering the hate campaign that the opponents of the BJP had launched against the party and its leaders on the Gujarat issue, Mr Parrikar said the Congress, which was making the most noise, was responsible for large scale communal backlash in Punjab in the eighties when the Sikhs and later Hindus became targets of fundamentalists propped up by the party. Taking a swipe at the Congress party in the state, the Chief Minister said that in the eighties, a campaign had been launched against sections of people in the port town of Vasco da Gama wherein they were terrorized and virtually forced to abandon their homes. This was done at the behest of those who were now in the forefront criticizing the BJP government for allegedly spreading communal hatred. Referring to the unrest in J & K, he commented that the minorities there were facing virtual ethnic cleansing and the responsibility for the situation there lies with the Congress. Mr Parrikar also made a mention of the situation in the North-East and said that large sections of people there were feeling insecure. The BJP was surely not responsible for the communal discord that had been created decades ago in these regions, he pointed out. Strongly condemning the violence in Gujarat, Mr Parrikar stated that unfortunately Indian society has had to pass through troubled times over the decades as a result of faulty Congress policies. While there could be a number of reasons for communal flare-ups, the root cause of social unrest often could be traced to frustration among people due to rising unemployment etc. He said that only good governance could effectively tackle such unrest. Mr Parrikar said the BJP government in the state had in the last 18 months provided good governance and that it was sure of gaining the confidence of and mandate of the people to continue with the effort to make Goa into a model state. PLEASE VISIT US <a href = 'http://www.goabjp.com'> www.goabjp.com</a> FOR MORE ARTICLES & COLUMNS. THANK YOU.
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