Anti-Communal Task Force a veiled appeasement: MP
Brijesh Chowta
strongly criticised
Karnataka home minister
G Parameshwara for announcing an Anti-Communal Task Force. Chowta questioned the legitimacy of the
Anti-Communal Task Force
, drawing parallels to the controversial Communal Violence Bill proposed by former AICC president Sonia Gandhi. "That bill, in the name of
communal harmony
, sought to single out and target Hindu voices. This so-called task force smells no different—it reeks of the same appeasement agenda," he said, and warned that any attempt to impose such an agenda-driven force on the region will be firmly resisted.
He also criticised the home minister for visiting Mangaluru in connection with the Suhas Shetty murder case and making announcements without involving any of the local elected representatives. "This is not the India of the Congress era, where Hindus could be taken for a ride, their rights trampled upon and appeasement wrapped in policy decisions be thrust down their throats. This is a battle between nationalism and fundamentalism. And it is time we call a spade a spade. Because it is fundamentalism—within and across our borders—that is gnawing at Bharat. And we must respond to it in a way that sets precedent—not silence," the MP said. Instead of confronting the real threat, the Congress govt wants to do a cover-job by branding the entire region as communal, he added.
Practically difficult: CPM
CPM Dakshina Kannada district secretary Muneer Katipalla said that home minister G Parameshwara's statement about establishing an Anti-Communal Task Force is practically difficult to achieve. "It could potentially lead to negative outcomes. Controlling communalism and communal forces is not something that can be done solely by police. It is a theoretical system that was organised and developed over a long period. Fighting against it means working with alternative programmes in social, cultural, and political fields. It is hard to believe that the Congress govt, which is not prepared for even small resistances against communal forces, will implement the statement about forming an Anti-Communal Task Force," he said, recalling the failed attempt of the govt to establish an Anti-Moral Policing Wing of the police in the region.
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