You cannot combat polarisation by being a silent spectator to hatred, says Jayant Singh
The Hindu
When people vote together they start realising the importance of interdependence, says RLD chief
Stressing that the SP-RLD alliance is trying to rebuild social ties that were snapped by communal violence in Uttar Pradesh, Rashtriya Lok Dal president outlines their long term approach at social cohesion.Responding to the recent outreach of Home Minister Amit Shah, Mr. Singh says the politics of hate and development cannot co-exist. Edited excerpts:
It is part of their clever political strategy. They want to isolate the Jat community and they want to send a message to other communities by giving us a tag of Jat leaders. It is not a well-intentioned invitation. Looking at our struggle and the way people are accepting us, I cannot accept it.
It is their divisive politics. You cannot get away by saying that economy is okay, the farm sector is doing fine but we want to alienate Muslims. The two things can’t coexist. True development can’t happen without social harmony.