[Letter to Allies of the BJP supporting the NDA coalition govenment in India. (April 2002)]

AMAN EKTA MANCH
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peopleforpeace@rediffmail.com

Dear

When the BJP sought to form the government over three years ago, you said that your decision to join them was because you desired "stability" at the Centre. As the attached document makes clear, and events in Uttar Pradesh, Orissa, and Gujarat show, this "stable" government has shamelessly endorsed the following acts of the Sangh Parivar:
* a sustained pogrom and hate campaign against the minorities;
* the systematic undermining of the Constitution and all democratic institutions;
* subversion of the bureaucracy and media;
* attacks on those attempting to restore sanity;
* attacks on the allies of the government;
* the direct involvement of BJP corporators and Ministers in leading this pogrom.
Was all this part of the NDAís Agenda of Governance? Is this what you had agreed to in the name of "stability"?

Ordinary citizens of this country, of all classes and religions, are appalled by what is happening to the "stable" nation. Is it any wonder that the BJP has not won a single election since it came to power in the Centre?

Some of you have spoken diffidently. Others have spoken and then retracted. A few remain silent. How long will you remain mute? How long will you condone these acts of internal terrorism? How long will you wait for the BJP and Sangh Parivarís crimes to shatter your secular credentials?

We urge you to demand:
1. The immediate removal and criminal prosecution of the Chief Minister for presiding over the carnage.
2. The immediate dismissal of the present Gujarat Government for participating in the pogrom.
3. The immediate recall of the present Gujarat Governor for abdicating his Constitutional responsibilities.
We seek an appointment with you at your earliest convenience.


for
Aman Ekta Manch

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