New Delhi: The Vice-President, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar today said that, “ …..friends this wholesome scenario [development in nation], faces forces, seeking to exploit and perniciously amplify artificial divides of caste, class, creed, color, culture, and cuisine. It is excruciating pain at my level, in my position, that people with deep understanding of the dangers that are inherent in such an approach [are] tied to partisan interests, narrow interests.”
Addressing the gathering at the launch of the Book ‘I AM?’ compiled by Shri Gopichand P. Hinduja, Chairman Hinduja Group, at Vice-President’s Enclave today, Shri Dhankhar stated, “This book underscores universal relevance of Bharatiyata, virtuosity that is discernible in all faiths. We can respect and appreciate others’ truth without alluring conversions. Unity means no uniformity. Bharatiyata is a perfect example. It exemplifies unity in diversity.”
“In all facets of human behavior, tolerance means no triumph over others. Disruption must yield to dialogue, disturbance to deliberation, conflict to consensus. Irretrievable confrontational stance is antithetical to the essence of all faiths and smacks of misplaced self-righteousness and judgmental approach”, he added.
Expressing his concern over non-organic engineered demographic variations, the Vice-President underlined, “ If the object is to secure supremacy, primacy over others, subject others to hegemony by demographic prowess. Then the concern is extreme. For the largest democracy, as I said, home to one-sixth of humanity, with a stunning historical record of inclusivity, sinister forces with a strategist, inimical stance, even to the idea of Bharat are unfortunately securing space by way of orchestrated anti national narratives, non-organic engineered demographic variations, influx of illegal migrants in millions, and alluring conversions”.
“Belief in faith is voluntary. It must be call of conscience. Faith generated by doctrine or manipulation is pathetic exploitation, the worst form of human exploitation, if it is by way of allurements & temptations”, he added.
