Dr. Syed Nazir Gilani
With his outrageous statement in an interview with a video documentary correspondent Isobel Young, that “Muslims are a different category,” senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy not only trashed the secular soul of Indian constitution (article 14 of the Indian Constitution); he also flouted the articles and Article 1 (2) 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the UN Charter which deal with the “Equality of Peoples” and the right of “Self-Determination. Both the basis of UN Charter.
“They are not equal to Hindus”, “they are not equal among equals in Indian constitution” and “any country that has 30% Muslims is in trouble,” said a visibly composed Swamy unusual reticence. When challenged by the correspondent that it constituted hatred and discrimination against 200 million Indian Muslims and a violation of article 14 of Indian constitution, Subramanian Swamy brazenly responded that “equality was among equals and Muslims were not equal to Hindus.” He insisted that article 14 of Indian constitution was in line with the Citizenship Bill and the majority in the country supported BJP. In fact BJP had fulfilled one of its election promises.
Assuming that Swamy is resonating the BJP-RSS government’s basic philosophy, one tends to believe that the Indian State has landed itself into a serious conflict with the principle of equality enshrined in article 14 of the Indian Constitution and Article 1 (2) of the UN Charter. India has continued its non-compliance of UN resolutions on Kashmir. It has aggravated the intensity of its fascist philosophy by declaring Muslims as unequal’s and not fit to be treated like Hindus of the country. India has to co-exist with 57 Muslim countries and 1.8 billion Muslims around the world. It cannot roller skate itself as a “HINDU” State.
For some time India has been seen failing in its sense of equality at home and at the same time in the record of its non-compliance at the United Nations is disturbing. Indian State has scattered the ashes of its constitution in Ganga after BJP came to power. It believes that it could play monkey with the UN Charter and the two cats losing their bread would not chase it to the cliff. Good meaning secular minded Indians, the Muslim world and the world represented by United Nations failed to realise that the forced cum paid mass conversion of Muslims and Christians to Hinduism named “GHAR WAPSI”, was the beginning of a sinister agenda – the Hindutva.
The new philosophy of ‘Hindutva’ makes India unsafe for Muslims, Christians and other minorities. India has degenerated into a “racist nation.”
Who said it? Not an Indian Muslim or a Pakistani.
It was indeed an Indian jurist, Justice C.S. Karnan of the Madras High Court.
On 15 February 2016 he rushed out of his 2nd Floor chamber situated to the main gate of the court building and pronounced before the media:
“India “is a racist nation… I am ashamed to be born here”.
He also declared intent to “cancel my birth right” and migrate to “a country where there is no racism”.
In another decision Indian courts held that a Brahmin or a member of higher caste would not rape a Dalit woman or woman of a lower caste – another reflection of the Indian cast system that treats low-cast Hindus and non-Hindus as sub-humans.
In aggregate, Subramanian Swamy’s assertions merit urgent attention of all Muslim countries, member nations of UN and the good meaning Indians. Pakistan shall have to visit The Liaquat-Nehru Pact of 8 April 1950 on the rights of minorities. Babri Masjid decision needs to be taken up at the UN and at other international forums, established for the Protection of Minorities and Their Religious Places.
Muslim countries, other member nations, civil society need to seek audience at the UN General Assembly and Security Council and bring the erring behaviour of Indian State into their notice.
It has by implication attracted the Article 6 of the UN Charter.
The UN General Assembly may consider a ‘pat on the wrist’ and let it go with a caution or conclude that there is a persistence in the violation of Charter and may be a case for ‘expulsion’ of Indian from the world organization. India could be suspended from the exercise of the rights and privileges of membership by the General Assembly. India cannot roller skate itself as a “HINDU” State.
