Without 'Modi wave', BJP to fare badly in Assembly polls:N Ram

March 05, 2016 19:14

The NDA government was in "deep trouble" and it must ponder why "apolitical" personalities from various fields returned awards and expressed dissent over "attempts to divide the society", veteran journalist N Ram said today.

He also claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies will fare badly in the upcoming Assembly elections in five states since there was no "Modi wave".

There is a clear pattern of the Modi government adhering to an ideology and the prevailing climate of "intolerance" is not accidental, the prominent editor said at the opening session of a two-day seminar on "Mumbai Collective: Celebrating Freedom and Pluralism" in Mumbai.

"It is insufficient to say there is intolerance. It is not something accidental or isolated. There is a clear adherence to an ideology. But I am not propagating any conspiracy theory here.

"I won't say this is an issue of fascism and I don't believe India is facing a threat of it. It's enough to say they are semi-fascist. Because the moment you term it as fascist, you overestimate the enemies of diversity and secular characteristics of India," Ram said.

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