This is precisely their method of trying to undo, or rather to do a minority out of its due share. He s at the beck and call of Pakistan. And Pakistan, of course, you know, is always leaving difficult responsibilities against us. And this is how you create a miasma of fear, and that is how you create distrust. That is how you inject poison into the body politic of this country, and that is how you create an atmosphere in which any amount of violence can take place.
Religious tensions become political issues.
Critics blame the BJP for trying to reignite religious tensions that date back centuries. In the early 1990's, the party led a campaign to remove a 16th century mosque, called Babri Masjid, and replace it with a Hindu temple. Murali Manohar Joshi, a BJP leader, explained the campaign to foreign reporters. The ruling party faces voter resentment. In 1992, rioters stormed the mosque called Babri Masjid and razed it.