Common man feels relieved after Bihar verdict: Ex-Foreign Secretary

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By IndiaTomorrow.net,
New Delhi, 15 Nov 2015: The common man is feeling relief after the results of Bihar elections but it seems unlikely that the central government and its ministers or the ruling party BJP will take any lessons from its drubbing in the state, said Prof. Muchkund Dubey, former Foreign Secretary, Government of India while speaking at a discussion entitled “Preserving India’s Unity in Diversity” here on Thursday.

In his opening remarks at the program organized by the Forum for Democracy and Communal Amity (FDCA), which he heads, Prof. Dubey said that “despite the defeat, it seems they (BJP and Sangh) may become more aggressive; Secular forces, therefore, should not sit idle.”

Expressing deep concern at the current situation, Prof Dubey said the government is continuously doing such work which is tarnishing the image of the country and spirit of tolerance is getting lessened.

The Grand Alliance of Rashtriya Janata Dal, Janata Dal United and Congress registered a historic victory in this assembly poll as it bagged 178 seats out of 243 while the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance was restricted to just 58 seats, of which BJP won 53 seats.

Participating in the debate, Justice Rajindar Sachar, former chief justice of Delhi High Court, said the government is raising such issues which are dividing the society but people should not fall prey to their tactic.


Prof Muchkund Dubey presiding over the discussion with participants including Justice Rajindar Sachar, ND Pancholi, Apoorvanand, Mohammad Salim Engineer and Nusrat Ali

Mohammad Salim Engineer, Secretary General of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, said the communal forces get success only when they are able to divide people. These forces cannot survive without spreading hatred.

Other eminent persons who participated in the debate included Prof. Apoorvanand of Delhi University, Adv. ND Pancholi of Delhi High Court and Nusrat Ali, vice president of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind.

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