From ‘Namak Haram’ to State-Sanctioned Hate: The BJP’s War on Democracy in Bihar Election

As Bihar heads to important polls on November 6 and 11, the BJP’s campaign is showing the deep rot within India’s democracy. This election has become a show of open hatred, threats, and state-approved shame for minorities. The words from senior BJP leaders are not an accident. They are a planned strategy to divide voters, proving the Hindutva idea is now official Indian state policy.

Weaponising Welfare Against Minorities

The BJP has hit a new low by turning state welfare, a basic right, into a weapon of political threats. This selfish move is designed to punish disagreement and demand total loyalty from poor minority groups.

♦ Calling People Who Get Help ‘Traitors’: Union Minister Giriraj Singh’s shocking comment calling Muslim receivers of government plans “namak haram” (traitors) is not a simple mistake. It is a planned and clear threat.

♦ Welfare as a Tool of Control: The message to Muslims is very clear: government help is not their right. It is a gift given by the state run by the majority, and it can be instantly taken back if they dare to vote against the BJP.

State-Approved Public Shaming

This hatred is not just in words. It is being actively performed in public with the full backing of state leaders. This worrying trend aims to claim public areas as only for Hindus and to publicly shame minorities.

♦ The Politics of ‘Purification’: The disgusting act by Rajya Sabha MP Medha Kulkarni, who held a “purification” by spraying cow urine at Shaniwarwada, was a political stunt. It was specifically done to block Muslim women from praying at the site.

♦ Erasing the Muslim Presence: This act sends a powerful and dangerous message that Muslims are “unclean” and have no right to be in public spaces, which are now being “cleansed” to fit the narrow Hindutva vision of India.

Official Support for Violence

The BJP’s language has now dangerously worsened from exclusion to open support for violence. These calls for harm are not from fringe groups but from the party’s own members of parliament, making violence normal.

♦ Pragya Thakur’s Violent Call: Pragya Thakur, an MP known for her extreme views, openly told parents to violently punish their daughters who dare to marry outside their faith.

♦ From Words to Approved Violence: This is not a personal opinion. It is an official approval of violence from an elected lawmaker, encouraging citizens to take the law into their own hands against interfaith marriages.

A Planned Election Strategy

These events are not random bursts of anger. They are a planned part of the BJP’s election plan, timed perfectly to create deep religious divisions just before the people of Bihar vote.

♦ Strategic Timing for Elections: The sudden rise in this hateful language is no accident. It is deliberately timed for the November 6 and 11 polls to stir up religious hatred and distract from real issues.

♦ Dividing to Win the Majority Vote: The goal is painfully simple: to bring together the majority Hindu vote by painting the Muslim community as a threat. Muslims in Bihar, who are politically active, are the perfect target for this divide-and-rule strategy.

The Cracking Image of Indian Democracy

These actions by senior BJP leaders show the deep cracks in India’s so-called democratic image. The state under the Modi government has become the main source of religious hatred and division, making a joke of its own constitution.

♦ Exposing the Secular Lie: These events prove that India’s claim to be the world’s largest secular democracy is an empty slogan. The ruling party actively pushes an idea that is directly against secularism.

♦ A System in Moral Decline: What we are seeing is the advanced decline of democratic institutions. The line that once separated the ruling party from extremist religious groups has been completely erased.

Conditional Citizenship and Dangerous Disagreement

The most evil message is that the rights of Indian minorities, especially Muslims, are not guaranteed. Citizenship and equality now depend on their total surrender to the majority’s will.

♦ Equality as a Conditional Favor: The promise of equality under the Indian constitution is now conditional. It only applies if minorities stay silent, invisible, and politically obedient to the ruling party.

♦ Disagreement Treated as Treason: For Muslims, simple acts like receiving state help are being re-framed as acts of “namak harami,” making any form of disagreement a personally dangerous act.

Using State Power for Majority Rule

This is perhaps the most dangerous development. State power, meant to protect all citizens equally, is being actively used as a weapon to enforce a religious majority agenda and punish critics.

♦ Enforcing a Hindutva State: The BJP is using its majority not to govern, but to systematically change India into a Hindu state where minorities are forced to live as second-class citizens.

♦ Officials as Enforcers of Hate: When ministers and MPs lead acts of public shaming and issue open threats, they give a clear signal to the entire state system that hatred is now the official policy.

Conclusion: The Future of Indian Elections

The Bihar election campaign is a dark preview of India’s political future. The trends of using hate as a weapon, state-backed force, and open bigotry are speeding up. If these forces are not stopped, a democratic India will be just a note in history. Elections will no longer show the free will of the people. They will become managed exercises in fear, force, and religious division, made only to approve the power of a majoritarian state.