RSS-BJP and IJI/MMA-JUI-F of Pakistan.

Byline: Dr Farid A Malik

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was carved out of RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) by Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Despite his slogan of shining India Vajpayee could not get a second term. Narendra Modi then took over from where he had left to implement the RSS agenda of creating a fascist Hindu State in the Indian Subcontinent. India is now moving in the wrong direction. Pakistan went through a similar manipulative onslaught in the nineties with the formation of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJT) from which emerged several right wing anti progressive parties like (PML, JUI-F, JI etc.), the target was to challenge the progressive People's Party led by Benazir Bhutto (BB). Being an upright politician Air Marshal Asghar Khan sided with (BB) against Zia dominated establishment, status-quo parties.

While much has been written about BJP-RSS connection, the IJI PML-N, JUI-F rise to power through these linkages remain un-exposed. In the quest for 'Naya Pakistan' these IJI- MMA created monsters have to be dealt with and finally detonated for the democratic order to take roots. The leftovers of the Zia era have to be finally put to rest. Lt. Gen Hamid Gul, the Chief Architect of IJI died years ago. The Supreme Court judgement against the main accused in the famous Asghar Khan case awaits implementation. With so many detractors in the system, it is almost impossible to deliver relief to the masses.

In the last century after the first World War several quasi military political outfits came into being. In Germany the Nazi Party was able to grab power. Impressed by the rise of Hitler several similar movements started. In India it were RSS and the Khaksar Tehrik both wanted to grab power in India. While RSS wanted to create a fundamental Hindu state the Khaksars desired to drive out the colonists to form a united secular country. After the passage of Lahore resolution in 1940 and subsequent decision of the British to divide the Indian Sub-Continent Allama Mashriqi decided to disband his tehrik in 1947. RSS kept going, now that they have grabbed power in India they are trying to undo the partition.

In Pakistan, in the seventies Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (ZAB) impressed by the revolution in China and the rule of People's Liberation Army (PLA) formed People's Guard. It was a uniformed quasi military outfit. After coming into power it was this organization that performed the role of Police when it went on strike in Punjab and KPK (NWFP). The main...