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Written by NDF
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Tuesday, 16 November 2004 |
 The strength of India lies in the unity among diverse and innumerable socio-religious sections within our society. The communal fascists known as Sangh Parivar with their trained miltancy is gradually succeeding in shattering this unity. These Hindutva forces have grown in to a forceful and dominant entity that can influence bureaucracy, judiciary, secular politics, media and socio-cultural segments of the nation. Many time, due to their influence, the oppressed is branded as the oppressor and, as a consequence, the victims of riots and violence have to suffer their losses in isolation.
The NDF (National Development Front) began in 1993 in northern Kerala, India. The main cause was the threat and alienation that the Babri Masjid demolition caused among Kerala's Muslims. Then the Mandal Commission report opened the doors of power to the backward castes and minorities and made them conscious of their rights. This consciousness led to a lot many social organisations coming up. The onslaught against the backward people and religious minorities wasn't the kind that could be met by isolated responses. The NDF came up to give guidance to all such organizations. As a social organization, NDF have been more successful in raising awareness in the media and in political circles about human-rights abuses and other injustices in our society.
NDF work along with other oppressed communities like Dalits, Backward classes, Tribals and Human Rights Organizations to ensure social justice. NDF has always considered the reservation issue as an ideological and fundamental one for the empowerment of the socially deprived communities. The organization took a firm stand on this issue affecting the Backward Classes.
The NDF was started by Muslim youth. So in the initial days there were only Muslims. Even now the great majority is Muslims. We feel that all repressed sections should have their own separate organisations. This is because the problems they are facing are not common. For example, the dalits. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar called them the untouchables. In the job and ruling fronts they still continue as untouchables. Their basic problem is social inequality. Ambedkar told "Ours is a battle not for wealth or for power. It is a battle for freedom. It is a battle for the reclamation of human personality."
But as far as religious minorities like Muslims are concerned, it is a question of their religious identity. One promising development, however, is the belated realization among Muslim groups that they are part of a wider community; and that only by forging partnerships with like-minded groups they can begin to have real impact on the perception of their faith and also on policies that affect them.
Our view is that each of oppressed sections should unite
individually and fight their individual problems and
progress. NDF is an
organisation to fight for what has been denied to the oppressed and rightfully for them. Organisations like NDF can only support secularism and peaceful means to acquire their goal of "a Developed India"
NDF do
not intend to become a full-fledged political party. Nor do we intend
to concentrate on supporting or fighting a full-fledged political party
directly or indirectly. The
only way the minorities can survive in this country is to bring about a
political change.
To attain our goal on hindutva forces, we need
the unity of two sections. The First, all secular forces including
political and non-political organisations. The second, all
organisations who are the victims of Hindutva fascism like religious
minorities, linguistic minorities, backward classes, aborigines (Adivasis) etc. The politics
we believe in aims at creating an anti-fascist
power structure with the unity of the vicitms and secular forces.
We
believe that the Hindus or Hinduism does not have anything to do
with Hindutva fascism. Those involved are not real Hindus.
They are endangering the interests of the society and the country,
which includes Hindus and Muslims. That is how we see them. That is the
message we want to convey to the people.
We
could see the reflection of hindutva fascist forces in whichever
government that came to power. We could see the reflection in the
bureaucracy. We could see these forces growing. In such circumstances,
there was an awakening among the victims of Hindutva fascism.
National Development Front is to
bring about a political change. As a lasting solution to protect and
develop our country, we want is to build up a cadre. NDF is determined to create awareness
among the public about our fundamental rights, and our duties to the nation. We promote the concept of "Rule of Law" as the prime method of building a dignified nation. Communal clashes are created by
false propaganda and misinformation by fascist forces. We are fighting the fascist propaganda of the
Hindutva forces through our cadre. Now the NDF is there to check and
prevent such activities.
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