Ram Vilas Paswan, Lalu and Mulayam have joined together in Bihar and UP to form the so called "Secular" Alliance. I believe Mulayam has zero influence in Bihar and Paswan/Lalu have the same zero influence in UP. Therefore, this is not much of an alliance in these states. However, they could jointly form a 4th front which might merge with some other front to become the majority coalition to run the government and also have better leverage while negotiating for the Prime Minister's post.
The other interesting thing about this alliance is the "secular" tag. It is now common to say that if people are pro-muslims or pro-christians, they are secular. In other words, it is fashionable and secular to be anti-hindu. As long as the yadavs or their immediate caste/sect members get to rule, who cares about the other hindus or jains or sikhs?
If these people really cared about being secular, they would have given people of every religion equal treatment with respect to going on pilgrimages, managing their places of worship, etc.
Either they should help deserving members of all religions to go on pilgrimages of their choice or help members of no religion. Similarly, the government should administer Churches, Mosques and Temples equally or leave them to the respective religious leaders. The Government should absolutely not interfere in the religious matters.
Currently, only the muslims get to go on Haj Pilgrimage with Government money. In AP, the Christians also get to go because YSR is a Christian and wants to help members of his religion but what about the Hindus? Don't they want to go to Vaishno Devi or Varanasi or Badrinath/Kedarnath, etc.
This is the one-sided secularism that is prevalent in India. I wish somebody would be brave enough to define these concepts very clearly for all to see.
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