A politics of violence is an integral part of the ideologies of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the country and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI (M)] in the State, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, MP, has said. He was inaugurating a day-long fast organised by the Gandhi Darshan Yuvajana Samithi in front of the Secretariat on Monday in protest against violent politics and political murders.
Dr. Tharoor accused both the BJP and the CPI(M) of toeing a fascist line to eliminate dissenting voices and political rivals through violent methods. Such tendencies went against the ethos of democratic set-up in the country. The public must respond to such methods by voting for democratic forces.
He also emphasised the role of the youth in leading the country through democratic ideals and veering the common populace away from the politics of violence.