Most BJP leaders have termed the recent meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Pope Francis at the Vatican as a most historic one. They have also claimed that this historic meet has finally shown that the BJP is not at all communal but a secular party from India.
Well, the BJP leaders are currently looking at the recent Pope-Modi meeting purely as a political ploy to influence Christian voters ahead of the Manipur and Goa assembly elections next year. They are also hoping to use the Pope as a tool to strengthen its base in Kerala.
The BJP has supported every attack and hate speech against Christians since the last couple of years in India. Several states have enacted anti-conversion laws which are in violation of the Constitution. The BJP government in Karnataka recently initiated an unconstitutional survey of Christian worshipping places.
I therefore personally feel that our Prime Minister Narendra Modi should first tell all state BJP governments to stop harassing the Christian community on flimsy grounds. Yes, we Christians know which political party is secular and which is rabid communal in India.
