During the Cultural
Revolution in China (1966-76) a famous group named ‘Gang of Four’ led by Mao’s last wife Jiang Qing took over most
of key Chinese govt policies and decisions and ran a parallel govt till the
death of China’s Paramount leader Mao Zedong in Sept 1976 and the arrest of all
the four key members of the gang. To check the balance of unrest formed
after failed Great Leap Forward policy started in 1958, Mao created the Red
Guards (revolutionary youth), initiated by the Cultural Revolution. The situation got out of control quite fast as
the Red Guards confused the revolution with planned violence when Mao had
commented, ‘learn revolution by making revolution”. Eventually,
after the defeat of gang of four and a failed coup of power in China, Deng
XiaPong who was being against the Cultural Revolution came back into power
around 1977 and settled the long political unrest in the country. Although Deng
never held an office as the head of the state, head of the Government or
General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (the highest position in
Communist China), he nonetheless was the “Paramount Leader” of the People’s
Republic of China from 1978 to 1992.
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| Statue of Deng Xiapong Courtesy : Google Image |
India’s
position at this point of time is far better than what China was at that time
around 1976, despite the fact that China’s GDP was comparatively lower than
that of India during that time. But ironically, India has been standing in a
somewhat similar situation where China had been at that time. We
have ‘Gangs of Four’ –Sonia G, (Widow of Late Rajiv Gandhi), Intellectual-Brain
Dead People- having Communist mindset, infected-incestuous Media groups,
editors/Journos, and last but not the least our so-called ‘Secular Parties
Front’. After Rajiv Gandhi’s accidental assassination, Sonia Gandhi suddenly reappears from the hibernation mode along with her NAC, took all the pains
and ruined the entire economy, tore basic tenants of law and many a times over
ruled the basic law of governance, which our Guardians laid down for
us. She, as a widow first took over the hierarchical position
of India’s GOP (Grand Old Party) and the huge sum of money & power
associated with it and separating herself from any accountability by putting
Manmohan Singh just like Hua Guofeng headed Chinese govt once. In doing
so, she perfectly understood the art of using the other three with the cunning
minds within party courtier and well wishers of Gandhi family. All these
are already discussed at length on various platforms, so we will not enter into
that part.
Now coming back to India once a dominating, mineral and
ethos enriched, a country that has a lineage of heritage has been destroyed
since 12th Century. But it was during the 1st Industrial
revolution somewhat between the years 1760-1840 when West made their fortunes
after digging the rest of the world under Imperialism, colonised India and
drained India of her resources and wealth. Ever since 1947 , after India
achieved her Independence, rulers kept on changing as did the colours of their
parties,but the approach to build an enriched India seemed a faraway call. This
is the net result for the current situation of this
country. That does not mean we have not progressed, but with its mass potential
we are too far under developed. Though our
economy is market oriented, our political parties are socialist in varying degrees.
As the influx of formation for the 16th Lok Sabha, Narendra
Damodardas Modi, BJP Prime Ministerial candidate is on the verge to rewrite
India’s history from the leaf of Dengism. The theory does not reject
Marxism or Mao Zedong thought, but instead seeks to adapt them to the existing
socioeconomic conditions of China. Deng was recognized officially as “the chief architect of China’s economic
reforms and China’s socialist modernization”. Media so far has incorrectly diagnosed Modi as a dictator,
Bhashmasur, Fundamentalist. But if you closely watch his administrative style
and nature of working, you may find he is working with a group of people who
are at the center of power much before him, he remains focused on
developing (talk about toilet over the temple), for him Constitution is his
Religion, he talks about farming and manufacturing in same
length and at same ease, his dream of India made of self reliable and
self-sustained model. As the core of the second generation leaders, Deng
shared his power with several powerful older politicians commonly known as the Eight
Elders. Modi has little to do with the treatment to older
generation & rift
seen between him and Lal Krishna Advani, Modi is a
prudent listener and prefers to work in a team, contrary to what media
created image of him so far.
Modi unlike his predecessor has never budged to the rhetoric’s’ of secular politics, but in fact he gave a stern message of
intolerance for any kind of fundamentalism when he proposes that the needs of
the poverty-stricken Hindus and Muslim are same: bread and not bullets in
his controversial Patna rally. In a sense he wants to carry the idea of Sangh’s
Akhand Bharat, where every citizen needs to practice patriotism over religious
beliefs, which is anyway correct, but in such a manner which suits country. Ever imagined for a party like BJP. Udit Raj & Uma Bharti- two centers of
Dalit & OBC politics in our country will be a key player in party’s stride
to 7RCR, this is what every media and secular liberals are worried about.
Hindus can never be united until this caste divide keep them divided, once this
is demolished the next agenda on their minds will be of development. Modi wants
them to see through this. Again, when the noted journalist Mr.M J
Akbar joined the party and was attributed the post of the official
spokesperson, the tainted paint of pseudo-secularism washed out of many in the
face of media. This need not be misguided with token minority appeasement
by party, but must be seen in a pragmatic way, both BJP & Muslims want to
move from the rhetoric of hatred and targeted secular politics, they want Change
and Development.
India needs a four-sided approach at this hour to
lift this country with a force that is young and energetic. I quote Deng – “Slow growth equals stagnation and even retrogression. We
must grasp opportunities; the present offers an excellent one. The only thing I
worry about is that we may lose opportunities. If we don’t seize them, they
will slip through our fingers as time speeds by.” Modi is talking about systematic
change which actually laid the foundation of current economic prosperity of
China- Four Modernizations, laid by Zhou Enlai. Deng took the
country to impossible heights and currently Modi dreams the same. Media is busy in eye washing the public
with petty issues, whereas country is awakening to a new dawn, a dawn of
whisper & opportunity. I
quote these lines of Deng to cast what Modi in fact will do rather than what
others wants you to believe is -“We
should be bolder than before in conducting reform and opening to the outside
and have the courage to experiment. We must not act like women with bound feet.”
This connected well when he conceptualized his reform idea in governance by
P2G2 formula.
All members from Gangs of four were arrested and imprisoned when
Hua came to know about the coup plan by Jiang. Unfortunately,
in our case, people may never see justice in that form, but the probable
congress dissemination in this election and coming years will ensure justice
for the country, and those are who still painting Modi as Hitler, maybe in
future will admire him greater than even Deng
Xiapong.
I only
wish to live up to that day and see the light. China and India share centuries
old heritage and cultural relations. It was under Nehru and his policy that
Sino-Indian relations are now always seen in suspicious. I can see
that when Modi takes the helms of this country, he will take both country
forward to a new strategic mutual interest relationship.
The Same was published earlier on IndiaOpines here.
