LOVE JIHAD: A GHOST EVERYONE TALKS ABOUT BUT NO ONE HAS EVER SEEN

Few days back I received an audio file as message from one of my friends at the middle of the dead night. I have always been hesitant in downloading anything if it’s not that important. The data consumption message which pops out on my mobile screen after every download, hurts me badly. It reminds me of those few days left to spend some more bucks to get the connection back. Anyways, lonely night provoked me to download the audio to find something exciting to be happy about the day spent before I sleep. If nothing, I had expected it to be some new sound track by some least known band to charm my ear drums.

Download completed….

The castle that I had built in my mind, expecting some romantic song to give solace to my seclusion by creating some imaginary lady love embracing me with her soft touch at least for few minutes till the track continues got shattered the moment I played the audio.   It was disturbing. Yes, it was. Who would expect in mid of night to hear a lady urging you to pass this message before listening so that it can save many lives.

“EBOLA” ,the first horrifying thing that struck my mind. Is she talking of some preventive measures for EBOLA? Is that spreading so fast? I ran inside to get my mask, as if the viruses will pop out of the mobile phone itself. Before listening to the remaining audio, I closed all my windows fearing the breeze to bring those infecting viruses inside. Wearing the nose mask and wrapping myself by a thick blanket even in that scorching night, I played the audio again from where I had paused.

Listening to the remaining audio made me understand what it was actually about.  “LOVE JIHAD”, that’s what the lady was speaking. 

According to the audio, if one Muslim marries two Hindu girls and gives birth to 12 kids then India will turn into a Muslim majority country in 24 years.  The lady also said, some person Wasim Akram was caught by police from Nasirabad alleged for marrying a Hindu girl and torturing her physically and mentally who admitted the existence of Love jihad. Love jihad has its capital located in Kerala from where it has now spread to remaining parts of our Country. The audio also claimed of some 2500 cases of love Jihad in Kerala. The voice also talked about Ghazwa-e-Hind and some predictions Pakistan Capturing India in near future.

I pulled out the mask from my face in anger. Opened the door and walked to the balcony of my house. I desperately needed some fresh air to breathe in. I was disturbed, feeling uneasy not because I believed the voice message but because there are people who are making and spreading audios of this kind.

I stood there for few minutes. Suddenly I caught the glimpse of our security Chacha, an old man who walks down our lane blowing whistle every night from past many years. Qureshi chacha, I use to call him. He has two sons and one daughter. Daughter and the eldest son were married and they have one kid each. The youngest son of Qureshi chacha is preparing for IIT now. I was teaching him during his tenth board exams. He has a girlfriend, Mitali who was studying with him. Because of her financial constrains she had to wrap up her studies and help her mother in household works. He always says, once he bags a seat in IIT both families will agree to their relationship. Later he can make her love study in a college and give a better life to both the families. How sweet, isn’t it?

Now you will say, this is Love jihad. The boy has planned this and has been planted by some terrorist organization, Right?

I had already started recalling of all my Muslim friends. Some are working in MNCs across our country, some are doing their higher studies and some are searching for some suitable job to settle down. I recalled of their families and the time I had spent with them.  Still I couldn’t recall a single moment where I can believe that audio which spoke against Muslims.

I was so pissed off that I decided to do get answers to the questions on Love Jihad those were peeping in my mind that very night only. What I found was entirely different from that was said about Love Jihad.

As of 2014, Hindus are leading religious majority in India, at about 81%, with Muslims at about 13%.  As the audio spoke of fear of Muslims becoming more than half of India’s population by 2035,  to make this claim, its number crunchers to project a total population of 198 crore by 2035. By most estimates, India’s population would rise to 154 crore by 2050. The simple extrapolations used for demographic scaremongering have no basis in science.

It talked of some Wasim Akram from Nasirabad but I couldn’t find any news of him.

Yes Love jihad is born from the combined wombs of Kerala, Mangalore and Karnataka before other states started producing this illegitimate child. In 2009, Karnataka government announced a probe into the situation by CID to determine if an organized effort exists.  The Karnataka CID in late 2009 reported that although it was continuing to investigate, it had found no evidence of Love Jihad.  Though they indicated that conversions have taken place but found it to be by own will.

In January 2012, Kerala police also declared that Love Jihad was campaign with no substance.

In September 2014, following the resurgence of national attention, police in UP had found no credence in five or six recent allegation of Love Jihad that have been brought before them.

As per Ghazwa-e-Hind, terrorists’ aims of making India as the final battle ground but we very well know that it won’t ever be possible. I read few articles on this subject where the terrorists stated of waging a war against India. But I was overwhelmed when I read the comments. Comments were from people all over the world and each of them stated their faith on power of India to fight and destroy all the terrorists.  

P.S

The cases of Love Jihad which many organizations are shouting about are either very less in number or are fabricated stories. Here, I want to add, protection of Women against violence should be our prime concern and any organization promoting this should be applauded. When I say, any organization promoting this then I mean protection of women in particular, not any other fabricated agenda associated with it just to popularize the same on the name of women protection.

Gita as an ancient philosophy have been over thrown by Gita as prime political weapon. And the so called follower of the cult of Hindutva  have forgotten the meaning of Dharma that Gita preaches and the freedom has been banned by mob fury and muscle power.

I guess it’s the high time now, time to put the extreme right wingers into hibernation and bring forward Narendra Modi ji’s old slogan of “sabka saath sabka vikash”, which acted like magic in LS polls.  Loss of 7 of 10 seats by BJP in bypoll in UP is a tight slap on the face of all the spreaders of hatred on the name of religion and Love Jihad.

India wants good governance, not Hindutva distractions. Communalism is an outdated product now. It’s not at all sellable to the young Indians. We want development, not the ugly face of communalism. 

We have so many problems to fight with; Poverty, illiteracy, violence against women, etc. 

Do we seriously have time for love Jihad?