Banpyrkhat Nongrang, Theologian
Mawlaiteng
Ka “Uniform Civil Code” kadei kata ka ain hapoh ka Ri-India ban pynlong kawei ka “RI” kawei ka “KTIEN” bad kawei ka “NIAM.” Ia kane ka jingthmu ban pylong ain ia ka UCC, ka mih na ki seng shit niam jong ka jaitbynriew Hindu , kata kidei ki seng RSS, VHP & Bajrang Dal. Kane la la buh haka um-dum ia ki ki jaitbynriew rit paid kiba shong basah hapoh kylleng ka Ri-India. Kane ka ain jong ka “Uniform Civil Code” ka mut ban iuh roit ruh ia ka hok jong kano kano ka niam ki ba don hapoh ka Ri-India kum ka niam Khristan bad Muslim. Kane ka ain kadei kawei naki manifesto jong ka RSS, VHP & Bajrang Dal kaba dang khluit bha haduh kine ki sngi. Kane ka jingthmu ban pynlong kawei ka Ri, ka Ktien bad ka Niam kadei kaba la sdang na duh u snem 1906, ter-ter. Ha shuwa ban mih ka political party jong ka BJP ha u snem 1980, ka la don shuwa ka wei ka kynhun kaba la tip kyrteng kum ka “Hindu Maha Sabha.” Kane ka dei kawei naka kynhun kaba la sdang kumno ban pyn ia tylli iaka Ri-India kum ka “Hindu Nation.”
Hindu Maha Sabha-1906
Balei la seng iakane ka “Hindu Maha Sabha”? Ha u snem 1906, u Nawab Waqur-ul-Mulk, u la seng ia kawei ka political party jong ki Muslim. Kata ka political party la tip kyrteng kum ka “Indian Union Muslim League.” Kumta, ki nongialam Hindu, haba iohi iakane, ban ialeh pyrshah, ki la seng ia kane ka political party “Hindu Maha Sabha.” Ka jing seng iakane ka political party, ka daw ka long ba bun ki Hindu ki la sngew pyrshah iaka Sorkar Congress ba ka ai jingkyrshan iaki Muslim ha ka Ri India. Kumta kum ka dak ban ia pyrshah ia ka Congress ba ka leit ai jing kyrshan ia ka jingseng ia ka Muslim League, U Lala Lajput Rai, ha u snem 1906, u la seng ia ka “Sangatan Dharma Maha Sabha” ha Allahabad. Sa kawei pat ka “Sabha” la seng ha u snem 1907. Kine ki artylli ki organizations ki dei kiba la pynkha naka “Hindu Maha Sabha.” Ka thong jong kane ka kynhun ka long “To protect and Promote the Hindu culture.” Ka ladon ruh ka jingong “lada ki kwah ia ka roi ka par hapoh ka Ri India, ki dei ban iai long bad iaineh kum ki Hindu.”
Ka Nongrim baka ieng ka long namar ba ka don ka jingtieng ia ki paid riew ngeit Hindu, namar; ba bun ki paid riew ngeit Hindu, ha kata ka por, ba bun ki la kylla sha ka niam Khristan ne Muslim. Kumta, kane ka kynhun ka la pyrshang ban tei pat iaka “Burom jong ka jaitbynriew Hindu”. Dei halor kane ka nongrim ruh kane ka kynhun “Hindu Maha Sabha” ki la pyrshang ban pyn donkam tang kawei ka ktien hapoh ka Ri-India. Kumta ka ktien Sanskrit dei ban pyndonkam ha baroh kawei ka Ri-India. Kane ka kynhun ka la wan rah ruh ia ka rukom pyrkhat tymmai ha kaba ia dei bad “ka politic bad ka niam.” Kumta ban pyn ur long ia ka jingthmu jong ki, kine ki seng shit niam Hindu, ha kaba khatduh ki la seng ia kane ka BJP “To capture the political power.” Lyngkot eh, kane ka dei kata ka movement jong ki riewshit niam Hindu ban pynlong “ka wei ka Ri, ka Ktien bad ka Niam.” Kumta, ia kane ka movement la tip kum ka “HINDUTVA MOVEMENT”
Hindutva Movement
Ka kyntien “Hindutva” ka dei kaba la pyniasnoh ha ki arbynta. Kata ka long “Hindu” bad “Tattva”. Kaba mut “Ka Nongrim jong ka Hindu.” Ki nongbud jong kane ka kynhun ki pynshai baka Hindutva ka don ka jingiadei bad ka ‘Culture’ ym bad ka ‘Niam’. Ka ba kham bniah shuh shuh ka nongrim kaba ki ieng kadei “This world is one family.” Na baroh ki seng shit niam Hindu, ka seng RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Samaj) ka dei ka wei na ka kynhun kaba la trei shitom bad ka la lah ban pyniaid sted bha ia ka kam baroh.
Kyllum, ka jingthmu ne ka nongrim jong ka Hindutva Movement
• Ka agenda ba hakhamt duh, ban pynlong kawei ka “Ri” kawei ka “Ktien” bad kawei ka “Niam” haka Ri-India.
• Ban pyniatylli bad pynkhlain ia ka jaitbynriew Hindu.
• Ban khanglad ia ka jing pynkylla niam ia ki Hindu sha ka niam Khristan/ Muslim.
• Ban khang ruh ia ka jing bei tyngka kaba wan nabar kaba thmu ban pynkylla niam ia ki Hindu sha kiwei pat ki niam.
• Ban khang ban bam doh masi.
• Ka “Uniform Civil Code” ka dei ban trei kam ha ka Ri-India baroh kawei.
• Dei ban pyndonkam da ka ktien Sanskrit haki jaka pule ha baroh ka Ri-India.
• Ka Ri-India ka dei ban long ka Hindu state, kaba mut ka Ri jong ki Hindu
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Samaj (RSS), 1925
Ka Hindutva ka dei ka ideology jong ki riew ieid niam Hindu kum ka RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Samaj) kaba la sdang naduh u snem 1925 ha Nagpur. La seng iakane ka RSS namar ha kata ka por ka la don ka jing iakhih paidbah ban ialeh pyrsahh ia ka sorkar phareng. U Dr. K B Hedgewar, u nongialeh laitluid (a freedom fighter), u la seng (launched) ia ka RSS da kaba kut jingmut ban seng iaka “Hindu nation” lane “Hindu Rashtra.” Ha u snem 1948, kane ka organization ka la shah khang, hadien ba u wei u dkhot jong kane ka kynhun RSS, u ba la tip kyrteng kum U Nathuram Godse, u la siat iap ia u Mahatma Gandhi.
Ka thong jong ka RSS ka long ba baroh ki briew ba shong ha ka Ri India ki dei ban bud ia ka “Hindu culture bad language.” Ha u snem 1931, ka RSS ka la kyrshan ia ka Shyama Prasad Mukherji ban sdang ia ka Baratya Jana Sangh bad hadien kala prat lynti ban seng iaka BJP. Ban sngewthuh lyngkot, ka RSS kadei ka “cultural organization” bad ka BJP kadei ka “political pyrty” bad ka VHP kadei ka “Social and religious organization.” Ban pynlong iaka Ri India kum ka “Ri-Hindu” kumta ki bym dei Hindu ki dei ban bud ia ka “Hindu culture.”
Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) 1964
Hadien kane sa u wei U Nongialam jong ka RSS u la pynkha sa kawei pat ka kynhun kaba la tip kyrteng da ka seng VHP (Vishwa Hindu Parishad). La tip ia kane kum “Ka dorbar bah jong ki Hindu” (the world Council of Hindus). U nong seng ia kane u dei u M.S.Golwalkar bad S.S.Apte ha ka jing trei ryngkat bad u Swami Chinmayananda. Kane ka seng ka la don bynta ban pynjot ia ka wei ka jaka mane Blei jong ki Muslim haka shnong Ayodhya kaba long kaja kaba la kha ia u blei Hindu (The birth place of their God Ram) ha North India. Kine ki artylli ki seng, kata ka long ka RSS bad VHP, ki don ka jingiadei ka bajan bha bad ka ideology jong ka “Hindutva”.
Bajrang Dal – 1984
Ka seng Bajrang Dal kadei ka seng jong ka Hindu nationalist militant organization ba la seng da ka youth wing jong ka Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP). La seng ia kane ka kynhun ha u snem 1984, ha Uttar Pradesh. Ka ideology jong kane ka seng ruh la pynshong nongrim naka Hindutva. La seng ia kane ka kynhun ban shim ia kano kano ka jingkit khlieh jong ka jing leh jubor (violent) ia ki riew ngiet Hindu kylleng ka pyrthei.
Kane ka seng kadei ruh ka seng ka ba ialeh pyrshah ia ki Muslim bad ki Khristan. Sa kawei ka jingthmu jong kane ka seng ka long ban khang pyrshah ban ia shongkha khleh hapdeng ki Muslim bad Hindu. Ka dei ruh ka seng ban iuh roit ia ka hok long briew man briew jong ki rit paid ba shong basah ha ka Ri-India hi baroh kawei. Kane ka seng ka don bynta ban pynjot ia ka ing mane blei (Babri Masjid) jong ki muslim ha Ayodhya, 1992. Ha u snem 1992, ka sorkar kala khang noh ia kane ka seng bad hadien shisnem ka la khie im biang. Ha u snem 1997, 1998, bad 1999 kane ka seng ka la hiar thma ruh ia ki Khristan ha Gujrat, ki la pyniap, ki la pynjot ia ki skul, ki dukan, ki jaka duwai, bad ki la pynjot ruh ia ki ing mane. Kane ka seng ka pyrshang ban wan rah ia ka jing ia isih bad ia pher jaitbynriew hapoh Ri-India.
Jan Sangh – 1951
Ha u snem 1951, Dr Shyam Prakash Mukherji u la ieh na ka seng “Hindu Maha Sabha” bad u la seng noh da ka wei pat ka kynhun kaba la tip kyrteng kum “Bharatya Jan Sangh.” Kane ruh kadei ka political pyrty jong ki Hindu. Ha ka elekshon jong u snem 1952, ka “Hindu Maha Sabha” ka la jop tang 4 seats ha ka India Parliament bad ka “Jan Sangh” ka la jop tang 3 seats. Bad ha ka wei pat ka election ka “Jan Sangh” ka la jop 4 seats ktaba ka “Hindu Maha Sabha” ka khlem jop wat tang shi seat ruh. Bad dei ha ka elekshon jong u snem 1967 ka “Jan Sangh” ka la jop haduh 35 seats bad la la kylla long ka pyrty kaba paw khmat bha ha kata ka snem. Kumta ka thong jong kane ka political pyty ka dei ban pynbha lane ban tei pat ia ka rukom ngeit rukom im bad ban wan rah ka jingkylla dur ha ka Ri-india hi baroh kawei. Ka ne ka pyrty ka la shim khia ruh ha ka pule ka puthi ban pyndonkam da ka ktien Hindi haka jaka jong ka ktien English. Kane ka political pyrty la tip kum ka “Pro-Hindi and anti-English.” Ha u snem 1977, kane ka “Jan Sangh” ka la don bynta sa bad kawei pat ka kynhun ban seng iaka “Janata party.” Bad dei ha u snem 1979 ka “Jana party” ka la khyllem bad ka “Jal Sangh” ka la pynkhie-im tymmai bad ka la seng noh da ka “Bharatya Janata Party” haka 5th April 1980.
Bharatya Janata Party (BJP) – 1980
Kane ka Bharatya Janata Party (BJP) ruh ka dei ka political pyrty ban ia khun tyngeh ban pynlong “ka wei ka niam, ka wei ka culture bad kawei ka ktien.” Ka RSS kadei kawei ka kynhun shit niam kaba kyrshan ia ka BJP. Hynrei kane ka seng RSS ka la shah khang noh namar u wei u dkhot jong ka u ba la tip kyrteng kum u Nathuram Godse, u la pyniap ia u Mahatma Gandhi. Ka sorkar hakata ka por ka la khang noh ia kane ka seng RSS. Ban pyn khie im pat na kane ka jing shah khang ka seng RSS ka hap ban ia khun da ka lynti jong ka ain bad ka sorkar. Dei lyngba kane ka jingeh, ka pynlong ia ki nongialm jong ka RSS ban rung sha ka jylli jong ka Political. Dei haka 5th April 1980, U Shyama Prasad Mukherji, u la seng ia kane ka party BJP. Kane ka dei ka jingsdang jong ka RSS ban rung sha ka thwei jong ka politics.
Ban kren lyngkot ia kaei ba la dep lamphang haneng ka “Uniform Civil Code” ka dei kata ka ain kaba mut ban teh song iaka jaitbynriew Hindu. Kane kadei ka rukom pyrkhat ki riew shit niam Hindu ban pynlong ain kum kawei ka Ri, Kawei ka Ktien, Kawei ka Niiam habroh kawei ka Ri-India. Kane ka UCC ka dei kata ka ain ban pynbor ia ki jaitbynriew bapher bapher ha ka Ri-India baroh kawei ba ki dei ban bud ia ka rukom im jong ki Hindu. Kumta ki bym bud ia ka rukom im ki Hindu, ka rukom ngeit ki Hindu, ka rukom kren ki Hindu, kim dei ban shong ban sah haka Ri-India. Kane ka thep ia ki Khristan bad ki Muslim, namar la niew ia ki kum ki poiwir ha Ri-India. Kumta ka ideology jong ka Hindutva ka long “India is one country, one people, one nation.” Kane ka dei ka jingmut jong ka “Uniform Civil code.” Kane kadei ruh kata ka Agenda jong ka Sorkar BJP ban pynurlong ia ka jingthmu jong ka RSS. Ka BJP ka la pynmih da ki wei pat ki rukom pyrkhat ha kaba iadei bad ka jingmut jong ka “secularism” kaba long pyrshah ia ka “Nehruvian secularism” kaba dei ban burom ia ki jait niam bapher bapher. Ha kaba iadei bad kane, na ka lang jong ka pyrty BJP, ka la buh jingkylli, kumne- “Lada ka Ri-India ka dei ka secular country” Balei ngi dei ban pynshong Nongrim haka niam? Kat kum ka ideology jong ka BJP, kino kino ki bym bud ia ka culture jong ki Hindu kim dei ki nong India. Kumta kane ka UCC ka dei kata ka ain ban pynlong kawei ka ain sha baroh ki nongshong shnong jong ka Ri-India.
Ka jing kylli kaba mih ka long, Hato lah ban pynurlong ia kane ka ain “Uniform Civil Code” hapoh North East India lane khamtam hapoh ka Jylla Meghalaya? Ha kaba iadei bad ka ain shongkha (Marriage Act)- kum u theologian nga don ban ong bad kdew kumne na ka ktien U Blei “Bad kumba me la iohi ia ka nar ba la ia khleh bad ka dewbyrtha ba ktieh, kin pyniakhleh ia lade bad u symbai ki briew, hynrei kin ym iadait lang kumba ka nar ruh kam iadait bad ka dew byrtha” (Daniel 2:43). Kane ka dkhot, literally, ka mut bad ka thew shaphnag ka shongkha shongman. Kumta kane ka UCC ha kaba iadei bad ka ka shongkha shongman hapdeng ki Hindu, Muslim bad Khristan kim lah ban pynlong kawei ka ain, lada ki pyrshang ban thep jubor ha kawei ka ain, kaba mih nangta kan sa pait sa pra ha kaba ia dei bad ka hok long briew (Human Rights). Ha kaba iadei bad ka “Ktien”- kum ka nuksa, ha u snem 1960 ka Assam government ka la thmu ban pynlong ain ia ka ktien Assamese kum ka official language- hynrei kaba mih nangta ki nongialam jong ka All Party Hill Leaders Conference (APHLC) ki la ia khun pyrshah ia ka jingthmu jong ka sorkar Assam, kumta ha kaba khatduh ka wanrah pynban ka jing iapait ia pra hapoh ka jylla hi baroh kawei. Ban shu pynkynmaw ia kaei kaba dang jia shen ha kane ka samoi pyrkhat kam ha assembly, U Governor jong ka Meghalaya (Phagu Chauhan) haka sngi sdang ka Assembly u la ai jing kren da ka ktien Hindi. Kane ka jing leh u Governor ka la ktah ia ka jingsngew (sentimental) jong u paidbah haka Ri Khasi baroh kawei. Kumta na ka liang jong I Bah Ardent, President jong ka VPP, I la ieng ban pyrshah ia kane ka jing kren Hindi hapoh Assembly, namar ka dei ka jing thmu jong ka sorkar BJP ban “impose iaka ktien Hindi” ha ka jylla Meghalaya. Kumta ban lait na ka jing shah iuh roit ia ka hok jong ki rit paid lada ka dei ha ka ktien, ka culture, ka niam, ne kiwei kiwei ki ba ktah ia ka hok long briew, kumta ka donkam ia ki nong ialam ban ia said iaka jing thmu jong ka sorkar BJP ba pynlong ain kawei ka Ktien, kawei ka Ri bad kawei ka Niam, hapoh ka Ri-India baroh kawei.
Ha kaba iadei bad ka “Niam”. Ha u snem 1992, ki riewshit niam Hindu ki la pynpra ia ka ing mane blei jong ki Muslim (Mosque) ha Ayodhya. Kane ka jing thmu ka long ban pynduh jait ia ki niam Muslim ne ia ka niam Khrisatn ruh, bad ban pynlong kawei ka niam Hindu, hynrei kaba mih nagta ki Muslim ki la khun pyrshah bad kaba sngewsih ka long ka la don ka jing ia pyniap bad umsnam ha kata ka por. Kumta ka jing thmu ban pynlong “KAWEI” ha kano kano ka bynta da lei lei kin ym lah. Namar U Blei u la buh la suit la shor ia ka jing long kyrpang ha man la ka jait bynriew.- ki don la ka jong ktien, ka ru kom ngeit, bad hala ka jong ka niam. Ban kyntiew iaka shongsuk shongsain ha ka Ri ka long “Hapdeng ka jing iapher- ki ia long tylli kawei.”
Kumta kane ka “Uniform Civil Code” kaba la thmu ban pynlong kawei ka “Ri” kawei ka “Ktien” bad kawei ka “Niam” kan ym lah ban urlong khamtam ha ka jylla Meghalaya kaba dei ka shimjait shim khong na ka kynthei ym na u shynrang kumba long ha ka jait bynriew jong ki Hindu. Lada ka sorkar ka thmu ban leh jubor, kat kum ka jing iohi lypa U Daniel, literally, kan mih ka jing pait pait jingpra, kan ym ia bit, hynrei kan don ka ia umsnam ruh hapoh ka Ri-India. Kumta kum ka sorkar ka donkam ba kan sngewthuh ban burom ia ka Constitution jong ka Ri-India. Kumta ka long kaba eh ban pynlong ain ia kane ka UCC hapoh India. Ban ia im suk im sain hapoh ka Ri- India, ka Sorkar Kmie, ka dei ban burom ia ka ain ba la pynkup bor ia ki rit paid. Ban pynkut iakane, Hato kane ka UCC kan ym ktah ia ka Ri-India kaba don iaka jait bynriew ba pher ba pher, ia ka jait ktien bapher bapher, bad ka niam ba pher ba pher? Lane, Hato kane ka uniform civil code ka ia hap ne kumno bad ka “Nehruvian secularism” hapoh ka Ri-India? Kata ka long “ka hok jong ka niam, ka hok jong ka jaitbynriew, ka hok jong ka ktien, ka hok shongkha shongman, ka hok jong ki rit paid- kumta ter ter.”
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