NEW DELHI, April 8 -- The BJP, under PM Narendra Modi, has coined many populist slogans to unite India: One Country - One Tax, One Nation - One Ration Card, One Nation - One Election, One Nation - One Language, etc. Vigorous efforts are being made by the Sangh Parivar and the BJP governments at the centre and in the states to impose uniformity on the whole country per their majoritarian ideology. In this process, Unity in Diversity, the millennial heritage of India, is being destroyed ruthlessly. The result is evident for all: escalation of prejudice and discrimination against minorities, division of people in the name of religion, hatred and violence on the minorities and the marginalised sections of society.

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