‘BJP can’t be a party of Hindu right. Then it will not succeed. But it can be a party of Indian (centre) right, which it should be’

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Jun 15 2009, 02:27 IST

Hello and welcome to Walk the Talk. I am Shekhar Gupta and my guest this week, who else but Mr Brajesh Mishra, former National Security Advisor. Welcome to walk the talk and a very different setting today. I think our first conversation was on Shanti Path, between the Russian and Chinese embassies, I think.

Brajesh Mishra: Walking on the lawns.

Shekhar Gupta: Walking on the lawns. I think the second was in front of parliament and now. I think the context also changes with time. And we meet a slightly pained Brajesh Mishra right now. Is that so?

Brajesh Mishra: If you are talking of the election.

Shekhar Gupta: Yes, not the party man I know, but still.

Brajesh Mishra: My views are that I am neither pro-BJP nor pro-Congress.

Shekhar Gupta: Right.

Brajesh Mishra: I have a vision of India. I have a reading of what is the national interest and I go by that. S whatever I say is not the criticism of the BJP or the Congress. These results as they have come out, they have shown three tendencies. On is the fear of the electorate particularly the middle class.

Shekhar Gupta: Fear in the minds of the electorate.

Brajesh Mishra: Yeah, of the Third Front. I mean when they looked at the scene or is it Mayawati who is going to become the Prime Minister or is Chandrababu Naidu or...

Shekhar Gupta: Deve Gowda...

Brajesh Mishra: ...or Deve Gowda or so and so, and they had no confidence in it.

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brijesh diplomacy

surya prakash raju | 20-Jun-2009Reply | Forward

Brijesh mishra,son of cheif minister,AND National security adviser seems adapting diplomacy, due to fall of of B.J.P.I think he would not have spoken if B.J.P gets mandate.B.J.P came into power due to haedcore hindutva idealogy. as well article 370,rammandir issues. these are fundamentals known by every BJP worker. B.J.P is loosing its stand because of their diplomacy and power mongering.wthey failed in fullfilling aspirations of people, failed in every sector, it is the right time for them to introspect,if they ignore varun gandhi and modi in future their survival will be big question mark? ther are, issues as a oppent party they can voice in parlament.it is better to leave their internal conflicts work hard to strenghthen focus on issues which are neglected by congress and erstwile governaments.

Brijesh Babu..................................

SVS Subrahmaniam | 18-Jun-2009Reply | Forward

Who hears you Mr. Brijesh Babu! The BJP is in the "coma" of religious fundamentalism. You were under Mr. Vajpayee ji, though being a stronch RSS cadre he rightly sensed the danger of pursuing it and kept it under carpet. Even he expressed sorry for the demolition if the Babri Masjid and felt the possibility of the construction of Ram Mandir has goe form the hands. After the formation of NDA he had taken up the nation building keeping aside this nonsense. You were under him so you too have such pragmatic views. But no body hears you sir now. After Vajpayee ji the party has fallen in the hands of religious monkies who had brought down the fate of the party to this level. Yesterday Miralimanohar Joshi ji says still that they pursue Hindutva. If that is the case now they are in parliament in 3 digits next in to 2 and then in single digit and continue there. People of our cuntry are vexed and fed up with this Hindutva which is not known to them itself as has been said by Jaswanth Ji.

It would be very funny if it weren't so sad

Atul | 17-Jun-2009Reply | Forward

Interestingly, the BJP in India and the Republicans in the US are undergoing the same aftermath. They both were wiped out, looking around to blame others rather than themselves, and feel that their party was not 'conservative' enough at the last election. As long as the BJP is associated with La Familia (the Parivar), most Indians will view it with suspicion; it would be what Sein Fein is to the IRA (Irish Republican Army) - the 'moderate' political face of a terrorist organization.