Thiruvananthapuram: Congress Working Committee member A K Antony on Friday expressed the doubt that people have lost faith in the kind of secularism espoused by the party.
Inaugurating a meet to commemorate the 50th death anniversary of the late C K Govindan Nair, a veteran Congress leader and former KPCC chief, Antony observed that people have not been able to fully accept the Congress stand on secularism.
There appears to be slight erosion in people’s faith in secularism of the Congress. This has to be examined. It is vital for the party to regain the faith of the people to move forward,” he said.
There appears to be doubts in the minds of some people that while professing and practising secularism, the party has some slants and that all sections of people do not receive equal justice. This has to be removed,” he said.
Antony said that there is a feeling in the society that the Congress is displaying an affinity towards some communities and organisations.
The party should strive to gain the confidence of all sections of the society, on the foundations of secularism, Antony said underscoring the need to oppose both minority and majority communalism.
Equal Rights and equal justice is the policy of the Congress. The party should ensure both social and community justice,” Antony said.
Imploring the government and the party to imbibe a new thinking on secular values and their application, Antony said that if secularism is challenged, Kerala would turn out to be a mental asylum. We should try to keep Kerala as a model state for the entire country, he said.
Bureau Report
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