Manage Differences through Tolerance

MANAGE DIFFERENCES THROUGH TOLERANCE A gentleman said that violence has increased significantly in the country. We intend to counter violence with nonviolence; this is our resolution, and we must depart from here with this determination. We, the people, must rise above all kinds of divisions and differences. Humanity is paramount; we must leave here believing in this. Humanity comes first, followed by religion and other considerations. Mr. Raj Narain Singh was a police officer in Azamgarh. In his speech, he said that Muslims must consider the country’s past ancestors as their own. Without this recognition, nothing can be achieved. If it is said that only one belief is correct and all others are wrong, how can adjustment and brotherhood be established in such a situation? The relationship between Hindus and Muslims is a very important issue. A gentleman said that we talk about non-violence but want to bring it through force. This is contradictory. Whenever we talk about action and implementation, we start talking about violence. Then, the question arises: what do we want to do? Do we want to bring about democracy or anarchy in this country? A gentleman said that we were heavily involved in Jayaprakash’s movement; we hoped that something good would come from it. But Jayaprakash said in response that nobody listens to me. Similarly, Gandhiji said that my words didn’t matter after independence. After the seminar, I returned to Delhi on the evening of January 16, 1993. When we passed through the market in our car, I saw that the people in the market were busy with