Days of communal politics are over - Daily News & Analysis

It's that time of the year when political parties are struck by the desperate urge to display concern for minorities. For the past several years, December 6, the day Babri Masjid was demolished in Ayodhya 17 years ago, was marked by an almost ritualistic disruption of parliament. Mercifully this year, it happened to be a Sunday and parliament was spared the disruption.

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The relief might, however, be short-lived given that parliament will begin debating on Monday the report of the Liberhan Commission set up in the aftermath of the demolition, and it will not surprise me if some parties use the opportunity to reignite communal passions. A brief trailer of what one can expect in the debate was witnessed in Rajya Sabha after extracts of the report appeared in the media. For the first time in many years slogans such as 'Ya Ali' and 'Jai Sri Ram' were raised in the House. And the two indulging parties were the SP and the BJP -- one a self-proclaimed champion and protector of minorities and the other of the majority community.

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