Question

state different form of communal politics with one example each​

Answer 1

Answer:

Different forms of communal politics are as follows:

a) The most common expression of communalism is in everyday beliefs. Belief in the superiority of one’s religion over other religions are so common.

E.g.: Militant religious groups

b) A communal mind often leads to a quest for political dominance of religious community. For those belonging to community it can take them for of a desire to form a separate political unit.

E.g.: Separatist leaders and political parties in Jammu and Kashmir

c) The most frequent form of communalism is political mobilization on the religious guidelines. It attempts to bring the people of one’s religion together.

E.g.: Many politicians use this technique to influence the voters from the two largest religious communities in the country.

d) Communalism can be ugliest if it takes the shape of communal violence, riots and massacre.

E.g.: India and Pakistan communal riots

Answer 2

Solution:-

Different forms of communal politics:

• The most common form of communalism is our day to day beliefs or religious ideas. These ideas include the belief in the superiority of one religion as compared to another religion, religious prejudices, stereotypes of religious communities.

• The desire to form a majoritarian dominance or a separate state. Separatist leaders and political parties in Jammu and Kashmir and Central India are an example of this.

• The use of religious leaders, sacred symbols, emotional appeal and plain fear in order to bring the followers of one religion together in the political arena is the technique applied by many politicians to influence voters from the two largest religious communities in the country.

• In addition to all this, communal politics can take the form of communal violence and riots, like the riots in Gujarat in 2002.