Question

state different forms of communal politics with one example each

Answer 1

Communalism involves religious prejudices, stereotypes of religious comm. and belief in the superiority of one’s religion over other religions.

 (2) A communal mind often leads to a quest for political dominance of one’s own religious a unity.

(3) Political mobilization on religious lines is another frequent form of communalism. In electoral politics, this often involves special appeal to the interests or emotions of voters of one religion in preference to others.

(4) Sometimes communalism in India takes its most ugly form of communal violence, riots and massacre.

(5) Communal prejudices and propaganda need to be countered in everyday life and religion based mobilization needs to be countered in the arena of politics.

Answer 2

Answer:

Different forms of communal politics:

(a) The expression of communal superiority in everyday beliefs

Militant religious groups are a good example of this.

(b) 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.

(c) The use of religious symbols and leaders in politics to appeal to the voters

This technique is applied by many politicians to influence voters from the two largest religious communities in the country.

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