Serious question. For the first 4-5 decades after Independence, the political consensus of people largely kept the BJP/RSS ecosystem away from central power. Congress and other parties dominated.
In hindsight, some of their fears about majoritarianism, accountability, cultural imposition, or undermining secular institutions seem validated by recent events.
We have made the BJP/RSS so powerful now that people at the top, Modi and Amit Shah, etc literally decide who will be CM of different states, which administrator will be where. Which judge can be appointed in different regions, including the CJI, and they are using all these tools to break opposition parties. Even when this issue reaches the Supreme Court, where we have the law of re-election where a supported MLA or other member defects, it is not being imposed just being stalled for years. Example: Shiv Sena.
This is exactly how Hitler started his campaign, and I see some similarities.
Hitler - Jews against Germany; hindsight changed Judges, laws, media houses put his party members in all departments || BJP/RSS - Muslims, sikh etc against India. Silently, now they are putting their members in all places.
But in other ways, the BJP has somewhat delivered on economic reforms, infrastructure, and national assertiveness that the earlier powers struggled with.
Were our forefathers genuinely more cautious and educated about the risks of ideological shifts? Or were they protecting their own power structures? Or did they have an opinion that we need educated leaders in power only?
And most importantly, in trying to "correct" the past, have we lost ideological freedom? Has the window shifted so much that questioning certain narratives now feels risky?
Genuine thoughts only.