By Mohammad Tarique Saleem
Even falsehood itself must be ashamed today, watching the Bharatiya Janata Party turn politics into a marketplace of lies said Samajwadi Party’s Chief Akhilesh Yadav commenting on X. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the culture of truth has been sacrificed at the altar of power. What kind of greed compels them to dismiss as “false” those very realities that every citizen has witnessed, that every camera has captured, and that every document has recorded?
This is not politics, it is a betrayal of the people. When leaders tell lies, they do not only fall in the eyes of the nation; they drag down the dignity of the offices they hold. The Prime Minister’s chair, the Chief Minister’s post and every institution of democracy suffer humiliation each time those in power fabricate stories to cover up their failures. The BJP’s ideology has become clear: deceive your own, mislead the public, and hope blind loyalty will carry you forward.
They believe their supporters will swallow every falsehood unquestioningly. But the Indian people are not fools. No matter how polished the propaganda, truth cannot be buried forever. Take the example of the Mahakumbh. On this sacred and deeply religious occasion, when countless Sanatani Hindus lost their lives due to negligence, the BJP government chose not to accept responsibility but to lie. To manipulate the tragedy of faith and human loss with dishonesty is not just a political failure it is a moral crime. What kind of leadership tells lies even about death, even about religion, even about faith?
Those within the BJP who once fought tirelessly to defend every false statement, who guaranteed the honesty of their leaders, must today be drowning in shame. Their arguments stand exposed, their credibility destroyed. No longer can they claim the moral high ground. They are accomplices in a regime that has made falsehood a tool of governance. If the Prime Minister and the BJP cannot honor truth, they should at least honor the dignity of the positions they hold. Power is temporary, but integrity is eternal. The BJP, however, has chosen to cling to power at the cost of truth, morality, and national dignity.
Today, truth feels small and diminished. It must be asking itself whether there is any space left for honesty in a country where lies are celebrated as political strategy. But history has always taught us one lesson, no empire built on lies has ever survived. The BJP may believe its mountain of lies can hold forever, but it will eventually collapse under the weight of its own deceit. And when it does, the Indian people will remember who misled them, who exploited their faith, and who turned politics into a theater of falsehood. On that day, it will not just be the BJP’s lies that fall; it will be the BJP itself.
