APPEASEMENT & POLITICKING
NDA & UPA
In India, development gets
stalled because of too much Politicking. Too much Politicking essentially means
two things (i) Appeasement of certain sections of Society, to the exclusion of
other sections, or, even, against the genuine interests of other sections (ii) Protecting
one section of society blindly, assuming that it is ALL-PERFECT,PEACEFUL ANGEL LIKE
and whoever is not “THEY”, are demons.
All Parties are doing this. The UPA
is doing it most often, probably because, it is the one party in Power for long,
and is always unsure of majority. The NDA also is doing it here and there,
where they are in Power.
Let us see a few instances from
today’s news Paper alone:
1. The
Bihar Government has made 50 percent Reservation for women in Panchayat Bodies
in 2005 ; extended 50% reservation again for women to civic bodies in 2007 and now has made 50% reservation for women in
co-operative societies.
I am also for
reservation , especially for women, In India. But, it should never be 50%. In
fact, no reservation should ever be equal to the actual percentage of the
concerned people in the society. It should be HALF of that percentage – at the
maximum. Then only, the deserved people in
that section will get the deserved benefit and the others will come through
merit. Now, there is no incentive for
merit at all in the reserved categories.
Reservation
equaling the percentage in population has always resulted in HIGHLY sub-standard
people occupying crucial posts – and as a consequence, everyone of the 100
percent population suffers very badly. It promotes incompetent governance,
corruption and unethical behaviour.
In Bihar, the ratio of men and women is 1000 : 916. It is not fifty ; fifty : Women
are just 47.8%. But the reservation for
them is 50%. So, Nitishji is making over 100 percent reservation for women in
various bodies – wherever he can. It is plainly incorrect by any standards. I am
sure, he will find ways of extending this vote-catching formula to many other
areas of governance, education, social institutions etc of his state. Of
course, other states may emulate this vote catching method. But, at this level
of reservation, it is sheer political gimmick and vote-catching device.
If a
co-operative society has only men as members and only men can be beneficiaries,
how will there be reservation for women at 50%? But, Nitishji feels so.
Incidentally, such
reservations benefit the women who are elected, even if it does not benefit
other men and women governed by them. But, if it is reduced to 50% of their
real representation in the concerned population, it would be a good support for
women and for those governed by them.
I personally and
strongly feel, that every elected representative must have a minimum
qualification of at least Plus two
in Education.
Because of the absence
of such a provision, many rowdies (among males especially) , or, perhaps, all male
and female rowdies are in Politics today in India. I am not saying – all Politicians
are Rowdies. Please do not get me wrong. I only feel, all rowdies are in
Politics.
Where
reservation exists for women – a totally uneducated woman is elected and behind
the scene, some men control the affairs. We have seen what happens when an
uneducated woman occupies high, elected posts like that of a CM, Minister or MP.
It is not desirable at all for the country. For MLAs and MPS, a Minimum
qualification of Graduation and Post Graduation (respectively) must be
prescribed.
Otherwise, we will have mike-snatchers and Bench-thumpers in the
majority in our legislatures. I loath to be governed by uneducated people. I
want GOOD, EDUCATED, CONSCIOUS LEADERS only to represent me and govern me in all
elected bodies. No one should get elected unless they are LEADERS in their own right. For that, some qualification and some service-mindedness are
essential.
2. COMMUNAL BILL AGAIN : The Central
government is never tired of appeasing Muslims,
SC,STs, etc to ensure their votes. The only section, it does not seem to try to
please is – the majority community. I am, of course, not for appeasing any one
on community basis.
Now, that the
voting time is at hand, news is that - Government is said to be - again
bringing back the communal violence bill.
At the very
outset, let us recognize some facts. Only about 0.1% of total population is
adopting violence – including communal violence - and the rest are sufferers.
Hindus, Muslims, Christians – all are by and large peaceful. When a violence
occurs, all are sufferers.
The Major assumption in the Bill is said to
be that – in every communal violence, only the majority community is always
responsible. How can this be? What is a communal violence? Is it – any violence between men of two
communities? It seems to be so.
Let us again face some more facts. Muslims
are well organized in every state. So are Christians, so are Yadavs. So are
SC,STs. So are certain other communities, in each state. Some communities are
just not organized and they are the weakest and the usual sufferers. Why is
this organizing on the basis of community happening? Only because, Government
is trying to garner votes and govern people on community basis. This should
stop. It is HIGH TIME that we stop all this community-wise governance and
appeasement and start governing without any bias in favor of or against any one,
based on his / her community. This Bill is community-based and therefore bad for India.
The assumption in this Bill is the most fallacious
assumption ever made in India in making any Law. It will defame India’s
majority community in the eyes of the world community – for no fault of them.
To repeat the
fact, 99.9 percent people of all communities in India at present are generally
peaceful. But, some of them may take sides in any violence engineered by
communally violent 0.1% people – because they are organized on community basis and
side with their own people, even if they are at fault.
The
responsibility of any government is to locate such 0.1% communally violent people
well in advance and monitor their actions constantly.
If government and
all Political Parties shun their community Politics, there will be least
communal violence. That can be easily tackled.
If this Bill
were to be the law –
In Mumbai
Blasts, we will have to declare that the
residents of TAJ HOTEL were somehow responsible for the violence and deaths –
and not Ajmal kasab or Lashkar-e-toiba?
In the attack on
Parliament, we will now have to declare all Parliamentarians as responsible, and
not Afjal Guru or the organizations behind him?
In the recent
blasts in Hyderabad, we will have to declare the majority community as somehow
responsible for the blasts and not those who planted the explosives.
Communal
violence is the order of the day in Kashmir. Will Government apply this same criterion
in Kashmir or not? But, when communal violence happened in Jammu, the so called
majority community of Hindus had to flee the region. They are not able to
return to the place, where they were
supposed to be in majority. Shall we hold all of these refugees as responsible
for the violence on them in Jammu?
Please, do not
hold Hindus as a communally violent community. They are not. The one
religionists who say boldly that ‘ALL RELIGIONS ARE EQUAL” are Hindus.
Here one word
about the Hindutva philosophy of RSS or VHP is required. They seem to consider
all as Hindus – whether Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists or
whosoever. That seems to be what they call as HINDUTVA philosophy or ideology.
This is not a
violent philosophy or ideology – though it
flies against all contemporary living conditions. RSS and VHP are living 2000
years before today’s conditions. They should be shaken from this belief system
and brought back to today’s India.
I and all others
of the majority religion write “HINDU”
against the column “religion” in all records. Some write “ISLAM”. Some
write “CHRISTIAN”. Some write “BUDDHISM”. And so on.
RSS and VHP have
no right whatsoever to say that others also should write HINDU or feel as Hindu
because of some of RSS/VHP’s Belief systems or even because of some genuine
origins of the word Hindu. If others feel otherwise – it is their absolute right
– and no one has a right to foist his belief systems on others. The meaning of the word HINDU has undergone lots of change just by historical facts. We can't hold on to meanings given 1000s of years ago, today.
But, of course,
this is not done, only by RSS/VHP. I hear on some TV channels that Tiruvalluvar was
in fact a Christian; all Siddhas were Christians and so on. I am just waiting
to hear one day that Lord Krishna was also a Christian.
I have no
quarrel with either Hindutva or with this Christiantva – as long as they don’t
try to rub their beliefs on others.
Such
transgressions into each others’ religious beliefs must be avoided – to promote
religious peace and avoid communal violence.
Yes. Of course,
the same thing can also be done in a very beautiful, friendly way.
I am none other
than your brother. You are none other than my brother. My prophet and your
prophet are both brothers and they want us to live as brothers. They are both
God’s messengers. Some people in each religion say that too.
If we follow
them – where will be communal violence?
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