India On Edge :- 2

                                           In my previous post i have mentioned alleged growing intolerance in country and one reason might be non-fulfillment of aspirations of masses. In this post would like to draw attention on certain perplexing policies adopted and implemented by policymakers in complicity with media that's disappointed a section of population and question partisan attitude of pseudo-secular politicians. The growing disenchantment among majority community (on religious basses)due to lopsided political decisions is creating inevitable social unrest in the society. 

                                        In India, secularism is the most smeared word. Samuel Johnson once said "Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel" and in our case " Secularism is the last refuge of scoundrel".The mask of “secularism” is what allows numerous politicians to continue in power despite their involvement in religious massacres or caste riots.Corruption cases ,massacres,scams ,blatant human rights abuses,nepotism etc. are forgiven if one has secular certificate.

                                     According to census 80%(1 billion) population are hindus followed by roughly 15%muslims ( 175 million ) and rest sikhs,jains,buddhists ,christians. For politicians the biggest religious minority group appeasement is more alluring and profitable during elections as they allegedly vote in mass to single political entity usually with secular certificate . 

                                      After dividing Hindus on caste basis,it becomes inevitable for politicians to entice Muslims through symbolic secular gimmickry.Numerous cases like debarring children from singing National song in schools in Kerala,or molesting policewomen in Mumbai while protesting over Myanmar violence are conveniently forgotten while isolated criminal cases with Muslim victims are flashed and highlighted and majority community is blemished across media by politicians in the name of safeguarding secularism often resulting in acrimony among society. This one sided approach only emboldens fanatics and gives implicit confidence of no action if one belong to minority community. It only malignes the whole community that's inadvertently blamed.Gutter politics of psuedo secularism & appeasement only ends up denting secularism besides creating acrimony among citizens.

                                           For instance some of the biggest riots with Hindu or Sikh victims are deliberately removed from psyche of Indian society like the -

1. Kashmiri Hindus exodus 

2. Sikh riots

3 Tripura Tribal massacre (Part of Christian terrorism in Tripura) in 2000

4.Marad Massacre in 2003 Kerala

5. 2010 Deganga riots in West Bengal 

6. 2012 Assam riots

7. 2013 Canning riots in West Bengal 

8. 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots 

                               These are few of many heinous riots where victims weren't Muslims and thus conveniently forgotten or ignored by pseudo secular politicians and paid media. Often for them, largest displacement of Kashmiri Hindus in one of the worst ethnic cleansing in independent India isn't news, riots for pseudo seculars started with Gujarat in 2001.

                          

                                      The ignorant powerful media celebrities and politicians who continued there blabbering and gimmickry remain unchallenged for long due to lack of opportunities for masses,that ended with growing clout of Social media.The powerful impact of SM was felt and respected after 2014 elections when sand castles of opportunism and pseudo secularism crumbled. Only after elections might of SM was taken into cognizance and incidents that were previously redundant were debated and considered by media.

 

                                      When march of nationalist forces couldn't be halted by syndicate of opportunistic forces, newer methods are devised to tarnish incumbent govt. Be the mass hysteria created over Christian reconversion,desecration of religious places or attacks on few leftists by criminals being touted as growing intolerance in society and stifling free speech by organizations in connivance with Modi govt,however, these allegations always fell flat for lack of evidence.

          

                                           The recent moronic acts of returning Sahitya awards by few alleged writers is case in point.The reasons cited for returning award by handful of recipients are scuttling of free voice by Modi govt and  murders of murders of Kalburgi, Dhabolkar, Govind Pansare and the recent Dadri murder. Its noteworthy to know that most of these murders have happened under non-BJP govts still  the ruling parties of the states aren't questioned while squarely blaming Modi and central govt for lawlessness by allegedly disenchanted writers.

                                          

                                       Truth is some of these writers have political affiliations and thus all to gimmickry is being enacted to appease political masters during election (currently Bihar). Numerous incidents of violence,incarcerations,suppressing free speech,gagging people,intimidation occurred during previous non-Bjp govt but failed to awake there conscience from hibernation. The mega corruption scandals,custodial deaths, mutilation of soldiers by enemies and inability of previous govt also didn't deter these morons from accepting awards or relinquishing them before. It is therefore safe to assume these intellectuals who have relinquished there awards are trying to manufacture an outrage with media complicity. There manufactured rebellion is rightly mocked by masses who accuse them of being opportunist and hypocrites, trying to garner eyeballs and appease political masters.

                                      There are innumerable things that needs honest critical evaluation and govt be taken to task for its failures like deferring GST bill, Land and Labor reforms,Banking reforms etc. but criticizing incumbent govt for state law and order problems or for perceived threats is preposterous. Equally disturbing is the brazen attitude of fundamentalists who shouldn't be allowed elbow space to create a niche for themselves in a peacefully tolerant Indian society. Extremists irrespective of religion should be sternly dealt with. In a pluralistic diverse nation of ours, eating habits or religious customs mustn't be allowed to question by privy eyes.For India to progress we shouldn't compromise on pluralistic,tolerant, democratic fundamental principles that restores confidence for dignified life for all its citizens. Secular society is one with uniform laws for all irrespective of religion ,caste or creed,stepmotherly treatment for one section while appeasing other will only end-up fragmenting society.