26 Jan.It’s 63rd Republic Day of India. A day when our country celebrates diversity. Hails unity. Appreciates variety. Respects difference.
Sad though some mischief makers just don’t tolerate it.
Mangalore has been a hotbed of mischievous activity since 2008. The year is very significant for the political ramifications in the state and also the country, if you remember the unfortunate events and tyranny unleashed by certain elements on hapless sections of society.
But the government and its goons which enjoyed power unlimited, never slept peacefully. Every moment they sensed others as aliens. Have been. Political bosses manipulated and used some goons and thugs to their political motives. A few extreme rightists played hide and seek. They have been.
Mantra: Attack the innocent and the weak. If it succeeds, claim credit for it, and also enjoy mundane political benefits. If the plot foils, blame it on “former members” of the organisation!
There is a Konkani saying, “you pretend to beat, I pretend to cry!” That’s what they have been doing.
Fast forward three years.
The rightist government is not at ease, due to its own sharp contradictions, greed for power and identity crisis of the impending court proceedings and elections. So, one needs to divert attention of the public and cheat them! Eh? Lest the public should chastise the erratic government and unscrupulous politicians!
There have been attacks on the innocents and weaker communities in Karnataka day in and day out. All false and baseless allegations. The usual conversion bogie. Cow slaughter trumpets. ‘Aliens” fears. Manufactured “Pakistan” phobia, etc.
Most heinous of these was when the members of the extreme right organisation Sri Rama Sene’s failed attempt to incite communal riots in north Karnataka! A week ago, the mischievous gang members planted Pakistani flag on a Tahsildar’s office, and tried blaming it on Muslims. But to their bad luck, they were immediately nabbed, by our otherwise inefficient and right-leaning police force.
Muthalik, of Pink Cheddy notoriety,first pointed fingers at RSS. Then when he got rapped on his knuckled, he attacked Muslims. By then police had arrested a few of his gang with evidence!
Before that there was Haleyangadi incident – where right-wing members attacked a private Christmas celebration of some Christian splinter group. But the police bought the saffron version of “conversion” in a private house! Christmas celebration! The trouble makers got scot-free.
Before that there were unfortunate stone pelting incidents at grottos and statues of mainline Catholic places. No action! Police officers simply washed off their hands with flimsy excuses! Inefficiency and right-leanings at their worst!
In December 2012, there was the unfortunate incident in Puttur. Some bajran dal members beat up muslim youth by mistake (actually, muslim boys and Christian girls were together; but the saffronists mistook for Hindu girls and attacked). When the local police officer taught a lesson to the trouble makers, the officers were promptly transferred! Not a qualm of conscience! That’s our political bosses!
And now, four days ago in Uppinangady (a bit away from Bantwal), the unfortunate incident of communal attacks, after Hindu Samajotsava. At the end of the violence-inciting speeches by (K P) Bhatta of RSS, against Christians and Muslims, the majority youth pelted stones at Muslims. There were problems. The mischief mongers are at large. The man who should have been in Tihar jail, is bindaas! Who controls the political bosses and police force!?
It’s unfortunate! If Karnataka and India has to improve, progress and develop, BJP’s most inefficient and corrupt rule must end. The saffron right wing party has proved time and again, all over the country, that it is only capable of dividing communities and the country; that it can only loot resources of people and hold on to the chair, shamelessly! That, citizens can’t hope for justice in a right-wing ruled state!
You need examples? Take Gujarat! Take Karnataka! Take Uttaranchal, take….
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