I write this post,at a time when you are probably gritting your teeth , cribbing about the 5-sms-per-day rule implemented by the Indian government. One of the effects of the ban has been that it has made one and all to sit up and take notice if the Assam problem.i had been to the barber's today morning , and there too we had a discussion about the problem.
A customer was telling,"The north east people are savage in nature.See what they have done to the muslim community....."
The barber responded , "That's right.It is because of them that we have this sms limit".
"Hmm...the entire nation is affected because of their mischief .Dunno where they get their violent nature from......"
Another customer chipped in,"I've heard that those people have dogs for food .From this we can understand why they are so violent in nature."
"Dogs as food?Well,well....interesting......."
The barber who was attending me asked,"You people are pure veg,right?"
I simply nodded,expecting to get taunts and jibes from one and all that am so used to getting these days,thanks to my Brahmin-hood.
Thankfully,they stuck onto the main theme and continued to deliberate about the north east problem.
And,believe it or not,the word 'Bangladesh' was not mentioned even once.I wish I had the tenacity to speak out my thoughts then and there.But,given my shy nature,i refrained from doing so.
The shop owner asked the person attending to me to get on with the job.
I was lost in thought......
The reason for the unrest in Assam was primarily the illegal infiltration of Bangladesh citizens into India.The infiltration was so high that,in certain areas,the infiltrators constituted almost 75% of the population.This badly affected the ethnic community,the Bodos to such an extent that it threatened their livelihood.
The Indian government,instead of taking steps to prevent infiltration,turned a blind eye,hoping to cash in on the Muslim vote bank created as a result of the illegal migration.The local muslim population,instead of siding with the local bodos,sided with the illegal infiltrators.
The Indian government,decided to issue Aadhar cards even to the infiltrators,arguing that the Bangladeshis were living on Indian soil,unmindful of the fact that their occupation of Indian soil was illegal as per India's own laws.
This callous attitude on the part of the Congress government led to the riots in Assam.
The radical muslim groups,sided with the infiltrators and sent threatening sms es to North East people living in their locality.This created a fear psychosis and led to large scale migration of the North East origin people to their home lands.
Faced with criticism from all sides,the Indian government gave a knee-jerk reaction to the problem and limited the number of sms es to 5 per day for a period of fifteen days.
Still,there is not even talk from the government about infiltration.There is just an appeal to maintain peace.The Congress president Sonia Gandhi , stressed on the importance of maintaining religious and social harmony.She sounded as though the problem was due to some recent dispute.This is what the Congress does all the time.It addresses the effects.Not the root cause.
It is interesting to note that Bangladeshis infiltrate even to Myanmar,not just to India.This also resulted in riots.But,Myanmar,on the other hand,dared to call a spade a spade.Myanmar doesn't speak in favour of the illegal infiltrators,inspite of having there being pressure from all sides.myanmar's military strength is no match for the miltary might of other nations .Still,Myanmar deals with its issues in its own way.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh,expresses "grave concern" about the Assamese violence but doesn't even mention the terror unleashed by instigated Muslim youth in Mumbai.Vote,votes and more votes.......This is what politicians want.Even if it means destroying the religious and cultural fabric of the nation.
I wanted to tell all this to the people inside the barber's shop,but some how i could not muster the courage to speak to the elders.So I just kept mum and paid them the 80 rupees they charged for hair cut and shave and came out of Singapore saloon,still lost in thought.
(To be continued)
P.S:I thought of ending India under siege on Aug 15th,but the existing political scenario has forced me to put off my plans.....So,yes,am not not done with you,as of yet.Happy reading :P
A customer was telling,"The north east people are savage in nature.See what they have done to the muslim community....."
The barber responded , "That's right.It is because of them that we have this sms limit".
"Hmm...the entire nation is affected because of their mischief .Dunno where they get their violent nature from......"
Another customer chipped in,"I've heard that those people have dogs for food .From this we can understand why they are so violent in nature."
"Dogs as food?Well,well....interesting......."
The barber who was attending me asked,"You people are pure veg,right?"
I simply nodded,expecting to get taunts and jibes from one and all that am so used to getting these days,thanks to my Brahmin-hood.
Thankfully,they stuck onto the main theme and continued to deliberate about the north east problem.
And,believe it or not,the word 'Bangladesh' was not mentioned even once.I wish I had the tenacity to speak out my thoughts then and there.But,given my shy nature,i refrained from doing so.
The shop owner asked the person attending to me to get on with the job.
I was lost in thought......
The reason for the unrest in Assam was primarily the illegal infiltration of Bangladesh citizens into India.The infiltration was so high that,in certain areas,the infiltrators constituted almost 75% of the population.This badly affected the ethnic community,the Bodos to such an extent that it threatened their livelihood.
The Indian government,instead of taking steps to prevent infiltration,turned a blind eye,hoping to cash in on the Muslim vote bank created as a result of the illegal migration.The local muslim population,instead of siding with the local bodos,sided with the illegal infiltrators.
The Indian government,decided to issue Aadhar cards even to the infiltrators,arguing that the Bangladeshis were living on Indian soil,unmindful of the fact that their occupation of Indian soil was illegal as per India's own laws.
This callous attitude on the part of the Congress government led to the riots in Assam.
The radical muslim groups,sided with the infiltrators and sent threatening sms es to North East people living in their locality.This created a fear psychosis and led to large scale migration of the North East origin people to their home lands.
Faced with criticism from all sides,the Indian government gave a knee-jerk reaction to the problem and limited the number of sms es to 5 per day for a period of fifteen days.
Still,there is not even talk from the government about infiltration.There is just an appeal to maintain peace.The Congress president Sonia Gandhi , stressed on the importance of maintaining religious and social harmony.She sounded as though the problem was due to some recent dispute.This is what the Congress does all the time.It addresses the effects.Not the root cause.
It is interesting to note that Bangladeshis infiltrate even to Myanmar,not just to India.This also resulted in riots.But,Myanmar,on the other hand,dared to call a spade a spade.Myanmar doesn't speak in favour of the illegal infiltrators,inspite of having there being pressure from all sides.myanmar's military strength is no match for the miltary might of other nations .Still,Myanmar deals with its issues in its own way.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh,expresses "grave concern" about the Assamese violence but doesn't even mention the terror unleashed by instigated Muslim youth in Mumbai.Vote,votes and more votes.......This is what politicians want.Even if it means destroying the religious and cultural fabric of the nation.
I wanted to tell all this to the people inside the barber's shop,but some how i could not muster the courage to speak to the elders.So I just kept mum and paid them the 80 rupees they charged for hair cut and shave and came out of Singapore saloon,still lost in thought.
(To be continued)
P.S:I thought of ending India under siege on Aug 15th,but the existing political scenario has forced me to put off my plans.....So,yes,am not not done with you,as of yet.Happy reading :P
I just knew there was some problem, never knew what ....All that I was bothered about was the 5 sms/day.
ReplyDeleteI read your post. And now I know something important. Your blog enlightens certain ignorant people like me. Thank You! Keep blogging!!
lol...thanks...keep visiting:)
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