Games They Play.

It has happened before, it has happened now and it will happen always - the great Indian tamasha of hate politics engulfing the true essence of our nation. Time and again the great politicians of our country have let the country and its people to unbelievable lows. The happenings in the last few weeks in Mumbai ( can i say BOMBAY ? or will i be beaten up ? ) and the last few months of mindless violence in Andhra Pradesh ( especially Hyderabad) are fresh evidences of the shamelessness of our so-called-leaders. It is such a pity that the greatest democracy in the world is having to fight battles with its neighbors and within itself. A nation that was the baton wielder of Peace and love is reeling under extremely stupid politics of hate and vandalism.

My city ( Hyderabad) has been subjected to some rather disgusting last few months. The extremely lively city is virtually under extreme stress. A city that was rated as the biggest emerging city in all areas is now facing sever loss of revenue, property and some lives too. And all this at the cost of the "demand" for a separate state. The last few months have been ridiculous - The city and state at large has been extremely volatile and sensitive. Bandhs have been the norm of the day and violence has reached its peak. The so-called-students have done away with books, diminished the sanctity of a respected university in India and ripped away the dignity associated with being a Student. All this has been done on the "call" from a certain political party which is demanding a separate state for telangana. The pearl city of India is now at the peril of becoming the most troubled city. Buses being burnt, people being beaten up, schools and colleges being closed, mindless display of hooliganism have replaced the calm and lively atmosphere of the city. The most ironic part of all this hoopla is that the areas being subjected to these extremism are the areas that are branded as less "developed". I wonder if these acts of violence will incite any new investments and lead to any development. I am not commenting on the pros and cons of forming a separate state for it should be decided by the people who are entrusted with the duties to do so - after a careful consideration. What i am irked about is the manner in which these agitations are carried out. For a state to form and function, the most important thing to have is "people" , the aam aadmi. This aam aadmi is being subjected to every day ambiguity about that day's position, the common man is forced to stop going to work or is being beaten up by goons each day. What scares me the most is the fanaticism in the youth today. I wonder if these students would be rescued by the political parties who patronize them, if they fail in the examinations and if the formation of new state would benefit them even an iota if they do not have the mandatory knowledge to take up any job? Would the so called well wishers of the students come to their rescue if the university debars them from attending the exams? worser still, would these politicians ever come to see these students once they win the election? There have been cases of students committing suicides for separate state. Has any one thought about the poor parents of these kids who killed themselves while their parents were living lesser lives to give every opportunity to their progeny? Would a separate state or anything else get back these parents their lost child? What in the world can alleviate the angst of a father who saw his son being burnt to death? What has the average bus driver done to bear the brunt of some mindless people. Who has given these thoughtless weeds a right to cripple the normalcy of the state - there by pushing the state into irrecoverable loss in already inflated times? What satisfaction would they get in seeing a city of four crore living in distress?

If i am worried about my place, my friends in neighboring state are not less disturbed. The senseless sena has spilled its venom yet again. This time again on a soft target - a rather extremely famous one at that. I would not go into detail for its already a cover page story now. What amazes me is the utter shamelessness of these self proclaimed protectors of marathi manoos. There was a show on NDTV last sunday that had who's who of cinema world and the shiv sena spokesman -Rahul something ( never cared to remember his last name. I remembered the first name because there was rahul "bose" the actor in the same show). The moment this representative of uddhav"ji" thackerey said that the sena reacted on behalf of the "nations" and "mumbaikar's" sentiments, there was a huge roar by the audience. A proof that sena is not a mouthpiece of the junta but only for the vote bank politics of Mumbai. There has been numerous such instances, but as usual our netas are born shameless - and have learnt to live in denial. I am surprised why do they not raise their concern over the bad infrastructure in Mumbai, the farmer suicides in Maharashtra or the acute water scarcity. What happens to voracious sena leadership when the need to stand up and act comes? It is such a shame that we are still fighting amongst ourselves when we need to fight bigger wars outside.

So who is it that is to blame ? The politicians? No obviously not. Infact they are the most deserving people to be appreciated. They are the only one's doing their job just fine. They are politicians - not leaders. And the only thing they have to do is to take sides, cash votes and create turmoil. Looking at the current report, it is only they who come out with flying colours. They have successfully created divide amongst two sections of society, two regions of a state and the people at large. These politicians sell their ideas and silly reasons to people who call themselves "educated" with such aplomb that could put the best of salesperson to shame! they could sell dreams to the most staunch pessimist ( If they ever want to make a career switch, advertising and sales are the best choices). The stupid junta who are supposed to go to work each day, study hard each day by into all that gibberish and participate in all this circus. Those who are jailed and lathi charged are these activists and not those "powerful" netas. While those activists are beaten to pulp by the police, i am sure the leaders are having premium drinks and happy sleep. It is the innocent people going to work suffering and the misguided youth's lives being ruined. The gullible young India today is lured into the crooked games they play!

It is such a disgrace when the world is talking green earth, development and world without boundaries - and we are drawing lines amongst us and killing ourselves. In times where slowing down is breaking down, we are stalling our progress for some unimportant reasons. If at all we dream to be the super power in the years to come, it is this attitude we need to change. If not, forget 2020, its not going to happen even in 202020 !!

Mumbai has woken up from slumber.. I pray Hyderabad does. I wish INDIA does !! May better sense prevail.

P.S : Few hours back there was a bombing in Pune. Two years after mumbai its Pune now. It can be any city tommorow. How will we stop them if we fight ourselves. May the souls of people who lost their lives in that incident rest in peace. I hope they dont make this another political game.

Peace

rammy