Unrest, agitations, and protests are spreading to all parts of the country over the CAA act. Karnataka, UP, Kerala, Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Northeastern states are some of the places where the agitations are happening at a large scale. It is sad to notice that 2 people died in Mangaluru and 1 in UP one and several injured in police firing. In several places, internet services and SMS services have been clamped down to dampen the protesters' efforts.
Instead of addressing the concerns and helping soothe their insecurities the Centre has taken an apathetic stance of setting the deadline for the construction of sky-high Ram Temple in Ayodhya, within the next 4 months, while being silent on the police brutalities, on the students of JMI.
A very harsh crackdown by police has provoked a reaction from everywhere in the country, including cities and small towns even. And the Govt is hugely mistaken if it thinks that can contain such protests with strong-arm measures like police firings, curfews, and cutting off communication facilities, etc. Citizens have the right to protest, but it must be ensured that they are peaceful.
At a time when twin projects CAA and NRC have put lakhs Of people in trouble, should India be worrying about finishing Ram temple so hastily? What people want is peace, and dousing the fire will be a difficult task now, for the government.
CAA, NRC people think that its a Hindu-Muslim problem, but it’s not that, for the last 7 decades, besides Hindus, all the other minorities have been living peacefully, without any problem, but with the passage of CAA the divisions are clear now. Where was the urgency to bring in such legislation’s which was not even remotely connected to the development of the country, thereby diverting the attention from real burning issues the country is facing —like Unemployment, Economic crisis, Agrarian crisis, etc to name a few?
The secular fabric of the country is in grave danger of being torn apart and the decisive forces must be trying to drive a wedge among communities.
Fighting against the country’s youth is not good for any democracy because they are citizens of tomorrow and future custodians of the constitution. Unleashing atrocities against them will leave an indelible black mark on the ruling dispensation. At the same time, youth also should be within their limits and are not supposed to destroy public property
Had the government ensured a healthy debate, and come to a consensus with the political parties and the opposition, which is the part of the democratic process, on CAA and accepted the opposition’s suggestion to refer the Bill to a select committee, the confusion, violence, and destruction, could have been avoided. It is now up to the government to ensure peace and dialogue, with stakeholders.
Instead of addressing the concerns and helping soothe their insecurities the Centre has taken an apathetic stance of setting the deadline for the construction of sky-high Ram Temple in Ayodhya, within the next 4 months, while being silent on the police brutalities, on the students of JMI.
A very harsh crackdown by police has provoked a reaction from everywhere in the country, including cities and small towns even. And the Govt is hugely mistaken if it thinks that can contain such protests with strong-arm measures like police firings, curfews, and cutting off communication facilities, etc. Citizens have the right to protest, but it must be ensured that they are peaceful.
At a time when twin projects CAA and NRC have put lakhs Of people in trouble, should India be worrying about finishing Ram temple so hastily? What people want is peace, and dousing the fire will be a difficult task now, for the government.
CAA, NRC people think that its a Hindu-Muslim problem, but it’s not that, for the last 7 decades, besides Hindus, all the other minorities have been living peacefully, without any problem, but with the passage of CAA the divisions are clear now. Where was the urgency to bring in such legislation’s which was not even remotely connected to the development of the country, thereby diverting the attention from real burning issues the country is facing —like Unemployment, Economic crisis, Agrarian crisis, etc to name a few?
The secular fabric of the country is in grave danger of being torn apart and the decisive forces must be trying to drive a wedge among communities.
Fighting against the country’s youth is not good for any democracy because they are citizens of tomorrow and future custodians of the constitution. Unleashing atrocities against them will leave an indelible black mark on the ruling dispensation. At the same time, youth also should be within their limits and are not supposed to destroy public property
Had the government ensured a healthy debate, and come to a consensus with the political parties and the opposition, which is the part of the democratic process, on CAA and accepted the opposition’s suggestion to refer the Bill to a select committee, the confusion, violence, and destruction, could have been avoided. It is now up to the government to ensure peace and dialogue, with stakeholders.
