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Usually
I refrain from writing about current political affairs on my blog. Nevertheless,
sometimes it becomes essentials to write, because it may not bring any impact
or change but it will surely give solace and satisfaction to the heart. Recent
arrests of five activists by Maharashtra police was one of the act, which
deserve strong condemnation. In democracy,
every citizen has fundamental rights given by constitution and police or any
state agency cannot trample those rights of the citizen. Some media reports say
that, these arrests are linked with assassination plan of prime minister. Assassination
plan of prime minister of any country of the world will come under the category
of ‘ heinous crime ‘ and such allegation must be supported by concrete evidence
otherwise such allegation will be treated as politically motivated factious
tricks to divert the attention of the people from real issues like unemployment, effects of demonetization, poll
promises etc. So far, police have failed to give any solid proof to the court
or in public domain against the arrested activists. Public sentiment about these
arrests is that this is the coercive measures of the government to silence
their fiery critics.
Those who support this arrest, they have theory of ‘urban naxalite’. They feel that those who are arrested they are the supporter of the naxalite. In democracy, there should not be any place for killing, lynching, violence etc. Those who are committed to violence, they should be dealt sternly by the state and public should not sympathize with them. I know many students, social workers, professors, writers, theatre professionals, activists, personally or through face book, social media, print media, electronics media who are ardent supporters of the cause of poor, downtrodden, schedule castes, schedule tribes and needy people of society and they strongly oppose any idea of violence in the society. They do their work peacefully and believe in democratic debate on contentious issues. They ask questions to state, concerned departments, public, institutions and work as a watchdog for the rights of poor. It has been observed that even these kind of people are sometimes called ‘urban naxalite’ and targeted / being targeted by state, corrupt officials, political parties and their gullible supporters. State targets human right activists, social workers to divert the attention of public from the shortcomings of the government. Corrupt officials target these people to cover up their corruption and misdeeds. Political parties and their gullible supporters target them because they work with poor, they know ground realities and they always put uncomfortable questions before them. When state/ corrupt officials / political parties do such nefarious act they lose their credential in the eyes of public and face protests from the ardent supporters of democracy and human rights.
Following the arrest of five activists, day before yesterday, I witnessed the protest march of the students of Tata Institute of social sciences in Rajendra nagar. They were around 30-40 students in number, shouting slogans against the arrest of the activists. Their protest march made locals curious about the cause and they were in awe of these students. Someone asked me-‘What the reaction of your alma mater NIRD &PR about the recent arrest?’ I said, - ' NIRD&PR is a place in the city, where the temperature of campus is always at least two degree lesser than rest of Hyderabad.” Though I replied in lighter vain but it is true that because of greenery of campus and environment friendly measures, the campus is cooler than rest of Hyderabad. NIRD&PR is a government institution and generally, the institution does not encourage students to participate in any protest march against any policy / Social political cause /Political parties. When I was studying, during that time, we students used to keep abreast of every social political economical developments of country and we would do a lot debate in classroom, conference hall and with faculties. Our support and opposition of any cause was confined to hostel. I think still the trend is same in the institution. Institution believes in ‘Silent revolution in social / rural development sector’.
~~~ Ramanuj Dubey
Those who support this arrest, they have theory of ‘urban naxalite’. They feel that those who are arrested they are the supporter of the naxalite. In democracy, there should not be any place for killing, lynching, violence etc. Those who are committed to violence, they should be dealt sternly by the state and public should not sympathize with them. I know many students, social workers, professors, writers, theatre professionals, activists, personally or through face book, social media, print media, electronics media who are ardent supporters of the cause of poor, downtrodden, schedule castes, schedule tribes and needy people of society and they strongly oppose any idea of violence in the society. They do their work peacefully and believe in democratic debate on contentious issues. They ask questions to state, concerned departments, public, institutions and work as a watchdog for the rights of poor. It has been observed that even these kind of people are sometimes called ‘urban naxalite’ and targeted / being targeted by state, corrupt officials, political parties and their gullible supporters. State targets human right activists, social workers to divert the attention of public from the shortcomings of the government. Corrupt officials target these people to cover up their corruption and misdeeds. Political parties and their gullible supporters target them because they work with poor, they know ground realities and they always put uncomfortable questions before them. When state/ corrupt officials / political parties do such nefarious act they lose their credential in the eyes of public and face protests from the ardent supporters of democracy and human rights.
Following the arrest of five activists, day before yesterday, I witnessed the protest march of the students of Tata Institute of social sciences in Rajendra nagar. They were around 30-40 students in number, shouting slogans against the arrest of the activists. Their protest march made locals curious about the cause and they were in awe of these students. Someone asked me-‘What the reaction of your alma mater NIRD &PR about the recent arrest?’ I said, - ' NIRD&PR is a place in the city, where the temperature of campus is always at least two degree lesser than rest of Hyderabad.” Though I replied in lighter vain but it is true that because of greenery of campus and environment friendly measures, the campus is cooler than rest of Hyderabad. NIRD&PR is a government institution and generally, the institution does not encourage students to participate in any protest march against any policy / Social political cause /Political parties. When I was studying, during that time, we students used to keep abreast of every social political economical developments of country and we would do a lot debate in classroom, conference hall and with faculties. Our support and opposition of any cause was confined to hostel. I think still the trend is same in the institution. Institution believes in ‘Silent revolution in social / rural development sector’.
~~~ Ramanuj Dubey
