Goonda Raj - Part 2

WE, the people of India, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and to secure to all its citizens:

Justice, social, economic and political;

Liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship;

Equality of status and of opportunity;

and to promote among them all

Fraternity assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the Nation;

This is the preamble of Indian constitution. It forms the basis of the the concept of social equality. No citizen can be discriminated against on the basis of his/her race, religion, region, language, caste, creed or gender. Time and again this principle has been violated. The latest violation (or rather series of violations) have been committed by Raj and MNS.

They have objection to anything and everything that is not Marathi. They object to poor migrant workers from UP/Bihar, they object to use of Hindi in posters and in shops, they object to use of word Bombay for Amchi Mumbai. Everybody have right to protest and object but it should be done in the limits of civil society and law of the land. One's right should not be used in such a way that it infringes on the right of others. I have no problem with Raj if he protests peacefully. But, the manner in which he does this is simply unpardonable. You cannot rough up a elected MLA in assembly because he is taking oath in Hindi. You cannot force a hawker to close his stall because he was not born in Maharashtra. You cannot vandalize theaters just because the movie refers to Mumbai as Bombay.

Just today, I read that he has threatened to disrupt SBI recruitment process if non-Marathis were selected. He should remember that it is State Bank of INDIA. The Govt. of India is there to look out for the needs of all Indians. By disrupting these exams and creating a law and order problem he is not helping the poor Marathis. If he is so concerned about the welfare of Marathis then he should open up his own bank and hire only Marathis, go and work in Vidharbha were poor farmers are committing suicides. At a time when thousands of persons are in such poor conditions, he is more concerned about language used in assembly. And he calls himself savior of Marathi culture.

The way he is going forward, I don't think that day is quite far when he will deem even Jana Gana Mana as hurting the sentiments of Marathi Manoos. He would demand that the Indian Army be named Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj Sena and that the woman wing be named Veermata Jijabai Sena. He would demand that Mumbai be declared the capital of India. Mumbai HC (with Raj as the only Chief Justice) be a authority even higher than SC. All the non-Marathis pay a tax for the welfare of Marathis. All seats in colleges and schools should be first filled by Marathis and the remaining seats be given to whatever useless scums are left. Marathis have first right of use of all resources.

We need to stop him. If we don't then we are going towards the Balkanisation of India. A country as diverse as India cant survive Balkanisation. What is the guarantee that he won't demand complete independence of Maharashtra from India? Hate and violence have domino effect. If this lawlesness continues in Maharashtra then it is quite possible that we may see attacks on Marathis in other parts of India. We can't afford another faultline through our social fabric.

There is no harm in promoting Marathi but there is no need to use force to do so. Marathi culture and language is quite rich. It does not need the clutches of violence and hatred to survive or prosper. Mumbai is what it is due to the hardwork of all Mumbaikars, be it Gujarati or Marwari businessmen, Filmstars from all over India, migrant workers from UP/Bihar, local population, South Indian academicians, Bengali artists, everyone. I cannot imagine Mumbai without Bollywood (Bachchans, Khans, Kapoors, Burmans, Kumars, Rahman, Gulzar, Mani Ratnam, Hema Malini, Dharmendra, Rajesh Khanna, Sonu Nigam, Mannadey, Laxmikant Pyarelal, Bengali Babes, etc. ), Tatas, Ambanis, Bajajs, Parekhs, Birlas, Godrej, Wadias, Mehtas, Patels and Shahs of BSE, Udupi restaurants and nariyal-paniwallahs at Chowpatty, IIT-B (with many prominent non-Marathi faculty), panwallahs and grocery stores of persons from UP/Bihar. It is not a question of whether Mumbai can survive without them or not, its a question whether Mumbai wants to survive without them or not.

Its high time govt. showed Raj his place. He should be sent to jail and this policy of dividing India should be stopped at the earliest. We can not allow politicians to break up India for petty political gains. There should be no place for such persons in a civil society leave aside in politics.

Jai Hind!!!