Ignorance, lies posing as truth 04 Oct, 2014
The RSS, in its effort to convert our modern secular
democratic republic into a ‘Hindu rashtra’, is trying to rewrite out history
The latest incident of the dismissal of 11 Dalit
students from a BJP state government-run school in Bikaner, Jaipur, on the
grounds that they were drinking water from an earthen pot earmarked for an
upper caste teacher once again highlights the continuing caste and social
oppression in our country. It is indeed the irony of our times that on the same
day the RSS chief released three books authored by a BJP spokesperson, carrying
forewords by three top RSS leaders attributing the genesis of Dalits, tribal’s
and many other oppressed groups to “Muslim invasion in medieval times”. RSS
leaders claim that these castes had come into existence due to atrocities by
foreign invaders and did not exist in Hindu religion earlier.
It is
the tenacity of such a criminally oppressive social order that continues to
perpetuate gross injustices in India today. According to a report published by
the ministry of labour. According to a report published by the ministry of
labour in 2001, (the last of its kind), 15% of the population constituting the
three upper castes (Brahmins, Kshatriyas and Vaishyas) with no legal
reservations occupy 66.5% of political representation, 43% of education, 87% of
employment, 97% of business and 94% of landed estates. The rest of the
population consisting of the OBCs (Shudras), the share of 85% share the rest in
hopeless conditions of inhuman inequality. This social order has to be
overthrown to begin the struggle for justice. The RSS/BJPs agenda of rewriting
Indian history is designed to perpetuate such unacceptable levels of social
oppression along with the denial of basic human rights for anyone they consider
as un-Hindu-their blueprint for the future of India.
Stop Hate Crimes
PM Modi must condemn Sadique Shaikh’s murder-and repeal draconian
Section 66A
The
brutal bludgeoning to death of Pune-based 28-years-old techie Mohsin Mohamed
Sadique Shaikh-his alleged killers belonged to the extremist Hindu Rashtra Sena
and were apparently incensed over social media messages they found
objectionable-is shocking. But not surprising, perhaps. The climate of
intolerance in which such hate crimes thrive-Shaikj was picked on simply
because he looked Muslim-has been created ironically by the law itself, in the
form of the draconian Section 66A of the Information Technology Act which in
effect criminalizes free speech over the internet. Previously, this
section-which prescribes arrest and punishment for anyone deemed to use
communication devices to send messages causing a gamut of possible impacts,
from annoyance and inconvenience to intimidation and enmity- has been widely
used by the political class for silencing free speech, thus becoming a tool of
intimidation itself. On each occasion Section 66A’s use met with vociferous
protests pointing out both its absurdities-such as equating annoyance with
criminal intimidation-and its gross overreach in a democracy where freedom of
speech includes a right to offend.
Finally
the venom & hatred In the recently concluded by elections in some of the
states, UP was one of them. BJP let loose about half a dozen unbridled rabid
“D-ogs” to spread the hatred and create religious enmity. The leading the force
was Yogi Adityanath (MP), Swami Sakshi Maharaj (MP) and they were duly
supported by Lakshmi Kant Bajpai (BJP President-UP). Even Kalraj Mishra a
Cabinet Minister in the Union Cabinet wanted to be part of the team of
unbridled & rabid D-ogs. The words spoken by these goons reflected such
poor quality of people are not worth repeating the words. Most surprising is none
of the senior leaders or others condemned their hate speeches. The “Head
Master” has decided to keep mum and let his D-ogs barke.
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