It has been a long time since I last wrote a post....part of it could be blamed on me being super busy with project submissions, presentations and tests and the other part on me not really feeling very strong about anything to write about.
Well Andhra Pradesh has again been wrapped in turmoil of the demand for Telangana. Demands were raised by TRS for a separate state as their supporters played havoc with the city and its residents....The first protests came with the beginning of December and curfew was applied. I had just returned from Mumbai after spending one extra day in order to avoid the trouble but transportation was still pretty badly hit....However at that time the Central government gave the promise of Telangana to diffuse the situation and it was back to normal.
But the beauty of Indian political system is, you just have to wait for a few hours to get the feedback. The next day newspapers showed an increased demand for Gorkhaland and subsequent protests from Congress ministers and other quarters against this decision. Days passed and finally the Central government has again come out with its revised decision to not go ahead with the division of the state.
The city has again been held at ransom as some so-called activists damage public property and disrupt the peace and quiet. For the past few days, life has been topsy turvy. The city was closed down for some days before Christmas...although my college is almost 42 km away from city, still TRS activists came here, threw stones and raised slogans and also broke some near by eateries. We were advised not to go outside as the situation was really bad.... and although the curfew has been lifted for Christmas and the weekend it's not yet clear what the situation will be like next week.
Yeah I know I have said earlier we should try to be a part of the system and change it and this will make me a hypocrite but I feel as if I'm losing my faith in democracy...Sure India is the world's largest democracy and see where it has brought us.
We have demands for new states cropping up as if they are some candies!!!
these nonsensical demands have already led to the creation of Jharkand, Chattisgarh and Uttaranchal...Every time any state is divided to form another territory based on political pressure, it acts as an incentive for more demands to flood in.
Today if the government agrees to the formation of Telangana, tomorrow we'll have demand for Gorkhaland, or Khalistan or a demand for the division of some other state. To what extent will this go on...till all the states are divided. I must be going crazy or else I wouldn't think that autocracy is at least a bit better in dealing with such crazy ideas. I hope not many people have this same idea or else the world's biggest democracy might just be getting hollow from inside, unseen by anyone. When will the politicians stop using every possible option to get political mileage, and when will we, the citizens, stop them from taking us on a ride by whipping up a frenzy about anything and everything.
India is not just a land mass with 28 states, it is a country and it will continue to be so till the day we remain united...till the day we resist division of states solely on the basis of language.
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