The political arena probably has a mouthful to chew-on, maybe because it’s the first time in history when a ‘insignificant’ political party has managed to gain nationwide attention. Such is the magnitude of the furore, that if you want to be beaten-up, just wear a MNS flag bearing shirt, and that will be it!
The commoner UPite was mercilessly thrashed, by a mob( lets not get into who they were , for a moment). The SP leaders are somewhat responsible for the cabbies’ plight but no one would have predicted that things would take a violent turn. The SP leaders did give some derogatory remarks hinting how they play politics in their homeland.
Raj Thakrey’s cause is not fiction, the localite of maharashtra does face a lot of hardship from the lobbyists when venturing into a ‘non-marathi’ sector. But targeting solely the UPites and the Biharis is wrong. The Marathi population in Mumbai has virtually downsized to 30%, its not playing with the statistics but a hard fact. The ‘Marathi manoos’ is finding it difficult to find a foothold and call the place his own. The Mumbaikar is being driven out of Mumbai. Say this and they will slap the same old clause from the Indian constitution about ’Freedom of movement’, but not on the expense of localites, that’s what the sub-clause states. Looking at the current scenario, the infrastructure etc that can be offered by the BMC for Mumbai is definitely insufficient, since everyday Mumbai is flooded with ‘outsiders’ (very inflammatory term, yet openly used) by the train-full. What is the NCP, Sena doing?? The point is a valid one, and its time the Marathi population forget that they are maharashtrians and stand together as one. Everyone is in a fix whether to grant support and be termed as spoilt sports who play dirty politics (but that’s what goes on during the election in other states- my caste vs yours scenario) or simply shoot down the entire issue as baseless. Some type of monitoring is necessary or else we better start finding a place for the Hutatma chowk part2.
The MNS did succeed in polarizing the entire population of Mumbai to the extent that people got down to counting the North-indian vs Marathi voter population. Many do suspect that the chain of events are meant to lay a foundation on which the portfolio will be built for the distant elections. MNS did get political mileage as now it is seen as a potent political party which CAN make a difference. It may be a stunt no one knows other than the man himself.
Has the feeling of being an Indian lost????
Is this is what the jawans at the border fighting for?
Maybe we ought to look above for answers.
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