Monday 23 April 2018

Business of agitations reflect clout more than distress

The tragic rape and murder of an eight years old girl in Kathua, Jammu district, has become a good fodder to the anti-BJP, anti-Modi and of course anti-Hindu fringe groups, who dashed at a very fast speed to cash on the incident. From the streets to Delhi, to Pakistan and even to United Nations, the message reached very fast.
Even perhaps, it was the first time in the history of Jammu and Kashmir, the Chief Minister surrendered; all the powers to a court of law, outside the state and all remained mute, even the notorious separatists and Hurriyat leaders remained silent. This pro-agitation industry re-enacted Gujarat, where very well connected NGO dealers, got all the cases of Gujarat riots, transferred to Mumbai. If such transfer of the case happens, it will be the dilution of ill-conceived Article-370, means implementing the BJP agenda. 
Surprisingly, the crime was committed in January but all the hue and cry started in April. All the accused are demanding a CBI investigation and they are ready for Norco-test. They say that it was illegal intruders from Bangladesh and Rohingya Muslims are responsible for this crime and the Islamic lobbies want to drive out Hindus from Jammu too and bring the demographic changes. 
Significantly, some separatists Muslim activists, communist activists from JNU, media activists etc collected millions and millions, in the name of helping the rape victim and her family. Agitation is a good business for activists and NGOs. For instance, the power with those in the organised agitation industry, widely known as “liberals”, fabricate news from almost nothing is very dangerous. Fake News is defamed, but insubstantial news with a “moral compass” is prized by the elites.
The business of agitations, move beyond Kathua. There is a flood of agitations in the country. A caste agitation also started from Bhima Koregaon village and entire Maharashtra was on caste fire. Rich Dalits, Crypto-Christians, communists, NGOs, professional activists etc all participated in this fire. Embolden by the success in Maharashtra, same elements and other fringe caste elements, organized ‘Bharat Bandh’ and the entire nation were on fire.  Dozens of people died in the riots and large-scale vandalism took place. 
Media gave tremendous coverage to a farmers’ march in Maharashtra last month. Stories were fabricated about farmers’ suicides. But the agitation ended with the agitating farmers demanded waivers of all farm loans and electricity dues. Now the message was large and clear for freebies as in the case of Dalits and Muslims and politicians and activists wooing the farm lobby as their vote banks.
Rising farmer agitations is not going to solve the rural pain. Rather, they reflect high returns to agitations. There is no doubt that farmers and villagers need much more attention and help than Dalits and Muslims. Farm loan waivers have been granted by UP, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Karnataka and Punjab. Many states afford free farm electricity. But farmers should not be a tool of blackmailing to opposition parties, media, NGOs, activists, communist thinkers etc. Waiving bank loans will not solve the problems of the farmers. Infrastructure should be developed in the rural areas and more employment and income opportunities should be giving to farmers and villagers.
Similarly, anti-farmers’ law like Rent Control Act, Land Ceiling Act, Chakbadi Act, Land Acquisition Act, Bataidar Ownership Act, etc draconian acts must be scrapped.
The Modi government promises higher food prices to help farmers. This is very good and very necessary but provide law price food to villagers and labourers, for whom cheap food is a blessing.
In India, rural areas represent two-thirds of the population but they hardly get any government support. They have hardly any political clout. The political parties have been falling over one another to woo the Dalit and Muslim vote bank. The fact that social justice mostly benefits caste groups and not poor labourers and farmers are hardly mentioned in media debates.
The public has been wrongly fed with stories of rising farm suicides. But there is nothing special about suicide rates of farmers, and they are not rising. Suicides are not new to the nation. Farmers, students, soldiers, businessmen, wives, husbands etc all are the victim of this disorder. But media, NGOs, activists and left thinkers always try to cash on farmers’ suicides and presents distorted facts. Indian farmers have a lesser suicide rate than non-farmers. It is a matter of shame on such people and groups who try to cash the deaths.
Puducherry, with small agriculture, has the maximum suicide rate among states, followed by Kerala. A study conducted by Anuradha Bose in The Lancet in 2004 established that the suicide rate among Tamil girls aged 10-19 was 148 per lakh people. This is over ten times higher the farm suicide rate, yet the left media keeps farmers suicide in the headlines. Depression and mental disorder are the main reasons for suicides.
Campuses have also in news, not for academic achievements but for agitations by fringe caste, Islamic and left groups. JNU, AMU, Osmania, HcU, Jadhavpur, Film Institute Pune, etc. are plagued with such agitation. Left media created a number of lampoon elements, as national leaders. But hardly anybody knows that agitations are a five star business for politicians, NGOs, activists, left thinkers, media etc. Kathua episode has proved this truth beyond any doubt. This is a golden age for mediocre liberals, NGOs, left thinkers, activists who’ve made an empire on distress and deaths.
The Sangh Parivar has created an environment for its pathological haters that have gifted a unique golden age for self-branded liberals with no merit in the arts, academics or journalism, but who are loyal to some Western missions, Islamic nations, and for which reason their hate industry will promote and reward them.

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