ITS A DISMAL WAY TO PRESERVE OUR FREEDOM AND MOVE TO A PROGRESSIVE SOCIETY. The recent Gujjar maniac oriented mindset set the tone once again for the deepest hollows of political bewilderness and the vaccum of constructive human ideology that has beset the post-independence generation. Unfortunately , for the generation that got all the comforts and the fundamental rights served on a silver platter-the need to steer the society towards a positive social growth is much of a lethargy sprouted on narrow minded caste ridden inflammatory vote-bank politics.
As the blood-scorched agitation entered its 8th day , India's inflation hit a four year low of 4%. With per capita income at a shamefully disastrous levels of 300-350$ and a spell of oil-price hike imminent, this land of 1.2 billion highly mismanaged human resource force holds the civil society to ransom with treason and arson flaunting even the national assets -"THE RAILWAYS", with the much rustic styled humour delving lalu being a sleepy mouse it its hole. No wonder the small resource-less country Israel with a much patriotic and a better managed thin population has a per capita income of approx. 15,500$ .
Its a paucity of political issues that instead of moving ahead in social recognition and a better place of pride in the civil setup ,the Gujjars have resolved to move into the ancient era of caste based recognition and a fight for a lowly place in society. The political ambitions of one time sepoy in the Indian army Col. Bainsala at his fag-end of life to throw the community into disgrace and poltical turmoil instead of fighting for affirmative zero-ground benefits and facilities for the upliftment of the have-nots is a sad commentory on those who fell into his trap and resorted to violence.To paint the whole Gujjar community into the one not earning more than Rs.18 a day is a laughable joke of the century. Where as this nation still has around 800 million people not earning more than Rs. 30 a day ,the problem has to be looked in its entirity microscopically and not flared on the context of just a 5% population of which they account in the state of Rajasthan. It must be remembered the Gujjars at least in Delhi are a wealthy lot having land-holdings fetching them lacs in rentals,moving in latest stylish bikes costing 50-70 thousand, big luxurious cars ,spending thousands in the gym. for the body buiding steroids,tobacco and guthka expenditure surely crossing the 18 Re. mark set by their leader as their days earnings and of course like any other citizen a happy lot in contributing very generously to the state's excise by virtue of liquor sales,spending fabulously in the weddings and breaking the dowry records each time a marriage in the community takes place.
I would be a better man if these demands for reservation would only be limited to the Re. 18 earners a day,for it would have been a genuine upliftment ,but to include the affluent is a slap on the very policy Mr. Bainsala propagates except for a way he must have crafted to ascend on the national political power houses in his last innings. What so called reformers like him including the more suave and young Mr.Pilot fail to stir in their brethren is to polish their attitude from rustic to a more accepted social climbing ladder with better morals and better health by avoiding booze which is much prevalent in such households, otherwise the GUJJAR of today would be marred in the divisive policies of the national parties as a stick wielding ,abusive ,rash driver whose masterminded the art of bringing the city to a halt by all hooliganism and street tactics.That sure is not the image the much wiser in them would like to project.
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