Friday, October 31, 2008

MNS And Raj Thackeray; It's All About Hate Politics



The recent attacks organized by the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on the North Indians have been strongly criticized and condemned. Be it the encounter of Rahul Raj, the beaten to death worker Dharmadev Rai or the Pande and the Gupta family. Keeping all the debates aside, it’s the common man who has suffered. Raj Thackeray’s policies are ripping the nation apart, and I believe if the case remains so, the rest of the mumbaikars might have to face the consequences of his actions. He is dividing the country. The two sides being the North India and Mumbai. And in no way must he forget that the mumbaikars do not only reside in Mumbai. They go off to other metropolitan areas aswell.. so should they be treated the same way in North India? Or should the Indians who go abroad in search of a better life and jobs be beaten up aswell? Because that's exactly what millions of people have done. Is that what he is implying?
Yes, Raj Thackeray has a point. There is a situation that has to be handled since the natives of the state are indeed suffering. But resorting to violence is no solution. Raj Thackeray and MNS are just using the current problem for their own political agendas and aspirations irrespective of what the common man has to suffer. They are using ‘hate politics’ as a tool to win the confidence of the people of Mumbai and hence come to power. Coming back to the problem at hand, I propose that there should be a law that secures a specific amount of jobs to the natives. It indeed would be a shame if the locals would have to move out of their very own town in search of jobs.
Raj Thackeray might have a valid point of ensuring the well being of the mumbaikars but his methods are unjustifiable. He was born in Maharashtra and hence was endowed with the legacy of a prosperous state. In comparison the majority of the remaining states in India are not well off. And hence, the people are forced to migrate. Give them the option of the same life in their states, would they then consider moving out?

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