It’s Time The Andh-Bhakhts See Reason For Their Own Good

Despite the words NRC and CAA having raised a furore in the country – few people would however care to actually go through the acts and resolve their queries vis-a-vis the sections and clauses for themselves . It is no surprise that the aam-aadmi used to watching political brawls on TV with amused curiosity is getting swayed every now and then either with the contradictory statements voiced by the Prime Minister and Home Minister or by the canny opposition taking a dig at their adversaries – all with the sole intention of wooing voters to their side. Hindu nationalists have claimed for decades that vast numbers of Bangladeshis have been trickling steadily into India – while several Bangladeshi government officials, for their part, asserted that

While the BJP has alleged that

So in a bid to get 2.0 Crores illegal bangladeshi migrants identified, the identities of 7.80 Crores bengalis in West Bengal who either have lost their documents in 1947 partition or don’t have birth certificates in India are at risk. Once stricken out of NRC rolls they are required to prove their citizenship before foreign tribunal, failing which they would be at the mercy of the government to be either inducted back as refugees in the country or deported to Bangladesh.

On the flip side of the coin – along with legalising an additional

Also, in absence of repatriation agreement with Bangladesh and

If the BJP is successful in its political intention it would always represent all the evicted people to be muslim infiltrators in the future thereby reinstating the support of millions of those aandh-bhakhts who attribute all the problems of the country to one particular religious community of the world. And hence these devoted 'hindutvavadi deshbhakts’ attention could be diverted again from the real issues of the country .. at least till the time Pakistan declares war against India or another surgical strike can be effected when hatred of the people could again be used to hoodwink them against promises of Acchhe din.

Already a section of unemployed youth have chosen Ram Mandir over their careers and many UP residents believe construction of the temple would inundate the state with pilgrims from all over the world causing surge in sales of religious books, their only livelihood. Intoxicated with neo-patriotism, its only matter of time before these people would either become BJP’s henchmen or join propagandists of saffronized extremism on social media in order to appease the prime religion of all times – pangs of hunger.

It has now become clear like the day that despite BJP’s anti-muslim propaganda, the Hindus are being harmed by NRC more than the muslims. Already

For those andh-bhakhts who’re led into believing that bonafide citizens always stand a chance of being restored back into the NRC, it needs to be understood that unlike Aadhar mistakes which could be corrected umpteen times by standing in queues and paying a little fee, everytime; fighting NRC verdicts will incur heavy expenses and demand endurance for the travails typical of the Indian judicial system. Not to mention the paranoia associated with the inflicted identity crisis after living in a country through generations, in addition to stress of a down turned economy – where unemployment reigns supreme and the purchasing power of common man is getting diminished day by day; all of which can drive a person to take his/ her own life. Already

Not only the illiterate people living in slums run the risk of facing the harassment. A

Fed up with the status-quo of political affairs of the country since decades the aam admi wary of revolution are falling prey to mass-hypnotism of politicians propagating myths using all three pillars of democracy to their advantage and compelling people to believe fiction in place of facts. People are getting carried away by the grooming, oratory skills and overall charisma of the leaders to the extent that they don’t feel the urge to question their intentions anymore – this itself poses as a big threat to democracy of a country.

References:

Citizenship Act, 1955
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003
The Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920
The Foreigners Act, 1946

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