The contemporary UPA government rests
under the umbrella of secularism. For a
long time the Indian National Congress (INC) has been using the secularism as
an ammunition against its antagonists in election and on this stand it has been
marring Narender Modi (although he has been vindicated in the court of law) and
for many years it has been bearing the tag line of “SECULARISM”.
The latest GDP figures clearly portray a
stagnant position of Indian economy. The economy growth crashed to around 5% in
the financial phase 2012-13, the lowest in the last decade and we are back to a
gloomy shade of economy. Coming out of economy we can easily see every sector
of India Inc. Politics standard has
degraded to a copious low and the scams continue to bully the citizens of
Republic of India. Politics has just been curtailed to just levelling
accusations over other party leaders and the leaders around here (except some)
seem not to be ready to come ahead and many here in the leadership are not
worth leading the nation.
Now let’s again come to the secularism tag
of our government. First of all
secularism has nothing to do with the economy. If you work efficiently, you are
going to get immensely- this is the rule of economy and nothing else. Secularism
is a political creed and has almost nothing to do with economy.
Election 2014 are near and the government
is back again with the secular tag. But is our system a really secular system.
It might be in the eyes of Constitution of India which in its preamble says
that India is a secular state. Preamble of India states many things but the
bitter truth is all those things are merely followed in the Republic of India
and secularism is in the same condition here.
A secular government is one which will
ensure that religious minorities are tolerated and everyone is treated equally
irrespective of caste, creed or religious denomination, period and a secular
state is one which doesn’t have an official religion meaning that all religions
are treated equally.
Moving a step ahead if we discuss
secularism in India and if we discuss whether India is secular state or not then
this thing is worth challenging. Can a
state become secular if it doesn’t supply equal opportunities or goods to the
people living in it? Is a state secular even when the people living in the
state are not enjoying the benefits like the others? Is a non egalitarian society
a secular state? Definitely true. The state could not be dubbed as a secular
one.
It is arguably true that India is not
truly a secular state. The onus that a secular state bears is to make all the
people there equal and emancipated. If a fraction of people is not as developed
as the others then taking that section to their level and then make all of them
live without any extra right given to any person. But Indian leaders keep befooling
and separating us over and over on the issue of secularism.
This has been a perpetual art of people to
segregate us and then take advantage of us and people keep believing that they
are being uplifted.
Let’s talk about an issue which many
people fear to talk about. The issue is reservation. Governments keep allocating
SCs/STs/OBCs reservation and say that the reservation is to uplift and to
improve the position of the people belonging to the backward castes but I tell you
this is the best thing to play the caste politics. Through this some crook and vile
people want to make the backward classes their vote bank and want to isolate
the people of India. The point of the secular politics is not to divide but to
help people come with each other. Through reservation we are separating people.
During the drafting of constitution our
great constitution assembly drafters in a very intelligent and shrewd manner in
order to uplift the people (that was a real true attempt to help backward
people come ahead and emerge out) proposed reservation for people belonging to
the backward classes but some people now are taking advantage of this thing.
The real truth is that these people are now walking shoulder to shoulder to the
people of upper caste. A report by IIT-Delhi proclaimed that 51,170 general
category student gave the JEE (Advanced) and 47,085 OBC candidates appeared for
the prestigious exam. IITs which are among the best engineering universities of
the whole world have recorded such a great number of OBC candidates giving this
exam and these numbers say a lot.
What I mean is that by saying all these
things is that by giving reservations we are telling the people from OBC/ SC/ST
category that they are inferior to people of other castes. We are telling them
the false thing that they are not up to that mark. Aren’t we befooling them?
And by giving reservation we are creating a very bad and ingrained animosity
in people. For whom the reservation was meant for have completed a long journey
and now they are equal to the upper caste people. The other thing is calling
them SC/ST/OBC also denigrates their reputation. The real truth is they are the
citizens of India.
Let me say something now that is the real
truth.
There is no India meant for people of
upper caste, lower caste, no caste, Hindus, Muslims or minorities. Keep in mind
that there is only one and only one India that is the Republic of India and
this India is inseparable and high above any discrimination or segregation. A
republic in which all the people are equally important and vital for nation’s
growth.
Think over it.
God bless you
God bless India
Jai Hind, Jai Bharat
Jai Ma Bharti
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