A
person is capable of producing both the darkness as well as the light and when
amplified it has the power to affect policies of a nation, this shouldn’t come
as a shock to people as governments globally are run by people like you and me,
with plenty of choices before them.
Both of these
actions have consequences which are borne by people. Prior to the general
election of India in 2019, these were evident when around 90% of India chose to
descend India into darkness, electing people who blamed pollution in Delhi on
Pakistan, a government which blamed the ‘susegad’ attitude of Goans and
millions of statements similar to that. In such a situation only 10% Indians
ascended India from darkness to light which proves a tough future for India is
on the cards.
The
government which blamed onion prices on Goans attitude is just looking for a
scapegoat as onion prices continue to skyrocket throughout India, the GDP of
India is in a pathetic state, exports have been affected and millions of
obstacles continue to rise. As the government continues to spew out it’s venom,
there are brave voices fighting against it like Dhruv Rathee and Faye D’Souza
both of which carry on the fight through social media. Few news organisations
too swim against the tide providing honest mews like NDTV, The Quint and others
A
scapegoat often used by the saffronised government is the Congress be it the
recent twist applied by Smriti Irani to Rahul Gandhi’s remarks about rape in
India to Congress termed as guilty by the saffronised party, in attempts to
gain sympathy for the hotly debated ‘Citizenship Amendment bill’ which had the
ripple effect of instigating violent protests throughout India. A few dangerous trends of the present
government is curbing free speech in all outlets and utilising tools like Arnab
Goswami and movies like ‘The Accidental Prime Minister’ and many more which
amplifies propaganda and not cinema.
The
saffronised government clearly dominates the opposition when it comes to the
mind as they tried to stake a claim out of the recently concluded drama in
Maharashtra after an unlikely alliance threatened their power and in the 2017
legislative assembly elections of Goa where the saffron emerged victorious due
to the fights over power. The saffronised government in various parts of India have
proven elections as null and void as reports emerge of a huge chuck of the
opposition in various states embrace the saffronised party.
People
apparently seem to have a short memory for example in the recent past of Goa
there have been the cases of Ketamine, Formalin, Coal plant in Vasco and many
more for which the government came under fire. Unfortunately this all was
forgotten by some people when damage control measures were taken like the
building of the third mandovi bridge by the government which was a relief to
many
Unfortunately
these all come at the expense of our environment and our precious Goa. Brave
voice fought, died and continue to fight these inhuman cruelties, but are
ultimately silenced. Will more people like Gauri Lankesh, Fr. Bismarque and
millions more die before we finally arise from our slumber? Should we go about
our lives oblivious to these? It’s time to ponder isn’t it?
