New Year Celebrations for Poor?
We almost have stepped in 2008, 21st century. Many a times question comes in mind whether we really living in 21st century? Sensex might have crossed 20k, Mukesh Ambani might have earned 2 lakh crores in 5 days!! Indian economy might be growing at 9% but where do the common people stand? Let’s analyse in short do we have any reason for celebration?
Stunning Sachar report, how Muslims are faring in various states was released last year; blew the lid off the Govt’s those claim their policies are pro Muslim. Reports clearly showed how poor representation of Muslims is there in almost all the Govt jobs or in other decision making policies. Muslim constitute almost 25% population of West Bengal but have only 2% in Govt jobs!! In Kerala Muslim constitute 24.7% of total population but in jobs their stake is only 10.4%. Assam ratio is 31% & 11.2% respectively, Bihar: 16.5% & 7.6%. Uttar Pradesh 18.5% & 5.1%. The upper echelons of party & Govt always remain reserved for Hindus!!
Few days back (22nd Dec 2007) there was news in one of the Punjabi newspaper that the Muslims in Pakistan are becoming more & more extremists; to support this writer wrote “Muslims in Pakistan now a day can be seen in long beard, ladies with Burqa & many Muslims can be seen visiting mosque for prayers.” Almost same news comes in all the newspapers in Indian Muslims also.
It’s a time to remind writer whether he will write on same lines for Hindus in India? They also visit Temples, put mark on forehead, and wear Lungi etc. But people will call them the devotee for god!! Why such a difference? In India also the girls wear even two piece suit, do we all think that this is Indian culture? But nobody will write on all these!! I am not against the freedom of women society but against those writers who disrupt the harmony with Muslims & treat them as terrorist. Almost daily news come VHP; RSS people beats up christen priest, missionaries (latest news 25th Dec 2007, on Christmas one person is killed, 41 houses are set on fire & six churches are damaged by VHP supporters in Berhampur, Orissa) and killing dalits. But everyone will raise question on the SIMI, but no one on RSS,VHP or on Bajrang Dal etc, why such a difference? The mentality of Indian has become like that whether if Prime Minister will sneeze, people will say Pakistan is behind this or Muslims!! What a mentality of people. All want to put excuse on one another & ending up with Muslims!! But up to what time this is going to help? Do we thing that in this way we all can hide the pain of poor Muslims or dalits?
Thorat Committee, which came into picture after many newspapers reported discrimination in AIIMS, reports by this committee showed that in AIIMS there is 100% caste based ragging, 88% hostel isolation of SC/ST students, 76% of SC/ST students face discrimination in mess, SC/ST students can’t play cricket, basketball, almost 84% students said they face discrimination in examinations (The Telegraph Monday, May 07, 2007).One won’t get selected in private companies if name appears to be Dalit or Muslim, do we have democracy!!
Caste consciousness is rising not only in college campuses but even among the law enforcement agencies in certain states. Separate kitchens for Yadavs, Rajputs, Bhumihars, Brahmins and Harijans at police stations of Patna (IBN report on 5th Feb, 2007). So can we expect anything good?
“Indian teachers purify Dalit students with cow urine”(April 2007, IBN) was the news from Mumbai,
upper caste teachers sprinkled cow urine on low-caste students to purify them and drive away evil, no action till now against that teacher also & the very 1st statement that came was the “teacher is superstitious not the casteist !!”
“Education for all, NA for Dalits” (May 10, 2007 IBN report, Garhsarmai, Panipat) 3 SC kids are denied admission in the village school, father of these kids said that when he asked principal for admission, he replied “we do not take chamars (Dalits)”.
45 percent of Dalits do not know read and write. 13 Dalits are murdered every week,5 Dalits home or possessions are burnt every week,6 Dalits are kidnapped or abducted every week, 3 Dalit women are raped every day,11 Dalits are beaten every day and a crime is committed against a Dalit every 18 minute.
70% Indians (mainly poor dalits) lack access to toilets (almost 80% people fall ill because drinking polluted water). Don’t you think India needs more toilets for women in villages rather than Temples?
Recent news is that the Govt of India is planning to analyse the social, economical status of other minority communities (Buddhist, Jain & Christen) on almost same guideline on which Sachar report was prepared. Reports will come & will go in dustbin as till now has happened in India. Who will take actions on all these? Will Dalit organizations & NGO’s? What steps they have taken after coming Thorat Committee report?
Is this a 21st century? Can’t believe! This is really shame on all Indian that even after entering in the 21st century when rest of the world is going towards progress & development; India is still there at where it was 2500 years ago. Still practicing fake stupid rituals & customs those never let people to treat equal & expecting of becoming developed nation with all these!!
Let’s come forward and take an OATH this time we’ll do this along with all our personal things & don’t think someone will come for our improvement we have to do.
· We’ll make aware people aware about the Atrocities happening over Dalits & work towards eliminating DISCRIMINATION, CASTEISM- A CURSE ON INDIA & INDIAN with our BEST & will try to change the mentality of Casteist as well our own people, see when UC women give birth to child she starts thinking I’ll make my child Doctor, Engineer, Lawyer etc. but what Dalit women think will her child be able to be a worker under these Casteist people. This mentality of our own people is also needed to be changed which has made by low by only & only by so called Upper Caste (those who think they are but not in reality).
· We’ll make ourselves committed towards improvement of society & for BABA SAHEB’s mission so that social, cultural, economical equality comes here in India.
· We’ll save money which all might have planned to spend on celebration & will use that for Improvement of Dalits, spend this money on Education of poor Dalit students, distributing books of Baba Saheb’s to all people, make people aware about the teachings of LORD BUDDHA which are true & applicable to present context. If we all will keep wasting money on such events nothing we’ll get but condition will become more worsen for our people.
· We’ll make people aware about fake, stupid Hindu rituals.
· 100 crores per month is wasted on Drugs here in Punjab (same would be the case of other states) & most of this is done by poor & illiterate people so don’t you all think that we should take step towards this in New Year? Take oath that we’ll never go for drugs & make people aware about this.
· We’ll fight for Dalit Rights & will believe in EQUALITY so will give Equal opportunities to all.
· We’ll encourage Dalit students for higher studies & will create such a system which will give legal, financial aid to Dalits.
· EDUCATE- UNITE- AGITATE
Pardeep
26th December 2007
“You must not only discard the shastras, you must deny their authority & you should have courage to tell Hindus that where they are wrong,” this is what is the need of the time, hence we can create the social, economical, cultural equality i.e. Utopia. --- Lord Buddha
"As you have come into this world, leave some marks behind. Otherwise, what is the difference between you and the trees and stones? They too come into existence, decay and die." --- Dr B R Ambedkar
“Vision without action is dream, action without vision is time-pass and vision and action makes radical change, i.e. revolution.” --- Nelson Mandela


