Interesting and shocking story narrated by film maker Harshad Mehta in a leading newspaper like Times of India on 7th October 09 should open the eyes of the Maharashtra government. Raj Thakre humiliated North Indians in the name of Marathi Manoos. He and his gangsters beat Bihari boys in the name of Marathi manoos and the local administration remain silent spectator, his men threaten film maker Karan Johar only because he used Bombai instead of Mumbai, his gang men create havoc on Valentine Day and what not, all havocs created by Raj are bakwas and bakwas only. Raj Thakre never feel that he is guilty because he has got of even police forces, of course not openly His dadagiri is patronized indirectly by many political or social stalwarts in fear of loosing Marathi votes.
Difference is that Raj Thakre is telling openly North Indians or Biharis to go out. Other parties like Shiv Sena or Congress Party or BJP are crying on the same line but in disguise to puncture the dirty driving force applied by Raj Thakre to motivate Marathis to vote for his party MNS. Political leaders in general do not have important issues like price rise, law and order problem, terrorism and condemnable and monstrous dadagiri in the preferred and prioritized agenda. Communal agenda in some colour or the other is the main weapon of all political parties in the electoral battle. Politicians take it easy to strike at the sentiments of voters and commit Emotional Atyachar.
This is why government also think it wise to maintain silence on the condemnable acts of rapist Raj Thakre and ultimately it helps Raj thakre treating himself elevated and his dirty behavior gets irrigated and promoted. It is worthwhile to mention here that despite defeat in last election held for Parliament neither his party nor Shiv Sena or BJP has understood that common men is bothered of price rise and not at all about Raj’s talk on Marathi manoos.
It is also true that he is managing to win a few seats in the assembly and few seats in the Parliament in the electoral battle under the banner of Indian democracy. It shows that voters also support him in some areas. In our country even mad person like Lalu Yadav became Hero in Bihar by votes of common mass, Rabri Devi who was not expert even in kitchen , not to speak or even dream of politics could become Chief Minister of Bihar. It will not therefore be shocking that crooked person like Raj Thakre also becomes CM someday.
Until we worship Indian type democracy we have to tolerate person like Raj Thakre.Central government headed by Doctor Manmohan Singh also make lame excuses all the time and ignores the Dadagiri of Raj thakre on one plea or the other. They are all afraid of illiterate and innocent voters who are swayed away by hypnotizers like Raj.
Lalu like joker ruled the state of Bihar for two decades and he became management guru for many world reputed Management schools only because talented person and effective leader cannot enter into state assembly or Central Parliament. And as long as we do not change the basic structure of electoral system, as long as we do not understand the difference between real secular and pseudo secular parties and as long as we do not punish severely and swiftly person who rape democracy in the name of democracy we cannot imagine get rid of rapist like Raj. We have to strive hard and to sacrifice a lot to come out of illusion that we live in free India adorned with attractive ornaments of democracy and secularism. In our country hypnotizers play dominant role, those who can deliver lecture to lure the voters manage to get success in election and talented and powerful person gets defeated.
I have heard that iron cuts iron. A mad man can control another mad man. I hope person like Lalu Yadav can only bell the cat like Raj.Otherwise we have to bear with Raj. In the state of Maharashtra, Bal Thakre is playing this role, Rah and Bal Thakre are two sides of the same coin. Fortunate vote split may dilute the intensity of Raj and his party MNS.
Last but not the least, the powerful weapon of votes lies in the hands of voters who can punish Raj Thakre and his party MNS. I hope in the forthcoming election Raj Thakre will be eliminated to a great extent and due to his suicidal strategy, his mentor party like Shiv Sena will be cut to size. Due to vote split a good party like BJP may also loose to some extent and Congress NCP alliance will gain the maximum. This is another fun of democracy or a cruel joke on the alter of democracy that person like Raj Thakre gets defeated not directly by voters but indirectly by dint of split of voters.
Danendra Jain
8th October 2009
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