The Menacing Trend of the Rise in Politically Motivated Protests & Violence in India
All too common to no longer be labeled as a mere coincidence or dissent from the Government's policies, but as a full-fledged smear campaign by holding the nation at ransom.
A widely anticipated policy that had been included in the manifesto of multiple political parties for years, at long last, passes in the parliament; the very section who once stood in solidarity with the bill incites violence, the bill goes on hold — the above vicious cycle is now far too familiar to the Indian common folk, as the BJP Government completes 7 years of its administration.
The Government too has to be held liable and accountable for lacking the perspicacity and far-sightedness whilst being a mere mute spectator and doing nothing to curb the misinformation that is spreading on social media and other media houses regarding their policies, which more often than not, has played a major role in brainwashing a particular section of our population, against the Government, and in the long run, against the law, against the country.
The ongoing farmers’ protest, that started as a dissent and was open to deliberation, has now turned completely political, with different political sections trying to capitalize on the ongoing bandwagon and detract it for their personal agendas against the Government; be it freeing political prisoners, demanding separate states, instigating violence on days of national importance or defamation of the country’s administration on a national and international level.
The farmers’ protest, unlike its Shaheen Bagh counterpart, had come a long way in the numerous rounds of deliberation with the Government, with the Government offering a proposal to put the implementation of laws on hold for 18 months and finding a cordial solution to the union’s demands through a joint committee.
But the unions repudiated the Government’s proposition; leading to a stalemate and had since then clung onto the fact that there would be no further talks until the government promises to repeal laws completely.
The 11 rounds of dialogues coming to no particular cessation has led to a 7-month long deadlock, with both sides sticking to their original stands. Which has resulted in the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) leaders now seeking the Prime Minister’s intervention for the resumption of talks regarding the repealment of the farm laws.
The protests, that have now not only lost their indigenous direction and credibility but have deterred the international persona of the country by stirring up riots and violence on a day as historically significant as 26th January, are now being rightly accredited and recognized as one of the premier causes for the second COVID-19 wave, and one of the reasons the number of cases in some states skyrocketed, taking the perilous form we see today, with union leaders being frequently seen flouting and making a mockery of the COVID-19 rules and protocols, just because they have been advocated by the Government, with some going as far as branding the virus as-
“a hoax to divert public attention away from the farmers’ protest”.
What started as a protest against the Governments’ policies, has slowly taken the face of a systematic political vendetta and an attempt to libel the nation on a global level, with instances of political connections with separatists, violence, anarchy, rapes, blood donation & vaccination camp vandalizations, etc. coming to light as the nation is reeling under the second wave.
