The state of Haryana has been in a turmoil for the past few days because the Jat community has taken to the streets to force the government to include it in the ever increasing list of 'reservations' in the OBC category! Normal life has gone haywire in the state and its cascading effect is taking its toll on the neighbourhood states like Delhi, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir. It would be worthwhile to take stock of all that has happened in the name of the agitation and I'm gonna highlight the damages to show what we Indians do in the name of freedom of expression and the 'right to strike' to put across grievances(?) to the government and wake it up from administrative stupor:-
(a) Two police stations torched
(b) A railway station set afire
(c) Several ATMs damaged
(d) A co-operative bank torched
(e) Several public transportation buses and vehicles torched and destroyed
(f) One of the feeder canals supplying fresh water, blocked
And see what the results have been:-
(a) Movement of essential goods comes to a grinding halt
(b) Acute shortage of petroleum products, milk, vegetables and groceries
(c) No money in ATMs
(d) Fresh water distribution in Delhi has been severely affected
(e) 737 trains cancelled, 105 re-routed causing undue delays and indescribable hardship
to passengers
(f) Highway traffic is non existent (Army to take over to ensure early resumption of traffic)
(g) Night curfew clamped in the worst affected districts like Rohtak, Jind, Bhiwani, Jajjar,
Sonepat and Hissar
(h) And not to forget the exploitation in times of crises. Since rail and road communications
have been disrupted in the neighbouring states, a rush for air travel has ensued and what
do the airlines do? Hike airfares!
(j) The loss has been estimated at Rs.20,000 crores by the Assocham! But what about the
incalculable misery and difficulty that were inflicted upon the public?
And finally, if the Jats were to achieve what they're asking for who pays for the tremendous havoc and destruction caused by them all these days?
My take.
It's my firm opinion that the perpetrators of such agitations must be booked for anti-national activity, for causing willful damage to public property. They must pay for the losses that they've inflicted upon the nation!
Tailpiece.
1. Remember, the Patel community of Gujarat is also seeking OBC status. Its prime mover, Hardik Patel, is on an indefinite strike in jail. It remains to be seen as to how the mischief mongers convert this to incite passions among the people.
2. If reservations are to be doled out to each and every backward(?) community, what's left for the remaining category? Why should I and people like me suffer simply because we've been born in a forward community? I think it makes the suggestion of reservation on economic basis sound sensible!
(a) Two police stations torched
(b) A railway station set afire
(c) Several ATMs damaged
(d) A co-operative bank torched
(e) Several public transportation buses and vehicles torched and destroyed
(f) One of the feeder canals supplying fresh water, blocked
And see what the results have been:-
(a) Movement of essential goods comes to a grinding halt
(b) Acute shortage of petroleum products, milk, vegetables and groceries
(c) No money in ATMs
(d) Fresh water distribution in Delhi has been severely affected
(e) 737 trains cancelled, 105 re-routed causing undue delays and indescribable hardship
to passengers
(f) Highway traffic is non existent (Army to take over to ensure early resumption of traffic)
(g) Night curfew clamped in the worst affected districts like Rohtak, Jind, Bhiwani, Jajjar,
Sonepat and Hissar
(h) And not to forget the exploitation in times of crises. Since rail and road communications
have been disrupted in the neighbouring states, a rush for air travel has ensued and what
do the airlines do? Hike airfares!
(j) The loss has been estimated at Rs.20,000 crores by the Assocham! But what about the
incalculable misery and difficulty that were inflicted upon the public?
And finally, if the Jats were to achieve what they're asking for who pays for the tremendous havoc and destruction caused by them all these days?
My take.
It's my firm opinion that the perpetrators of such agitations must be booked for anti-national activity, for causing willful damage to public property. They must pay for the losses that they've inflicted upon the nation!
Tailpiece.
1. Remember, the Patel community of Gujarat is also seeking OBC status. Its prime mover, Hardik Patel, is on an indefinite strike in jail. It remains to be seen as to how the mischief mongers convert this to incite passions among the people.
2. If reservations are to be doled out to each and every backward(?) community, what's left for the remaining category? Why should I and people like me suffer simply because we've been born in a forward community? I think it makes the suggestion of reservation on economic basis sound sensible!
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