There's a lot of news that's floating all over. One has to be very careful in assimilating what is being handed over to us, gullible people, as authentic news because of late, many of them have later on found out to be blatantly fake. Anyways, here's news that's currently grabbing the headlines.
(a) All about the anti-CAA riots.
It's coming out in bits and pieces that the recent riots that one had witnessed was the handiwork
of the extremist outfit, the PFI. This group consists of fundamentalist Islamic radicals which is
said to recruit unsuspecting candidates to join the IS. The security agencies, even, do not
discount the fact that this could be the metamorphosed version of the banned SIMI!
These guys with radical thinking do not spare the majority of the benevolent Muslims who
yearn to live in peace and often, try to provoke them to take a hard stance on issues and dub them
as weak lackeys if they don't!
The sad part about the whole issue was that quite a few students seemed to succumb to their
false propaganda with a few political parties trying to take advantage of the vulnerability of the
situation! Anyone who loves the country would have refrained from getting carried away! The
only punishment to such people who incite violence and destroy public property is capital
punishment. They should be tried for treason!
(b) The ban on plastic.
The total ban on the use of plastic material has come into being with effect from today. Of
course, quite a large section of shopkeepers are going on strike against the implementation of
the order 'in haste'. Their complaint - seems justified, too - is that the alternate arrangements
are yet to be put in place. Cloth, jute or paper bags will take a long time to be freely available
whereas the plastic bags come aplenty from the neighbouring states.
It's my fond hope that the teething troubles are overcome at the earliest.
(c) The special session.
Was the special session of the Kerala State Assembly needed? Since when have the states been
passing resolutions to counter the central government's decision. For a political party or parties
to state their differences of opinion in public is part of a vibrant democracy but to pass a
resolution, in the state Assembly is not backed by sound legal advice.
The resolution, passed, has asked the central government to rescind the recently enacted CAA!
So, knowing fully well about its futility, was it a PR exercise for the ruling dispensation? Or to
show the CM being strong to have cocked a snook at the centre? And don't be surprised if and
when the other state governments led by the opposition parties will follow suit! What's to be
awaited is as to how the Shiv Sena tackles the issue; would it meekly succumb to the diktats of
the Congress? Or will Sharad Pawar come up with another stunt?
And why didn't the lone BJP MLA walk out before the voting, to avoid ambiguity, because his
party's position is well known?
Tailpiece.
Had hit the sack after ringing in the new year, watching television programmes though none of them had anything spectacular in content. Got up a trifle late, consequently. Lekha had gone to the Guruvayur temple as part of her weekly tryst.
(a) All about the anti-CAA riots.
It's coming out in bits and pieces that the recent riots that one had witnessed was the handiwork
of the extremist outfit, the PFI. This group consists of fundamentalist Islamic radicals which is
said to recruit unsuspecting candidates to join the IS. The security agencies, even, do not
discount the fact that this could be the metamorphosed version of the banned SIMI!
These guys with radical thinking do not spare the majority of the benevolent Muslims who
yearn to live in peace and often, try to provoke them to take a hard stance on issues and dub them
as weak lackeys if they don't!
The sad part about the whole issue was that quite a few students seemed to succumb to their
false propaganda with a few political parties trying to take advantage of the vulnerability of the
situation! Anyone who loves the country would have refrained from getting carried away! The
only punishment to such people who incite violence and destroy public property is capital
punishment. They should be tried for treason!
(b) The ban on plastic.
The total ban on the use of plastic material has come into being with effect from today. Of
course, quite a large section of shopkeepers are going on strike against the implementation of
the order 'in haste'. Their complaint - seems justified, too - is that the alternate arrangements
are yet to be put in place. Cloth, jute or paper bags will take a long time to be freely available
whereas the plastic bags come aplenty from the neighbouring states.
It's my fond hope that the teething troubles are overcome at the earliest.
(c) The special session.
Was the special session of the Kerala State Assembly needed? Since when have the states been
passing resolutions to counter the central government's decision. For a political party or parties
to state their differences of opinion in public is part of a vibrant democracy but to pass a
resolution, in the state Assembly is not backed by sound legal advice.
The resolution, passed, has asked the central government to rescind the recently enacted CAA!
So, knowing fully well about its futility, was it a PR exercise for the ruling dispensation? Or to
show the CM being strong to have cocked a snook at the centre? And don't be surprised if and
when the other state governments led by the opposition parties will follow suit! What's to be
awaited is as to how the Shiv Sena tackles the issue; would it meekly succumb to the diktats of
the Congress? Or will Sharad Pawar come up with another stunt?
And why didn't the lone BJP MLA walk out before the voting, to avoid ambiguity, because his
party's position is well known?
Tailpiece.
Had hit the sack after ringing in the new year, watching television programmes though none of them had anything spectacular in content. Got up a trifle late, consequently. Lekha had gone to the Guruvayur temple as part of her weekly tryst.
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