Have been following the news these days and a lot of queries have cropped up. Wonder whether these doubts have formed only in my mind or do many others have the same? Anyways, I'm gonna put them down so that I make my position clear which is the least I can do.
1. The Farmers' Agitation at the Delhi Border
The farmers' agitation has been going on for over a month. Why the poor, genuine farmer is taking on the brunt of the harrowing and harsh wintry cold beats me? He doesn't have any problem with the three new farm laws that Prime Minister has provided him. My queries begin from here which are :-
* How can the unions ask for repealing the laws when the farmers of the other states are happy with them? The agitation is restricted to the farmers from Punjab predominantly * Why aren't many of the farmers from Haryana not part of the agitating group? * What business does Sikh parliamentarian, Ramandeep Brar, from Canada have in stoking the farmers' agitation? * Who's funding and provoking this agitation?
Are the Khalistani forces, at work, along with the Islamic jihadis? Why are these guys being given a free hand? Why are they being allowed to stoke anti-India sentiments when they should be put behind bars for anti-India activities on this country's soil?
2. The Vaccines India have Made
The Covishield by the Serum Institute of India and the Covaxin by the Bharat Biotech are ready for administration on the people - as per the priority decided by the government of India, beginning with the Covid-fighters - beginning next week. A political slug fest - the ugliest and surely avoidable - has begun, which directly questions the integrity of the government, the scientists, the doctors and the drug manufacturers.
My first and foremost query on this is as to which self respecting government, scientist, doctor or drug manufacturer will make available a drug that will harm the entire population?
And as of now, everyone seems to be aware of the clinical trials and the tortuous path a new medicine takes before it's available for use in the market. To my mind by doing so, the naysayers are trying hard to bring about doubts about the medicine's efficacy in the common man's mind.
I would like to ask those fear mongers two questions which are * Aren't you proud of the fact that our country has come to the forefront in the fight against Covid? * Don't you want our vaccines to acquire an international clientele?
The guys, politicising the issue, must be whipped and made accountable.
3. The Wind is Changing in West Bengal
As a young cadet from the NDA, my ship was tied up alongside at the Man-o-War jetty in Calcutta, during mid-1977. I'd gone out for sight seeing in the evening and was returning by a cab when I asked its driver as to what he thought would be the results in the forthcoming Assembly elections, which was due. Without batting an eyelid he'd said, "Sahib, Congress Bay of Bengal mein doobega aur Communistwaale raj karenge". And sure enough, when the results were out, he was bang on target!
After 30 years of the communist misrule, I happened to be back at Calcutta again, on official work and this time yet another cab driver answered my question, "Sahib, communistwaale Bay of Bengal mein dubega iss bar Didi our TMC raj karenge". He was spot on, yet again, when the results were out!
I'm very keen to listen to the Calcutta cabbie's next prediction at this juncture.....because he knows the pulse of the Bengalis and he gets it right......always.
Tailpiece.
Got up at 6, the chores and was ready by a half past 9.
Suma had come by after the removal of the stitches from her finger. Meanwhile, she has been keeping herself busy towards getting ready for her daughter's wedding, next week.
Spoke to Shishir 'Dadu' Ghosh, Ashok Kumar Singh and Bhupi Upadhyay who were fellow Divisional officers with me, way back in 1982, at the NDA Wing, Ghorpuri. It was great to catch up with them after what seemed to be a long time.
No comments:
Post a Comment