We understand the love and fame concerning Bollywood, but is it even worth our time? The sheer amount of posts and content regarding the wedding is far more than the data concealed by the government. The phrase, “Everywhere I go, I see his face” seems so real on every social media platform these days.
The question that arises and haunts is, have we gone so numb and inhuman that we just can’t let a couple marry in their own space? Why is today’s youth not concerned about its rights and the disorder around the nation? Shouldn’t we talk about the civilians being killed and AFSPA in Nagaland, the Kashmir and Tripura unrest, the communal game in UP, Gurgaon, and MP?
Had we talked about the farm bills with such enthusiasm, the wretched farmers could’ve gone home a year ago. Instead, they still wait for numerous detained farmers’ release and MSP Law. The collective voice of the citizens would have made the government repeal those laws sooner, and the 700 approx lives could have been among us today.
Talking about lives lost due to atrocities, the rise in cases of lynching is skyrocketing. A guy selling bangles is restricted to entering a colony and gets thrashed, a guy is thrashed for selling biryani on the streets, a group of people being troubled incessantly while offering prayers with religious and demeaning chants. False claims of conversions and again lynching involved. Well, we just can’t blame the people who ignore these horrific incidents, as even the media and the government is not concerned enough to look into these incidents.
The killing of Nagaland villagers in a botched Army ambush has re-ignited the debate about the Armed Forces (Special) Powers) Act of 1958. An Army operation to hunt down insurgents in Nagaland’s Mon district went off script, killing 14 villagers and a soldier. According to the police report, the Army’s 21 Para Special Forces “blankly opened fire.”
The government is in majority in both the houses of the Parliament. The bill is brought to the table of the Parliament as per the governments’ wishes, and without any discussion or with a formal discussion of only 10 minutes-15 minutes, it gets passed even without voting by giving excuses as per the strength of their party’s majority or by accusing opposition being in well or by giving excuses like the house being not in size or out of control.
By refusing to engage in dialogue with the opposition, the government is ignoring not just the views of the citizens of the country who elected the opposition party’s candidates and sent them to Parliament, but also the views of those who sent them by choosing the ruling party. Because if a law is passed, it will apply to everyone. And the consequences of bad intentions or poorly drafted laws will fall on every citizen of the nation.
According to the World Inequality Report 2022 published by the World Inequality Lab, a global research organization located in Paris, India ranks among the world’s most unequal countries. While the bottom half of India’s population earns Rs 53,610, the richest 10% gets Rs 11,66,520, which is twenty times higher. While the richest ten per cent and one per cent of the population own 57 per cent and 22 per cent of total national income, the poorest 50 per cent own only 13 per cent. India distinguishes out as a poor and unequally distributed country with a wealthy elite.
The laid-back government has more important things to worry about, like elections, military enhancements, religion, caste, propaganda, and hate-mongering. These are just a few topics that currently should be on your news feeds, social feeds, and discussions, not some Bollywood gossips. Wedding is a one-time affair, whereas, these occurrences will pave the future of the nation, we as citizens should be more concerned of social issues and the dirty politics around. It’s high time that we take a stand for the injustice, and spend our time and conscience in the requisite places.
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