Nandigram burns again. And this time around, it is even severe. The news says that policeman had to "resort" to firing at protesting farmers. Well, even if they had to "resort" to firing, did they really have no other option???
I am not getting into the controversy that surrounds Nandigram. The land issue, the selling of poor farmers' land at impossibly low rates to big corporate houses for their new whims and fancies (you may call it new entrepreneurial ventures..but do they really need to get into it? And no..I am not discussing that...)
But I am sure going to ask why the police had to "resort" to firing. Nandigram, West Bengal. A state, where the words "revolution" and "protests" hold an entirely different meaning from the way rest of us perceive it. A state, which proudly colors itself in "red". And you curb that spirit of revolution, which has been as red as blood, by making your police fire at your own people. Is it the way democracy works in this nation these days???
And what made you fire at the crowd anyways???
The reason that they were more ingenious than you to anticipate that large forces were being deployed in their areas so they cut off before any action could be taken?
Was it because they were all ready and determined to not let the forces enter their areas???
Was it because they protested ceaselessly despite your air-firing and were throwing stones at you, which you could easily ward off???
So, since the police could not enter, they "resort" to firing. Nice reason. Welcome to North Korea.
Whatever the situation may be, no democracy worth its salt, will "resort" to firing at its own people. How different are we anyways from the so called Pakistani democracy then? They fired at people tampering with their oil pipelines in NWFP. You are firing at farmers who are protesting for their lands. Holy Shit!!! That is even worse.
And thinking that all this will help to acquire the land for those already rich folks who want to just enter another sector of enterprise, sadly, you could not be more sadly mistaken, my dear democratic government.Take care.
I am not getting into the controversy that surrounds Nandigram. The land issue, the selling of poor farmers' land at impossibly low rates to big corporate houses for their new whims and fancies (you may call it new entrepreneurial ventures..but do they really need to get into it? And no..I am not discussing that...)
But I am sure going to ask why the police had to "resort" to firing. Nandigram, West Bengal. A state, where the words "revolution" and "protests" hold an entirely different meaning from the way rest of us perceive it. A state, which proudly colors itself in "red". And you curb that spirit of revolution, which has been as red as blood, by making your police fire at your own people. Is it the way democracy works in this nation these days???
And what made you fire at the crowd anyways???
The reason that they were more ingenious than you to anticipate that large forces were being deployed in their areas so they cut off before any action could be taken?
Was it because they were all ready and determined to not let the forces enter their areas???
Was it because they protested ceaselessly despite your air-firing and were throwing stones at you, which you could easily ward off???
So, since the police could not enter, they "resort" to firing. Nice reason. Welcome to North Korea.
Whatever the situation may be, no democracy worth its salt, will "resort" to firing at its own people. How different are we anyways from the so called Pakistani democracy then? They fired at people tampering with their oil pipelines in NWFP. You are firing at farmers who are protesting for their lands. Holy Shit!!! That is even worse.
And thinking that all this will help to acquire the land for those already rich folks who want to just enter another sector of enterprise, sadly, you could not be more sadly mistaken, my dear democratic government.Take care.
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