Dear Mr. Raj Thakare
Lots of things happened in Maharashtra recently, intensity of which I could never had felt had I not been living in Pune. True, it is well understood that it is nothing more than a political gimmick, a horrible plan of cynical, incapable, idiot and stupid politician. Hell, he cannot be called a politician. He is mostly a bloody bastard. Approximately 10000 poor people from North India have been forced to leave Maharashtra. Many of them had been threatened with severe consequences. Who were these people, poor, vulnerable doing petty jobs. It was also said, they have been involved in a lot of crimes, to hell with that. Thay might have been petty thieves taking away some hundereds, some thousands Rupees surely they don't have a gang here, they don’t charge Hafta here. If you really have guts, find mafia and hit them but wait NO...They are too strong. You can't touch them.
I saw lots of shops getting closed during the day of arrest of Raj Thakare. Although, no majot incidents happened in Pune, proud to be called as Cambridge of East and they have a lot of students coming from North India to receive education in mostly below standard mediocre colleges with hefty donation charges bringing hell lot of money. Some 75000 of IT workers are from outside, giving many secondary jobs and higher rent and all that. I am sure that can compensate for some loss of work to North Indian people. But he is such a pathetic person may never have thought of any consequences, what happens if companies refuse to come to Pune, or existing ones move away. I know that is a distant thing, but image is very sensitive thing. No doubt, students coming this year are going to be less. Leave aside possible backlash and anger against Marathi Manoos trapped somewhere in North India. On the extremities, I won’t be surprised if tomorrow some military outfit if formed to take their acts of vengeance.
But, the thing that Mr. Raj Thakare set out to do, he eventually succeeded. He got himself on front page of most newspapers for more than a day. Even though what he did was against the soul of Indian Constitution, article 19(1)[C] says, that any citizen of this country is free to commute to any other part of country and article 19(1)[D] says that any citizen can make any part as home. I seriously hope people of Maharashtra to make sure that he loses pathetically in the coming elections. Else, it would set a very bad example for this country.
In one of most blasphemous acts, Mr. Raj Thakare said that Chhath Pooja is a drama, now there is a party which considers itself to be a Hindu party and they are commenting about one of the most sacred festivals, it's not like noisy Ganesh Pooja which they seem to enjoy a lot but a very quiet and mind you a very tough festival to do. Now, it is really tragic to say because for last few years we had been celebrating Ganesh Pooja in my hometown, I am not sure whether they are going to perform this year too.
True, it is a simple outsourcing problem. It happens everywhere. Indian people in search of better job and living conditions go abroad, similarly North India people migrate to more affluent part of the country. But, on the flip side, I realized what kind of fear minorities go through. And once I really wished that let all people who work so hard outside their state away from their families, to be sent back home. At least that could have pressurized out corrupted governments in their states to do something for they are the only ones responsible for such miseries of North Indians. Whatever industries Bihar had inherited at the time of independence, either they are closed or are run with zero efficiency. On almost every development indicator, Bihar and UP occupy proud position at the bottom. These states must do something; at least laborers doing petty things abroad could be helped. At least open some goddamned Engineering and Medical Colleges there, which will stop the huge outflow of money and eventually bring lot of jobs too.
I guess, it sounds that I am pretty pissed off about this whole MNC, and Raj Thakare stuff, I guess I am. I never thought in my own country, I will have to face anything like this. People saying, don’t say out of home it is dangerous, Go home early and all that, pretty sad state of affairs here. I am glad that at least for the time being, it is over.
I saw lots of shops getting closed during the day of arrest of Raj Thakare. Although, no majot incidents happened in Pune, proud to be called as Cambridge of East and they have a lot of students coming from North India to receive education in mostly below standard mediocre colleges with hefty donation charges bringing hell lot of money. Some 75000 of IT workers are from outside, giving many secondary jobs and higher rent and all that. I am sure that can compensate for some loss of work to North Indian people. But he is such a pathetic person may never have thought of any consequences, what happens if companies refuse to come to Pune, or existing ones move away. I know that is a distant thing, but image is very sensitive thing. No doubt, students coming this year are going to be less. Leave aside possible backlash and anger against Marathi Manoos trapped somewhere in North India. On the extremities, I won’t be surprised if tomorrow some military outfit if formed to take their acts of vengeance.
But, the thing that Mr. Raj Thakare set out to do, he eventually succeeded. He got himself on front page of most newspapers for more than a day. Even though what he did was against the soul of Indian Constitution, article 19(1)[C] says, that any citizen of this country is free to commute to any other part of country and article 19(1)[D] says that any citizen can make any part as home. I seriously hope people of Maharashtra to make sure that he loses pathetically in the coming elections. Else, it would set a very bad example for this country.
In one of most blasphemous acts, Mr. Raj Thakare said that Chhath Pooja is a drama, now there is a party which considers itself to be a Hindu party and they are commenting about one of the most sacred festivals, it's not like noisy Ganesh Pooja which they seem to enjoy a lot but a very quiet and mind you a very tough festival to do. Now, it is really tragic to say because for last few years we had been celebrating Ganesh Pooja in my hometown, I am not sure whether they are going to perform this year too.
True, it is a simple outsourcing problem. It happens everywhere. Indian people in search of better job and living conditions go abroad, similarly North India people migrate to more affluent part of the country. But, on the flip side, I realized what kind of fear minorities go through. And once I really wished that let all people who work so hard outside their state away from their families, to be sent back home. At least that could have pressurized out corrupted governments in their states to do something for they are the only ones responsible for such miseries of North Indians. Whatever industries Bihar had inherited at the time of independence, either they are closed or are run with zero efficiency. On almost every development indicator, Bihar and UP occupy proud position at the bottom. These states must do something; at least laborers doing petty things abroad could be helped. At least open some goddamned Engineering and Medical Colleges there, which will stop the huge outflow of money and eventually bring lot of jobs too.
I guess, it sounds that I am pretty pissed off about this whole MNC, and Raj Thakare stuff, I guess I am. I never thought in my own country, I will have to face anything like this. People saying, don’t say out of home it is dangerous, Go home early and all that, pretty sad state of affairs here. I am glad that at least for the time being, it is over.
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