Random Thoughts And Opinions

Well you may say that it has nothing to do with the issues here but it is somewhat related. Advani, the leading man of the opposition party in India has opened his website with a blog of his own. I have visited it just once. 

Now the question is will the increase of access of Internet to politics  really benefit the citizens anyway or will it just remain another publicity stunt? I would like to see how Mr. Advani reacts to harsh comments from Congress or rival party followers. I personally think it will give the citizens who are Internet educated a chance to question the motives and actions of the leading politicians much more now. Though I don’t like the fact that one need to log in to comment there as that reduces the chance to interact as an anonymous member of the democracy.

Will you visit your leaders blog often? I just hope more and more politicians take up blogging as their part time and get down to answer some serious questions before elections. I will surely visit the sites of these men and if not comment atleast read on the latest developments and public reactions to them. How often do we get the chance to see our politicians replying to the commoners question after all except before the elections. Also many youngsters who are just entering into their voting phase or knows little about whats going on in the National Politics given these websites on’t turn into advertisements or election banners.

Having spent my childhood in a boarding school in Darjeeling this problem is real close to my heart. Foreign readers may be thinking is India a land of problems only? No Indian is so diverse that one word or even a verse is insufficient while describing it. Even other countries have problems but a nation like India where the media is so strong to have access to even the most confidential parts and with a size so huge the issues here are more public and discussed upon.

For years after independence in 1947 India has been facing a big problem of regionalism. Then India had 24 states and now 28. Now the Maoists have started using the emotions of the people in villages or underdeveloped parts of various states to start uprisings to divide such states into smaller parts. For example the Gorkhas in Darjeeling has started demanding separate state and there has been unrest on these issue for the past few months. This issue had been solved before during Ghising’s regime but now again there is the same question after his removal.  The same thing had given rise to the state of Jharkhand. 

The inhabitant of these region are being utilized by the Maoists in their long term ambition of taking over India. The problem with more number of states will be increased expenditure on Governance and other activities which could be used for their development instead. Asking the Government for spending more on their infrastructure and various needs may be a solution but obviously not different states. The Government of India and the Supreme court now needs to reach a final point about the number of states and their division so that such issues can be prevented and factors like regionalism can be dealt with.

When we are not united among ourselves it becomes very easy for sadistic organisations like Al Kaeda and all to terrorise us with 26/11. If Raj Thackeray had devoted his time and huge man power to keep a look at the security of the state that would have prevented Mumbai from experiencing such terrifying and sad loss. Its not only Mumbai’s loss but whole of India’s. When the world is becoming global we are thinking of creating more borders within the same country-what an irony.