Saturday 29 March 2014

Tuesday 18 March 2014

Friday 7 March 2014

Suspended Kashmiri Students, Meerut

Our Indian law is so concerned about education that even criminals who are serving their sentences in jails are allowed to pursue education and acquire degrees and diplomas from jail itself. A lot of criminals serving in jail have completed their education and acquired degrees being in jail. Now, 67 Kashmiri students who cheered for Pakistani cricket team against Indian cricket team have been suspended from university in Meerut and charges of sedition have been imposed on them. On what ground vice-chancellor, warden etc suspended the accused and blocked their education, when even criminals in jail are allowed to study?
Which Indian act or law empowers the chancellor, vice-chancellor, and warden etc of a university to snatch away right to education from accused while even criminal in jails are allowed to pursue education? Are these authorities of university competent enough to deal in such offenses? Should it be our Parliament, legislative bodies and Courts to decide what is anti-nationalism and which accused is traitor; or chancellors of universities and schools can decide it? Vice-chancellor, warden said its anti-nationalism and the accused are traitor, now, which law, act and code they based their judgement which defines ‘cheering for a sports team in a match which is playing (I repeat playing) against national team be taken as yard-stick or acid test for treason?
If that view point is sensible then, when we call Pakistanis to watch a match in India, and when they cheer for Pakistan, aren’t we arranging treason on Indian soil against India as per the above logic, that too in guise of sports? Sports matches and support for a team possibly might be because the person judges the team mates of that team as competitive. If someone cheers for Indian team in Pakistan would the vice-chancellor, warden also term that as treason against Pakistan and the accused liable for penalty. If someone says ‘yes’, then in my opinion it is better to stop this shop (business) called sports which is ultimately taken as so sensitive matter ‘treason’. If it is treason then where the hell sports and joy would go?
Is it obligatory by Indian law, any act or code of it, or is it fundamental duty that Indians should only support Indian cricket team in matches, and it is a crime to cheer against Indian team?
Repercussions are that Pakistan has mocked us by inviting the suspended cheerers (mere cheerers) to pursue education in Pakistan. To deprive someone of education on such ground is not in coherence with Indian laws. And only competent authorities have right to define what constitute treason not petty vice-chancellors and wardens.
‘India and Pakistan’ and ‘Indian Cricket Team and Pakistani Cricket Team’ are two different subjects. Sports may be a part of patriotism but cannot be a yardstick or acid test of patriotism. Players individual sportsmanship or fan following should not be taken for judgement. Many Pakistanis would have loved the style of Sachin Tendulkar and would have loved to see him make centuries, does that meant they were anti-Pakistani?
Many Pakistani patients come for treatment and surgeries to India; does that mean India is supporting treason against Pakistan? Or does it mean the patients are Anti-pakistanis? What students did appeared absurd but if that causes problem it was better to prohibit watching tv matches in premises of university and not taking such stern actions. Our Indian Constitution asks us to rise above narrow outlook and broaden it.

Thursday 6 March 2014

Election Commission, Kejriwal & Indian Flag

These days Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is staging various protests at various cities. Aam Aadmi Party under ignorance (guidance) of Arvind Kejriwal is staging protest at offices of various political parties has crossed it to violence. Havoc (discipline) of Aam Aadmi Party is actually the internal commotion where each AAP member (i.e. Ashutosh) wants to project himself as parallel Arvind Kejriwal, having a similar cadre. This is because they know if so called common man Arvind Kejriwal can achieve fame through propaganda they too should give it a try for themselves.
Election Commission of India should take notice of AAP’s misuse and mishandling of Indian National Flag in its road shows. Does our flag code allow it to be used as party flag in its various rallies and waved haphazardly? Election Commission should take notice of how AAP members are using National Flag as their party banner. AAP members are using broom their election symbol at equal height and on par with Indian National Flag which is extremely derogatory.

Congress, Nationalist Congress, BJP, Samajwadi, Shiv Sena, Trinamool, BSP, Communist and all other parties use their party flag. Only this AAP is using (misusing) our national flag in their violent protests. Thus, Election Commission of India should warn Aam Aadmi Party from using Indian National flag as their private property, using it as and how they want to.
Aam Aadmi Party is dishonouring our National Flag which is against the fundamental duty of citizens as per our Constitution. Thus, Election Commission should take strict and stern action against Aam Aadmi Party and its ‘Yeda’ leader Arvind Kejriwal, and prevent National Flag’s further misuse.