{"id":145084,"date":"2020-12-12T02:01:22","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T20:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/?p=145084"},"modified":"2020-12-12T02:01:22","modified_gmt":"2020-12-11T20:31:22","slug":"karnataka-up-determined","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/2020\/12\/12\/karnataka-up-determined\/","title":{"rendered":"Karnataka, UP determined"},"content":{"rendered":"

Towards Hindu Rashtra<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\nBy Insaf<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWork is in progress\u2019 should read the sign in BJP\u2019s making of a Hindu Rashtra! Polarisation on communal lines and targeting of minorities gets another fillip. This time it\u2019s BJP-ruled Karnataka. On Wednesday last, it passed the anti-cow slaughter Ordinance in Vidhan Souda, amid bedlam but deferred it in the Council 24 hours later. It shall do so once it\u2019s certain of majority. But it doesn\u2019t stop it from hitting headlines like UP, whose police has gone proactive in regulating and punishing inter-faith marriages and conversions after passage of the Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance, 2020. A clear tool to harass and intimidate \u201cthe other\u201d and questioning love and faith! Likewise, the Karnataka Prevention of\u00a0Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Bill-2020 shall give the police power to conduct checking as it envisages a ban on all forms of cattle slaughter (including buffaloes) and stringent punishment to those who indulge in smuggling, illegal transportation, atrocities on cows and slaughtering them. A jail term of 3-7 years and (or) a fine up to Rs 5 lakh, is on agenda. Those in the cattle industry and business are already hit and this shall add to the economic difficulties. But why should the government care, for the BJP cows \u201care holy to Hindus\u201d. It\u2019s just a question of time, when others too like Karnataka shall join Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat and the caravan will dangerously grow,<\/p>\n

Mahurat Date Kept
\nNew Delhi kept its date with the big mahurat. An adamant Prime Minister Modi laid the foundation stone of the new Parliament building on Thursday last, ironically on International Day for Human Rights, when freedom of speech and expression in the world\u2019s largest democracy is under grave threat, even seen by the UN. The urgency is beyond comprehension \u2014 in midst of pandemic, economic crisis, farmers\u2019 protest, Opposition boycott, et al. Worse, a frown by the Supreme Court hearing petitions against construction work, doesn\u2019t bother the government. The apex court but relents saying: \u201cWe have shown deference to you and expected that you will act in a prudent manner. The same deference should be shown to the Court and there should be no demolition or construction,\u201d i.e. till the petitions are disposed off over the Central Vista project. Predictably it\u2019s readily agreed as the pooja had to be performed and not just ordinary ribbon-cutting. While Opposition senior leaders slammed the ceremony, Congress leader P Chidambaram hit the nail on the head: \u201cThe foundation for a new Parliament building was laid on the ruins of a liberal democracy.\u201d Need more be said!
\nRajasthan Big Upset
\nRajasthan gives the BJP good reason to be upbeat and even more obstinate. Not only did it give the Gehlot government a run for its money in the panchayat elections but upstaged it at a time when it\u2019s in the thick of the farmers\u2019 protest. Sharp that it is, the party quickly used the victory to brag of it being \u201ca farmers\u2019 mandate and a vote for farm reforms,\u201d and that they were not on the same page as their northern fraternity in Haryana and Punjab! Of the 4371 panchayat samiti seats, BJP bagged 1,989 as against Congress\u2019 1,852 and of the 635 zila parishad seats, BJP won 353 and Congress 252. Worse, candidates in some home districts of ministers and even the State unit President lost. Plus, the results were different from the panchayat polls of 2010 and 2015, when the party in power had won the grassroot vote too. Candidates having ncreased their base in 21 districts or that the party would do better in next elections can be no consolation. Just two years in power, disillusionment appears to have crept in. The writing is on the wall and more than Gehlot the High Command must see it.
\nMaharashtra\u2019s \u2018Shakti\u2019
\nThree cheers to Maharashtra government. It has proposed \u2018Shakti Act\u2019 to rein in heinous sexual offences against women and children through stiff punishment, including death penalty, life sentence,\u00a0hefty fines as well as ensure speedy trial. The draft bill, to be tabled in ensuing winter session of Assembly in two parts \u2014\u00a0Maharashtra Shakti Criminal Law (Maharashtra Amendment)\u00a0Act, 2020 and Special Court and Machinery for\u00a0Implementation of Maharashtra Shakti Criminal Law, 2020, got the Cabinet\u2019s nod on Wednesday last. Its provisions include: completing case investigation within 15\u00a0days, trial shall\u00a0be conducted after filing of chargesheet on a daily basis and case completed within 30 working days; time for appeal down from existing six months to 45 days; if found guilty, to be punished\u00a0with imprisonment for life for not less than 10 years but may\u00a0extend to remainder of natural life or with death in heinous cases; special police teams and 36 separate courts to be set\u00a0up; an acid attack victim to get Rs 10 lakh\u00a0for plastic surgery\/facial reconstruction and the amount to be collected as fine\u00a0from the convict. Plus, in today\u2019s digital age threatening and\u00a0intimidating women on social media, disclosure of victims\u2019 identity in case of\u00a0molestation\/acid attack is to be considered crime. Well meaning alright, but will it act as a deterrent? Time will tell, but women can hope for a better tomorrow.<\/p>\n

Bengal\u2019s Costly \u2018Lapse\u2019?
\nComplete lawlessness and \u2018goonda raj\u2019 is now a near normal for BJP to describe the TMC-ruled West Bengal. How soon will this line help it to get Mamata Banerjee\u2019s fiefdom under President\u2019s rule is the big question. While rumours have been floating for a while, the alleged attack on the convoy of BJP President Nadda by TMC cadres with stones and bricks in Kolkata on Thursday last has upped the ante. Predictably, Didi has scoffed at it and claimed it was \u201cstaged\u201d by saffron brigade itself as the cadre are every day \u201ccoming out (for rallies) with firearms. They are slapping themselves and blaming it on us. Just think of the situation. They are roaming around with BSF, CRPF, Army, CISF\u2026then why are you so scared!\u201d Perhaps, it should be the other way round. North Block views it as a \u2018serious security lapse\u2019 and has sought a report. While some cars were damaged, Nadda was unhurt and thanked \u2018Maa Durga\u2019s blessings. However, blessings of President Kovind would be required finally for both Amit Shah and Governor Dhankhar to save Bengal, which \u201chas descended into an era of tyranny, anarchy and darkness\u201d with a failed State administration. With Assembly polls early 2021, Didi will have to keep her ear to the ground for the rug could be pulled ahead of time.<\/p>\n

Tripura Rumblings
\nBJP-ruled Tripura offers a good lesson for party discipline. With Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb contemplating nipping the rebellion in the bud by going public, the leadership in Delhi has frowned. Don\u2019t indulge in \u201cpublic show\u201d of strength on an intra-party issue, is the stern message from Headquarters on Wednesday last. Deb has relented and deferred plans for a public meeting at a stadium on Sunday. Trouble has been brewing for sometime but came into sharp focus when a group of BJP supporters shouted \u201cBiplab\u00a0Hathao, BJP\u00a0Bachao\u201d demanding his removal in front of Central observer Vinod Sonkar. In October, a group of \u201812 MLAs\u2019 is said to have met national President Nadda warning if present leadership is allowed to continue, \u201cthe Left and even Congress will gather lost ground\u201d as Deb\u2019s \u201ctotal dictatorship and poor governance is making the party very unpopular.\u201d However, Deb says he \u2018wants to transform Tripura into a model state of the country and wouldn\u2019t compromise with hooliganism, illegal land brokerage business, and smuggling of drugs.\u201d What next? The BJP-IPTF came to power in 2018 after dislodging 25-year-old Left Front government and surely fruits of power can be allowed to rot.\u2014 INFA<\/p>\n

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