PM Narendra Modi dedicated the tallest statue in the world of Sardar Patel, made at a cost of Rs 3000 cr to the nation. He has called it the ‘statue of unity’. There cannot be a bigger joke than that. May be a government which forced the country to stand on the brink of division needed a comic relief such as this to cover up for its lacunae.

The Ayodhya controversy is a two edged sword for the country. It is evident to almost everyone that no matter what the verdict is going to be, it will never be good enough for the country. And they even know why BJP and Sangh Parivar is all enthused about this with elections approaching. Hence it is perceived as the best decision when the Supreme Court does not deliver any verdict on this issue yet. With all this the whole country’s attention was trained towards the highest court on Monday. Supreme Court’s decision on not pronouncing any verdict is the best decision so far on this issue. A bench would decide on the matter of hearing of this case. The Judge said the case would be heard in January.

Three aspects have had major impact on the social status of this country post 90s period. Globalisation, liberalization and privatization are the babies connected by the same umbilical cord. Private forces evoked anger about government approach among people and peddled a false notion of ‘all would be well’ with privatization of every segment.

India spares no occasion to criticize the administration of countries such as Australia or America when Indians living there are attacked, calling it nothing less than ‘racism’. The government seems to believe that such incidents of communal hatred have to be condemned only when they happen on foreign soil. The exploitation and abuse of labourers from North Karnataka don’t come under this purview when they happen on the soil of southern part of the state. Why don’t the incidents of assault on labourers coming from places like Vijayapura and surrounding areas come to Mangaluru or Bengaluru for work, count as racism? Why doesn’t the state government pay heed to this and have a legal framework to protect their interests in place? The situation of labourers who move from north Karnataka to south, or to Mumbai from Bihar and to Gujarat from states such as Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh or any others.

Two incidents on occurred on Thursday have somewhat provided an indication about which way the country is headed. An eight year old boy has been lynched by a mob. This is another addition to the mass hate crime that is engulfing the nation. No one has been arrested yet in connection with this inhuman and gruesome act.

The incidents that took place on Tuesday midnight are testimony to the fact that a caged parrot such as CBI can never succeed in superseding its bosses. The department lies paralyzed since then. CBI chief Verma showed interest in investigating Rafale deal has been sent home. An incharge officer has replaced him for the time being. The government is snooping on the warring CBI officers. They have been treated very badly. This fight, earlier perceived to be between two officers has turned into a major issue involving the central government. Rakesh Asthana was appointed to work in favour of the government. Modi government had foreseen the chances of Rafael issue getting into the hands of CBI. Hence Asthana was brought in to occupy a powerful chair much before to do the necessary firefighting.

The ones who assured to make ‘Bharat’ a global leader at almost at the end of their term. In the next few months, well face Lok Sabha elections. By now it's pretty evident as to what people who accused others of having ruined the country for the last seventy years, have been able to achieve. The beneficiaries of their 'acche din’ are now known to everyone. The poor never stood a chance for good life. 'Digital India' still has people getting into manholes and dying a gory inhuman death. One more worker died in a manhole in the national capital Delhi few days ago. Every time a death like this occurs the government Assurance people that such incidents will never repeat in the future.

A small storm has been brewing in the central government. The department that has been ridiculed as ‘caged parrot’ the CBI has been witnessing infighting. The government is keen on intervening in the matter. But deep down, this is not a mere fight between officers alone. This is some sort of response mechanism that has kicked in with government wanting to take control of the department. This has resulted in officers clashing with each other. The vested reason behind the government’s keenness to intervene in CBI is basically to safeguard its own interests.