Kangana, BJP’s dummy 'Mother India'
The country is besieged by a host of issues that need immediate attention. China is waiting to strike at the border. The spectre of a war is looming large. The country has been defeated in the Corona war and finds itself exhausted. The lockdown has not only destroyed the country’s economy but also left people struggling with issues of life and death. The country’s democracy is also in danger. Hundreds of social activists are in jail and those who are not are being threatened through various investigating agencies. The lives of the Right to Information activists are also in a similar state. In this critical situation that the country finds itself in, the media is trying to create a frenzy around a fake person called ‘Kangana’ and trying to mislead the people.
Having pathetically failed to highlight the plight of migrant laborers who are resorting to suicide, farmers who are losing their land, women who are falling victims to marauding rapists, innocents who are being brutally killed by lynching mobs, the media has tried to project Kangana’s puerile outpourings as the voice of the country. Kangana is a talented actor but is also an ordinary citizen of the country who falls under the ambit of law. Other than the fact that she has amassed a lot of wealth as an actor, her contribution to the country is zilch. Actors such as Amir Khan and Sonu Sood have expended substantial amounts for the poor and have contributed extensively for different causes through their non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Kangana doesn’t seem to have displayed any such generosity. She has been in the news mostly for her skimpy dresses and for consuming drugs, both on and off screen. And now she is trying to take mileage out of the death of the young actor Sushant Singh. The moment she alleged that Sushant who killed himself was a victim of groupism in Bollywood, she became the ‘Mother India’ for BJP.
It appears that BJP needs Kangana now as the acting skills of their leaders is on the wane. No wonder they are considering Bollywood as a country and Kangana as ‘Bharath Matha’. For Kangana, the moment Mumbai officials raised questions about her illegal buildings, Mumbai started appearing as ‘Pakistan Occupied Kashmir’ (POK). The BJP jumped to her support just because Maharashtra is ruled by an alliance of its political rivals led by Shiv Sena. Instead of initiating legal action against her, the BJP Government at the Centre went to the extent of providing Kangana with special security.
Demolishing illegal structures is not new to the country and there is no such rule that structures belonging to film actors and actresses should not be demolished. In the past, the Maharashtra government demolished illegal structures belonging to popular actors such as Shahrukh Khan and others. Then, nobody complained against the government or the country. The affected people might have gone to the courts against the government’s actions as that is their only recourse in a democracy. But, it appears that Kangana Ranaut considers herself as ‘Rani Lakshmibai’. Her behavior shows that she wants the country to protect her illegal building as though it were to be the memorial of Lakshmibai. In her enthusiasm to criticize the government, she has insulted not only Mumbai but also the entire country.
Some time ago, when intolerance and violence increased, Aamir Khan had expressed his anguish and BJP and Sangh Parivar leaders immediately turned their ire against him. But now, when Kangana is abusing Mumbai because her illegal building was demolished, BJP leaders are cajoling her as though she is a toddler. Constructing a building illegally is a crime and abusing a government that acted against it is a bigger crime. The BJP’s attempt to project Kangana as its leader despite the fact that she has committed such blunders shows the political bankruptcy of the party.
The attitude of Kangana, who so far has not expressed any concern about public issues, to criticise the country the moment her illegalities are questioned is most reprehensible. The way the media laps up her statements such as the one attributing Bollywood director Karan Johar as being responsible for the present state of the country is nothing but a mockery of truth. Kangana’s silly outbursts are being projected in a loud voice only to cover up India’s struggles with its problems. Kangana should get her issues with the government about the demolition of her property resolved in a court of law.
The economy has been destroyed using the ‘lockdown’ bulldozer. In this situation, the government should introspect and rush to the relief of the people. It should allow the CBI to investigate Sushant Singh’s suicide and pay attention to the suicide of thousands of labourers. An 80-year-old women was raped in Delhi. In Uttar Pradesh, a dalit girl was raped and killed in a horrifying manner. Let the government take action to protect the lives of such ill-fated women who truly represent Mother India. Similarly, by issuing an appropriate message to the Chinese soldiers who provoke Mother India in the border, let the government send out a warning to the forces that challenge the sovereignty of the country. It is high time the government puts an end to its futile attempts to hide the country’s actual problems by projecting the ‘fake doll’ that is Kangana.
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Trouble ‘Miyas’ everywhere only then they will leave Assam: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Says “Himanta Biswa Sarma, BJP are openly against them, we are saying it openly
New Delhi: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that four to five lakh “Miya voters” would be removed from the electoral rolls in the state once the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists is carried out. He also made a series of controversial remarks openly targeting the Miya community, a term commonly used in Assam in a derogatory sense to refer to Bengali-speaking Muslims.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an official programme in Digboi in Tinsukia district, Sarma said it was his responsibility to create difficulties for the Miya community and claimed that both he and the BJP were “directly against Miyas”.
“Four to five lakh Miya votes will have to be deleted in Assam when the SIR happens,” Sarma said, adding that such voters “should ideally not be allowed to vote in Assam, but in Bangladesh”. He asserted that the government was ensuring that they would not be able to vote in the state.
The chief minister was responding to questions about notices issued to thousands of Bengali-speaking Muslims during the claims and objections phase of the ongoing Special Revision (SR) of electoral rolls in Assam. While the Election Commission is conducting SIR exercises in 12 states and Union Territories, Assam is currently undergoing an SR, which is usually meant for routine updates.
Calling the current SR “preliminary”, Sarma said that a full-fledged SIR in Assam would lead to large-scale deletion of Miya voters. He said he was unconcerned about criticism from opposition parties over the issue.
“Let the Congress abuse me as much as they want. My job is to make the Miya people suffer,” Sarma said. He claimed that complaints filed against members of the community were done on his instructions and that he had encouraged BJP workers to keep filing complaints.
“I have told people wherever possible they should fill Form 7 so that they have to run around a little and are troubled,” he said, adding that such actions were meant to send a message that “the Assamese people are still living”.
In remarks that drew further outrage, Sarma urged people to trouble members of the Miya community in everyday life, claiming that “only if they face troubles will they leave Assam”. He also accused the media of sympathising with the community and warned journalists against such coverage.
“So you all should also trouble, and you should not do news that sympathise with them. There will be love jihad in your own house.” He said.
The comments triggered reactions from opposition leaders. Raijor Dal president and MLA Akhil Gogoi said the people of Assam had not elected Sarma to keep one community under constant pressure. Congress leader Aman Wadud accused the chief minister of rendering the Constitution meaningless in the state, saying his remarks showed a complete disregard for constitutional values.
According to the draft electoral rolls published on December 27, Assam currently has 2.51 crore voters. Election officials said 4.78 lakh names were marked as deceased, 5.23 lakh as having shifted, and 53,619 duplicate entries were removed during the revision process. Authorities also claimed that verification had been completed for over 61 lakh households.
On January 25, six opposition parties the Congress, Raijor Dal, Assam Jatiya Parishad, CPI, CPI(M) and CPI(M-L) submitted a memorandum to the state’s chief electoral officer. They alleged widespread legal violations, political interference and selective targeting of genuine voters during the SR exercise, describing it as arbitrary, unlawful and unconstitutional.
