Crackers have made a lot of noise in the supreme court as the festival of lights came close. Supreme Court has taken a tough stance against crackers this time. It has banned full time bursting of crackers by putting a time cap on this. And in cities like Delhi, crackers are totally banned. Air pollution in Delhi has reached alarming levels. Crackers have contributed to rising levels of air and noise pollution in the country per se. No sooner did the SC give it's verdict on this issue based on environmental concerns, Sangh Parivar and some political parties are making sounds louder than the crackers. They are deeming this as an attack on hindu dharma! They are carrying a message to people that there is a close link between crackers and festivals. Indian festivals share close bonds with nature and its cycles. Common people have been responding to the changing rhythms of nature by celebrating festivals. Agriculture is the main focus behind these festivals and they are celebrated accordingly.

BJP and Sangh Parivar are slowly understanding the fact that the nation by now has realized Narendra Modi is an illusion that was created by the media and corporate sector. In four years’ time, Modi has shown to the country that he is the weakest and most undeserving Prime Minister the country has ever seen. He is a namesake PM, while the real decisions are being taken by industrialists such as the Ambanis and RSS. The nation is bearing the brunt of this now. Black money didn’t come back into the banks. Instead, the poor were fleeced and their money was being usurped by the banks. Economy hit rock bottom owing to note ban.   

The interference of the government in RBI had come to discussion when a massive decision such as demonetisation was taken unilaterally without including the latter in the process. Experts had perceived problems when Urjit Patel was brought in as a replacement to Raghuram Rajan, as the head of RBI. Corporate powers began to interfere with RBI after Modi became the Prime Minister. Now the tussle between RBI and Central government has reached its peak. Rumours are strife that Urjit Patel may resign from his post any moment. At a time when India's economy situation is not very bright, a problem like this can affect the country's future a large extent. Corporate powers that are close to Modi are being blamed for this situation country is facing right now.

Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel, his role in pre and post-independent India is the most significant among all. He always remained close to Gandhiji and involved himself in the freedom struggle. He was a great support to the first prime minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru. He was the first deputy PM of India and the home minister.

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.