Are Peaceful Demonstration Effective
In the very Country where the great Mahatma Gandhi displayed to the world, how agitations minus violence can lead a country to Independence, i can feel the total-apathy towards peaceful demonstrations.
Just take a look at the newspapers and you can see the Government's attitude towards Peaceful and Violent Agitations.
Up North - in Kashmir - Where there is large scale violence everyday, hundreds if not thousands killed, the government is willing to talk to those militants, but they will hardly be bothered by the millions of Kashmiri Pandit Refugees who stage silent protests right in New Delhi.
In the East - Maoists, BODOS and ULFA's hold North East to ransom resorting to acts of violence and yet again the government says we are ready to talk.
Moving towards the South - Naxalite movement results in immense loss to Government Property. Still we hear "Please Come to the table".
Shouldnt the Government realise that people who resort to violent actions are not going to come to the table and even if they do, they would come with a Weapon.
Now lets sample some Peaceful Non-violent Demonstrations.
In Delhi - Narmada Bachao Andolan - People resort to hunger strike to request the Government to work out a modality for settlement of villagers displaced and reason out the causes for heightening the dam ( not just one state/individual's view point , but the collective good of teh country ).
ACTION - Zilch,
Public Opinion - Govt gives a Damn.
In Delhi/Mumbai/All over India - Agiitations against Quota - People resort to hunger strike, Peaceful Morchas
ACTION - Lathi Charge, PreventMedia Coverage of Issues
Public Opinion - Govt gives a DAMN again.
I dont for one suggest that one of the above two groups resort to the method i suggest, but i cant help but wonder what might have been if either one of these groups would have resorted to Violent Demonstrations instead of peaceful ones.
For one moment, I dont think the Government is that stupid to consider the perpetrators of violence to come to the table
Then again maybe it is in this deadly stale-mate and continued state of violence and demonstrative non-apathy towards solving issues for the larger good and betterment of the generations to come, lies their oppurtunity for survival at the top flight of politics.
Just take a look at the newspapers and you can see the Government's attitude towards Peaceful and Violent Agitations.
Up North - in Kashmir - Where there is large scale violence everyday, hundreds if not thousands killed, the government is willing to talk to those militants, but they will hardly be bothered by the millions of Kashmiri Pandit Refugees who stage silent protests right in New Delhi.
In the East - Maoists, BODOS and ULFA's hold North East to ransom resorting to acts of violence and yet again the government says we are ready to talk.
Moving towards the South - Naxalite movement results in immense loss to Government Property. Still we hear "Please Come to the table".
Shouldnt the Government realise that people who resort to violent actions are not going to come to the table and even if they do, they would come with a Weapon.
Now lets sample some Peaceful Non-violent Demonstrations.
In Delhi - Narmada Bachao Andolan - People resort to hunger strike to request the Government to work out a modality for settlement of villagers displaced and reason out the causes for heightening the dam ( not just one state/individual's view point , but the collective good of teh country ).
ACTION - Zilch,
Public Opinion - Govt gives a Damn.
In Delhi/Mumbai/All over India - Agiitations against Quota - People resort to hunger strike, Peaceful Morchas
ACTION - Lathi Charge, PreventMedia Coverage of Issues
Public Opinion - Govt gives a DAMN again.
I dont for one suggest that one of the above two groups resort to the method i suggest, but i cant help but wonder what might have been if either one of these groups would have resorted to Violent Demonstrations instead of peaceful ones.
For one moment, I dont think the Government is that stupid to consider the perpetrators of violence to come to the table
Then again maybe it is in this deadly stale-mate and continued state of violence and demonstrative non-apathy towards solving issues for the larger good and betterment of the generations to come, lies their oppurtunity for survival at the top flight of politics.
posted by Manas at 11:26 AM
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well i agree with u on this one. guess we need to fight fire with fire. guess we have to be violent like the terrorists so that the government will sit up and notice.
anyways i guess these politicians must be shot at sight and only educated sensible ones with the thinking for the betterment of the country should be elected. again saying all this the fault lies with us coz we are the ones who elect them. if we all educated people elected for the right party or rather the better party keeing in mind that no party is less corrupt ( the only criteria being which is the less corrupt of them all) then only can there be hope for the country else it is doomed
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