I never ever thought I would live to see the day when I can
make sense out of statements made by Raj Thackeray. However, the man famous for
ludicrous protests that hold Maharastrian cities to ransom has finally made a
statement which struck a chord, at least with me. Is this what they call coming
of age in politics?? He has stated that Belgaum, Nipani-Karwar, Khanapur and
other Marathi-speaking villages in Karnataka should stay in Karnataka and
Maharashtra has nothing special to offer them. With the outburst of protests to
this statement, there is a high likelihood that he might withdraw it, or
threaten the print media for printing them, and try and get them out of
Maharashtra.
However, there is a lot of truth in his statement. Maharashtra
has nothing to offer the hundreds of kids dying in Melghat due to malnutrition,
no solution to the farmer’s problems in Vidarbha region, no solution to the
sorry state of state-sponsored education, and other endless problems that
plague them. There is no feasible solution forthcoming from the political class. I still don’t understand why, at a periodic interval (read
elections), these politicians flare up the issue and people still fall prey to
it.
And all those idiots from these border villages who damage
public properties never see that their issue will always be only an issue. They
are nothing but a trump card and the moment their problem is solved, they will
lose all the political patronage they are enjoying. It will be interesting if
these people use this to their favour and get additional benefits out of
Karnataka govt., but I don’t see that ever happening. Idiots are always idiots;
you see there is no cure for that one.
This is the case with all regions that want to break away
from one or join with another. There is no
point. We the people are just expendable pawns to the political players. With
the king sitting impassively in the centre, the queen and the knights have all
the fun.
Politicians of this
state (and the rest of country), have and will always be, spokesmen and minions
for the realtors and other so-called Elite. Yes, I am generalising, as the
handful of politicians who are worth their salt don’t give a rats-ass as to
whether I generalise or not. They will continue to do their work.
So moral of story - Raj is finally a mature politician, there
is still some hope after all for the poor Aam Admi and politicians in general
suck.
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