Times Of Tumults.

Last few months has witnessed spurt of incidents in various parts of country, which are unnecessarily been given hues of caste, religion and politics. This ballyhoo has indeed jarred our imagination of India and has left us to vet upon the India we all dreamt of? Sporadic incidents of anti-national compaign has certainly held India at siege and in attempts to gain political advantage out of situation, many politicians (cutting across party lines) are further dishevelling the situation. But in all this turmoil we must not fall prey of anarchy and must retain our characterised tag of 'Vibrant Democracy', that India is best known for. Here are few precedences, as i think, we must ponder upon:-

>Curious Case Of Arunachal Pradesh:- A way out of political imbroglio in Arunachal Pradesh, with formation of new  government, is good sign of ameliorating political stagnation in state. But question still to be answered is with regard to the role of Governor in tackling such a situation. Guidelines laid down by Supreme Court and recommendations of Sarkaria Commission provides for good precepts to be followed in situation like this. State Government's legtimacy should not be left to the whims of Governor but rather 'Floor Test' should take precedence. It requires a public debate and re-engineering of Governor's position to make it more in line with the new realities.

>Dissent: A New Form Of Sedition:- With recent outbreak of plethora of incidents with hues of so called 'Anti-Nationalism', it has become important for us to recapitulate our version of nationalism. Dissent, which is a basic right under democracy, cannot be labelled as quality of seditious. A look back at our history, vindicates that dissent was never considered as anti-national, best example being Gandhiji's stance towards Pakistan. In Spite of the Pakistani aggression in Kashmir, Gandhiji fasted to compel the Government of India to release an amount of Rs.55 Crores due to Pakistan. In these times of tumults, we need to restate the teachings of our founding fathers, who led us to path of vibrant democracy, with right to dissent as its irreplaceable feature.

Disclaimer: I don't support what happened in JNU. Raising slogans against India tantamounts to Anti-Nationalism and is deserving of condemnation in all its form.

With Regards!

Jai Hind!