Quota wars...

Before i begin my angry rant, what is the point of designating Azad Maidan as a 'space for demonstration'? For 3 days when doctors were demonstrating in the so called protest area, no one noticed. Now when they got close to politicians' residences and the governor's residence, the police lathi charge them. What is the point of a protest when the protestor cannot make the protestee aware of his/her demands?? (completely off the topic, Rahul Gore and Rajiv Thakkar, also the two university viva jurors, with all due respect, this is why i did what i did for Amritsar A.D. A large open space does not work as a protest space.)

Now comes the fun part. i hate cops. i make no bones about it. They're corrupt. They pick on innocent couples, bikers and any woman who's on the street at night. They fail to do their job well. They do not give a rat's ass about helping anyone else but themselves. Even something as simple as passport verification is bungled up. Elephants in a zoo are in better shape than all the pan chewing, obese, orthodox men in khaki. But today, the Mumbai police crossed all limits.

The images on TV are horrendous. i'm sure by now all of India has seen them. What pisses me off the most is the balls of the Mumbai Police Commisioner. He has the guts to come on TV and say, 'They shouldn't have demonstrated.' SHOULDN'T HAVE DEMONSTRATED?? i can point atleast a hundred similarities between today's video footage and that taken in the 1930s when Gandhi led the country. What freedom have we achieved when a valid point is made repeatedly but one pig headed politician with one eye on the votebank and both his legs dangling precariously over his grave refuses to consider the ramifications of his decision? The reason for the lathi charge is that the students came out of the 'designated demonstration area.' 3 days of demonstration in the designated area invited a small mention on page 5 of the major newspapers. What is the point of the demonstration then? Have politicians become so independent of the citizens that an opinion is accepted merely as token?

And why does Manmohan Singh, the architect of India's economic liberalisation, not speak up? Oh sorry. His voice is the voice of the new Mother India. One who is simply trying hard to ensure her children's future. Nothing should come in the way. Not even the lives of millions of youth.

And why do these things affect me? If you are asking that question, switch on your TV. And tell me if you don't feel a thing...