I think Mr Kiren Rijiju,the juniour home minister,was intructed to play games in the surcharged political situation in Manipur.
First,in his visit in Imphal during the recent floods and landslides,he told the media that the Manipur government has the legitimate right to pass laws to protect its indigenious people.He further told the media that the Union Government,if the need arises,is ready to work together with the state government.
But,after some weeks,he,during an official function in Guwahati, played around with the words,'President's Rule',while the Manipur Chief Minister was busy negotiating with the leaders of the agitators.
That prompted the Manipur Chief Minister to rush to New Delhi.What has transpired between Mr Rijiju and the Manipur Chief Minister in New Delhi?
We are not given the time to search for the answer for the above question.Today,the State Government announced that the three bills to protect its indigenous people will be passed by the State Legislative Assembly on the 31st of August 2015.The announcement came after the government accepted all the ten demands of the agitators.
Here we are talking about some ministers from New Delhi playing games in the internal politics of Manipur exactly because India's polity is unitary.Noises about federalism are meant solely for propaganda purpose.
Here,again,we do not have enough time to go deeper into the matter,as we are overtaken by events around us.The person manning the unitary system in New Delhi has already got his home turf burning.Rigiht now,there is curfew and military patrolling in the state of Gujarat.
Is this a warning for Mr Narendra Modi?
Before answering this,we need to understand what's happening right now in Gujarat.The Patels want reservation.They want the OBC tag.But the Patels,though not an ethnic group,are landowners and traders.They do not form a marginalised group.Even a Patel is the incumbent Chief Minsiter of the state.So,why there is this present agitation by the Patels,which results in cuefew and military patrolling?
Exactly because India's polity is unitary.The Patels want more freebies from the masters in New Delhi.The Patels are not the only group who are clamouring for more freebies from the masters in New Delhi.The Chief Mnisters of major states like Bihar and Andhra Pradesh has already joined the fray.
In the days where there are nervous volatality in the stock markets of the world,it's most appropriate to ask this question:How would the masters in New Delhi get the freebies to be doled out to the increasing number of groups?Freebies doled out to the small ethnic groups in NE is quite manageable because the amount required is quite small.But managing freebies for large populations of likes of Gujarat,Bihar,Andhra Pradesh etc would prove to be a paradigm shift for the people manning the unitary set up in New Delhi.
It's a matter of simple economics to understand that New Delhi cannot continue printing money in the longer term.In the shorter term it can print more money and fuel more economic activities.The idea is to somehow put money in the hands of the vast rural population of India and make them buy up things.This would enable more factory activities,spurring more production and job creations.The example is the vast enterprise of handing out 'job cards' to the rural folks.
But there is one catch.While it's still possible to print more money,it's a must to build up durable infrastructures like roads,irrigation canals,schools and unversitry.But a society which have no qualm in killing girl child in the womb itself and forcing underaged girls into marriages won't be able to build up any of the above infrastures.So,while it's possible for India to print more money,it's totally critical to build up quality huamn capital as well.I think India's society have limited time to achieve this--but it would require unlimited amoount efficiendy in the system(like the one provided by the Communist Party of China).
But the likes of present agitations in Gujarat are the sure recipe for injecting massive inefficiecy in the system.So,what's the option available to the people manning the unitary set up in New Delhi?
1)They can say that they cannot afford the freebies to be doled out to the vast numbers of agitating groups.So,let's get rid of this unitary set up.
2)They can also say that they would continue to print more money to get more freebies so that they can lord over the present unitary set up.
Mr Narendra Modi would get the chance to show the world which option he chooses when the Manipur Legislative Assemby pass the three bills to protect the indigenous people of Manipur on the 31st August 2015.
If he chooese the options no 1,the three bills would become laws.
If he chooses the option no 2,the three bills would remain worthless papers.
But Mr Narendra Modi has already been warned by the present agitation in his home state of Gujarat that printing more money(thus, India becoming a pauper state) presents no smart choice for the vast ordinary people of India.
First,in his visit in Imphal during the recent floods and landslides,he told the media that the Manipur government has the legitimate right to pass laws to protect its indigenious people.He further told the media that the Union Government,if the need arises,is ready to work together with the state government.
But,after some weeks,he,during an official function in Guwahati, played around with the words,'President's Rule',while the Manipur Chief Minister was busy negotiating with the leaders of the agitators.
That prompted the Manipur Chief Minister to rush to New Delhi.What has transpired between Mr Rijiju and the Manipur Chief Minister in New Delhi?
We are not given the time to search for the answer for the above question.Today,the State Government announced that the three bills to protect its indigenous people will be passed by the State Legislative Assembly on the 31st of August 2015.The announcement came after the government accepted all the ten demands of the agitators.
Here we are talking about some ministers from New Delhi playing games in the internal politics of Manipur exactly because India's polity is unitary.Noises about federalism are meant solely for propaganda purpose.
Here,again,we do not have enough time to go deeper into the matter,as we are overtaken by events around us.The person manning the unitary system in New Delhi has already got his home turf burning.Rigiht now,there is curfew and military patrolling in the state of Gujarat.
Is this a warning for Mr Narendra Modi?
Before answering this,we need to understand what's happening right now in Gujarat.The Patels want reservation.They want the OBC tag.But the Patels,though not an ethnic group,are landowners and traders.They do not form a marginalised group.Even a Patel is the incumbent Chief Minsiter of the state.So,why there is this present agitation by the Patels,which results in cuefew and military patrolling?
Exactly because India's polity is unitary.The Patels want more freebies from the masters in New Delhi.The Patels are not the only group who are clamouring for more freebies from the masters in New Delhi.The Chief Mnisters of major states like Bihar and Andhra Pradesh has already joined the fray.
In the days where there are nervous volatality in the stock markets of the world,it's most appropriate to ask this question:How would the masters in New Delhi get the freebies to be doled out to the increasing number of groups?Freebies doled out to the small ethnic groups in NE is quite manageable because the amount required is quite small.But managing freebies for large populations of likes of Gujarat,Bihar,Andhra Pradesh etc would prove to be a paradigm shift for the people manning the unitary set up in New Delhi.
It's a matter of simple economics to understand that New Delhi cannot continue printing money in the longer term.In the shorter term it can print more money and fuel more economic activities.The idea is to somehow put money in the hands of the vast rural population of India and make them buy up things.This would enable more factory activities,spurring more production and job creations.The example is the vast enterprise of handing out 'job cards' to the rural folks.
But there is one catch.While it's still possible to print more money,it's a must to build up durable infrastructures like roads,irrigation canals,schools and unversitry.But a society which have no qualm in killing girl child in the womb itself and forcing underaged girls into marriages won't be able to build up any of the above infrastures.So,while it's possible for India to print more money,it's totally critical to build up quality huamn capital as well.I think India's society have limited time to achieve this--but it would require unlimited amoount efficiendy in the system(like the one provided by the Communist Party of China).
But the likes of present agitations in Gujarat are the sure recipe for injecting massive inefficiecy in the system.So,what's the option available to the people manning the unitary set up in New Delhi?
1)They can say that they cannot afford the freebies to be doled out to the vast numbers of agitating groups.So,let's get rid of this unitary set up.
2)They can also say that they would continue to print more money to get more freebies so that they can lord over the present unitary set up.
Mr Narendra Modi would get the chance to show the world which option he chooses when the Manipur Legislative Assemby pass the three bills to protect the indigenous people of Manipur on the 31st August 2015.
If he chooese the options no 1,the three bills would become laws.
If he chooses the option no 2,the three bills would remain worthless papers.
But Mr Narendra Modi has already been warned by the present agitation in his home state of Gujarat that printing more money(thus, India becoming a pauper state) presents no smart choice for the vast ordinary people of India.