The latest bifurcation bid of Andhra Pradesh state reminds me the paragraph from Jack London’s magnum opus “THE CALL OF THE WILD”.I’m quoting the snippet uncut, without twists and turns-
“And not only did he learn by experience, but instincts long dead became alive again. The domesticated generations fell from him. In vague ways he remembered back to the youth of the breed, to the time the wild dogs ranged in packs through the primeval forest, and killed their meat as they ran it down. It was no task for him to learn to fight with cut and slash and the quick wolf snap. In this manner had fought forgotten ancestors. They quickened the old life within him, and the old tricks which they had stamped into the heredity of the breed were his tricks. They came to him without effort or discovery, as though they had been his always. And when, on the still cold nights, he pointed his nose at a star and howled long and wolflike, it was his ancestors, dead and dust, pointing nose at star and howling down through centuries and through him. And his cadences were their cadences, the cadences which voiced their woe and what to them was the meaning of stillness, and the cold and dark.” --Now go through the article with the notion that the partition instincts are innate in them.
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The Englishmen promulgated the idea of 'Divide and rule' to govern India effectively, and thwart any unrest or unification of Hindus and Muslims for Independence. Encouraged by them, Jinnah played an exquisite cameo along with a bunch of politicians, and Pakistan was born. Prolific write Mr M.J.Akbar has given a wonderful account on this subject in his book-“India: the siege within”. Congress party then, was all powerful, yet, it could not avoid the division.
After sixty six years, the political scenario is somewhat identical. Then it was Muslim league, which was hindering the Independence. Now, it is NDA which is hindering the economic independence. Because, if it came to power, it may halt or revert various bold steps taken by the current regime, to boost the economic sustainability. From two years now, global economy is grappled by the seemingly long recession and is gasping as a result of heavy workout in coming out of it. Even the second largest economy and our neighbor -China is pegged at 7.5 % economic growth.
Leaving the economic and separation issue apart, it is the matter of survival which is of prime concern to the ruling regime. And the Telangana issue must be viewed keeping this in mind. By this proposed bifurcation, Andhara Pradesh is poised to loose 80% of its revenue generating source,and will meet the Bihar’s fate in the long run. But this is of no concern to the dividers, for, they have the special status tool, to placate the sulking Andhra Pradeshites.
Canada is only second to Russia in terms of area; still it has only few states. But, the North American country lags in the population front immensely from India. And hence this thesis can’t be given to stop the proposed bifurcation of the state. They also do not have such a great variety of people and religion. So, this Indian state must be snapped for better governance.
Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh were divided on the same line of thinking by the BJP led NDA. We are witnessing the beauty and elegance of good governance from more than a decade now. And the line of thinking of UPA is- If they can do it, we also can. The demand for Gorkhaland, Mithilanchal and Vidarbha will also gain momentum by this provocation, but giving the UPA larger grounds, to harness the voters and hence their return to the helm-more comfortably.
Crux of this discussion is-getting the system right, with right attitude and right designs; will lend more wings to a good governance-not the division. Your efforts for corruption free India, the ‘Right to information Act’ is working exceedingly well in curbing the Corruption behemoth. So, it will be better to go after the reforms with iron hand and will. That will not only pave the way for a better India, but your successive return also.
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