Day 515

 In my last post, I wrote about the present political situation of Bihar. But there are few more factors which I didn’t mention in my last post. Well, it was not possible to mention all things in a single post. So, I just wrote about what was the scenario in Bihar in the last 35 years.

 

Actually, 35 years is a very long time. An entire generation started turning towards middle age. But in these 35 years, many generations have migrated from Bihar. Believe me, that loss isn’t going to be recovered. All the major industrialists have left the state and have put manufacturing units in other states. The students who went for higher studies didn’t return to Bihar and now they are settled in other parts of India as well as the world. One thing is sure that those who have migrated Bihar aren’t returning to Bihar neither is their next generation. 

But now, there has been entry of a new political party called Jan Suraj headed by Prashant Kumar. Well, Prashant Kumar aka PK isn’t a new name for Bihar politics. He was a political analyst who has worked with BJP, RJD, JD(U) and Congress. In 2014, he was attached with BJP. Its been said that he was responsible for election campaign for BJP nationwide. Chai pe charcha is one of his brainchild which helped BJP to have political debate at grassroot level. This helped BJP in the election which resulted in BJP led NDA government at the centre. In 2015, during Bihar state assembly election, Prashant Kumar helped the coalition of JD(U), RJD and Congress party. This time, JD(U) formed government with RJD and Congress. 

Now, Prashant Kumar isn’t attached with any political parties. Although, he was contacted by Udhav Thackeray before Maharashtra state assembly election but Prashant Kumar refused his services. Prashant Kumar initiated a programme in Bihar called Jan Suraj through which he began a tour of entire Bihar and started awareness amongst voters in Bihar. Now he has started his own political party. The way he has toured in state has started creating a base for him also. He has gone through villages across the state. I think this time he is using his political analyst power for himself. 

Actually, with the entry of Prashant Kumar, a new angle in upcoming election. So, its going to be an interesting election this time. Every political party is going to lure voters in their favour.  

 

Day 514

 I know that I’m continuing to be absent again. Regular writing always has been my aim but unfortunately I’m unable to achieve my aim. Every time, I try to achieve it but every time I fail in that. But after analysis, I have found that I’m not putting my full effort in this.

 

Well, today I’m not going to write on my flaws. Actually, topic selection is a tough job. But for the past few days, I’m very much tempted to write on politics but I don’t understand where to start. Actually, Indian politics is so much twisted and inter related that if you will look at any state politics then automatically other states will come in focus and hence the subject becomes length. Its because in India, whatever state you live in, major issues are faced in every state. Culturally, a state is different from another but politically all are interconnected.

 

In my last election, I wrote about the state wise Chakka Jam called by RJD and Congress Party in protest of so called corrupt practices being involved in connecting the voter id with Adhaar card of the voters in Bihar before the upcoming state assembly election. Rahul Gandhi said in his rally that the NDA government did the same thing during Maharashtra state assembly election and 10 per cent bogus voters were created that’s why Congress party and its allies in Maharashtra were unable to form government in Maharashtra. The government is saying that the action is being implemented by the Election Commission and it’s a necessary action to identify the bogus voters. Naturally, a common man will get confuse because both, government and opposition, are saying the same thing but in opposite sense.

 

But one thing is sure that the upcoming state assembly election in Bihar will be full of unexpected turns. In the last 35 years, Lalu Yadav and his wife has ruled for continuous 15 years and for the last 20 years we have seen Nitish Kumar’s rule. In the past 35 years, Bihar has seen many things. There was a time when Bihar was the last in implementations of the national schemes. This was due to the political will of Central government and state government because in the early years, Congress party was at the both levels. This created migration from Bihar for work, business and further studies.

 

Schools, technical colleges and Universities were there but gradually they turned into the major points for students politics and slowly and gradually the academic things took the backseat and political activities became priority. From 1990 to 2005, infrastructure went downhill instead of upliftment. Lalu Yadav became Chief Minister on his speeches to bring social reforms and for the upliftment of the weaker section. But his family became more rich and the weaker section of the society is at the same level till date. Lalu Yadav and Rabri Devi regime favoured caste system and hence more migration of other sections to other parts of Bihar in name of further studies, work and business.

 

Politics was becoming favourite profession for criminals. Kidnapping, random ransom collection, extortion, land grabbing became common thing. Naxalites and rebel army of forward castes came in limelight. Mass murder became daily routine. Infrastructure wasn’t there. Roads were filled with potholes, industries were getting shut down. Proper irrigation system wasn’t there that’s why the crops were either drown in floods or were hit by draught.

 

Post 2005, when people voted for change and Nitish Kumar came in picture. From 2005 to 2015, indeed, Nitish Kumar worked on curbing the rising graph of criminals and criminal activities in state. Likewise, he improved the infrastructure in Patna, capital of Bihar, then he began to improve the infrastructure of other major cities and worked on the highways too. But in 2015, he switched to RJD and Congress alliance, then switched to BJP. Actually, 2015 to 2024, he was busy in playing switching game. BJP became enemy while Congress and RJD were true friends. Actually, we can give the credit of forming INDI Alliance to Nitish Kumar. INDI Alliance was the brain child of Nitish Kumar. He hosted the meeting at Patna where Mamta Banerjee, Udhav Thackeray, MK Stalin, Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann were present. But after formation of INDI Alliance, Nitish Kumar, went to meet Narendra Modi and again became an ally in NDA.

 

So, Nitish Kumar has lost his credibility by multiple switching. So, at present, voter in Bihar is confused again. Well, caste politics is one of the major key factors in Bihar politics. RJD is projecting Tejashwi Yadav as their Chief Minister Candidate. Congress party is just an ally of RJD. But NDA isn’t declaring its Chief Minister Candidate. As I have said that Nitish Kumar has lost his credibility by switching so many times that its difficult to say if he will continue then how many seats NDA will get in the state assembly. Actually, I think it’s a bigger headache for BJP than JD(U)  because JD(U) is certain that Nitish Kumar will be their leader. Now BJP has to take some strict decision whether to continue with Nitish Kumar or to convince him and put a new Chief Minister candidate in the election. 

Day 513

 Well, these days, I know I’m not regular again. Actually, choosing a topic has become the problem. In coming days, state assembly election is to begin in Bihar. The Election Commission has issued the dates. But the political parties have geared up and now phase wise they have started campaigning also.

 

Couple of weeks ago, Congress party in alliance with RJD has staged state wise Chakka Jam movement against the linking of voters id with the Adhaar card. Rahul Gandhi was saying that this is a desperate action taken by the Modi Government to manipulate the voting process by adding false voters in the revised voter’s list by providing false Adhaar card. He blamed that this action is to increase the false voters by 10% so that Modi government can win easily in Bihar just like it won in Maharashtra. Even RJD is supporting Congress party in this illogical statement. I can understand the problem with RJD because RJD and Congress are the partners in INDI Alliance in Bihar.

 

I think nobody has given the correct data to Rahul Gandhi about the status of Congress party in Bihar. The last time Congress party came in power in Bihar was in late 1980s. In the state assembly election in 1990, Lalu Yadav became the Chief Minister and we all know that till 2005, his family and party ruled the state. After that, Nitish Kumar is constantly making his government. So in this last 35 years, instead of making some place in Bihar politics, Congress party has shrink from its position. Frankly speaking, now the Bihar is divided in two political fronts. One front is of NDA and other front is of RJD. Even the voters and the mass of Bihar has forgotten the Congress party. Honestly speaking, no revival action was taken by Congress itself so its not correct to blame the public for forgetting the Congress party.

 

Honestly speaking, I don’t think that Congress can win double digit seats in Bihar assembly without aide of RJD or any other party. In the recent time, the way Congress party has shrink in other states also, should be the worry of Congress high command. But instead of thinking about the re emerging in Bihar politics, the central committee of Congress is looking for alliance to come into the limelight.

 

But one thing is for sure that voters play very crucial role in elections. They can turn the table in elections. Basically, I don’t believe the exit polls on any news channel. I don’t think that the entire system of exit polls is honest. The basic fundamental duty of a voter is that the voter shouldn’t disclose that he or she has casted vote to candidate of which political party. But the voters have become educated and smart in last two to three decades. They don’t tell exactly to whom they have voted. So, the survey is based on assumptions. That’s why there is so much variation between exit polls and final results. According to me, voters can lie but votes don’t lie.

 

Day 512

 There had been a gap since my last post. Some personal and professional work kept me busy and drew my attention so that I couldn’t concentrate on writing the blog. Anyway, I’m back again. But I have missed a lot of topics to write now. I was thinking that whether to start from where I left or should I write on another topic. Well, honestly speaking, I’m clueless about how to proceed. I’m stuck now.

 

There are a lot of things happening now. Recently, a video clip was viral on social media platform where a lady was targeted by a man. There were verbal fight between them. The lady was the branch manager of State Bank of India in a branch in Bangalore. The customer was saying that you are working in Bangalore so you should talk in Kannada only. The branch manager replied that she is working in India so she can talk in Hindi also. This viral video burnt the internet. But at the end, the branch manager got transferred to some another branch outside Bangalore. I don’t understand the reason from her transfer. Recent back, the workers of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, targeted people who weren’t talking in Marathi.

 

I don’t know when these people will learn. Whatever happened in Pahalgam should be an eye opener for all of us. 27 innocent people were killed on the basis of religion. But still few of us has to fight for language and caste and region. All of us should remember that we are Indians and anyone can work or live in any part of India. There is no difference amongst us. Raj Thackeray and his party members should learn and remember that even Maharashtra is a part of India. Its not a special region or outside India. So, they have to stop their nonsense act. They have to think that if the same thing happens with them also then what will they feel? But they are so coward that they won’t go anywhere outside Maharashtra and speak Marathi only. They can show their power in Maharashtra only.

 

I strongly condemn these type of things. As I have said that these things should be stopped. Instead of these things, we should think about the progressive things for the betterment of the society and country.