Let the sycophancy be dead, let my voice be heard

Can I call a spade a spade without fear of being slammed

can I enjoy my rights to speak without being intimidated

can I show you the mirror you deserve

or should I bear all your bullshits only because

you are some party's affiliate, some party’s PM candidate?

True that those in my neighbourhood have vouched for you

true that many of my friends are campaigning for you 

but do not expect me to be a blind follower

it’s a mistake I am their friend, their neighbour   

Sycophants don't let me speak what and when I want to

they can argue, counter and contest 

but they seek to silence the voice that I have

for they don't like the truth, the party don't like the truth 

Who cares, even if tomorrow you become Prime Minister or 

who gives a damn even if you don’t get single vote

they will worship you, they will butter you

despite all the killings that you allowed

despite all the hatred you have instilled

Sycophant that they are, little do I care

threat to 'humanity' they are, I am afraid

threat to idea of Indianness they are, I am concerned 

threat to harmony they are, I am apprehensive 

I hate you, for you befool people in the name of caste

I hate you, for you blackmail people in the name of religion

And not mistake me as loving them only because I hate you

Let the sycophancy be dead, let my voice be heard 


Disclaimer: I have some wonderful friends and neighbours. Only thing is that they have different political liking than I. I respect them all and want them all be in my life. 

हम एगो इंसान हैं, जीने दो खाली.

मुझे नही सुनना तुम्हारे हुँकार मुझे नही देखना तुम्हारी ताकत। मुझे पता है तुम्हारी हुंकार माइक में जाती  है दूर दूर तक लोग सुनते हैं. मेरे  भूखे बच्चे कि चीख से ज्यादा दूर नही जाती। देहाड़ी करता हूँ. खाने को धन नही हैं. माईक कहाँ से लाऊं? 

एक साधू बाबा एक दिन सपना में पता नही केतना हजार टन सोना देख लिए और लग गए खुदाई करने में. हम कब से चिल्ला रहे हैं हमरो खेत में सोना निकलता है. आज तक एक बोरिंग नही खुदवा पाये। 

और इ का सेक्य़ुलर सेक्युलर रात-दिन करता रहता है? कभी तुमको हिन्दू सेक्युलर लगता है कभी मुस्लमान तुमको सेक्युलर लगने लगता है. हमरा मालूम नही है कि हम का है. एक बेटा का नाम रहमान है बेटी का नाम सपना है.  बताओ कि हम का हैं?

तुम लोग में कौन ज्यादा सेक्युलर है आपस में फैसला कर लो. सेक्युलर-सेक्युलर आपस में खेल लो. एक दिन तुम हो जाना दूसरे दिन दूसरे को होने देना सेक्युलर।

ये बात पता है तुमको कि हमको न तो मंदिर चाहिए न मस्जिद. काहे राम मंदिर राम मंदिर किये हो? दो चार गो स्कुल बनवा दो. मेरा रहमान और मेरी सपना  पढ़ने जा सकेंगे। 

लेकिन तुम कहे बनवाओगे? वो पढ़ लिख जायेंगे तो किसको मुर्ख बनाओगे?         

देखो सच्चाई ये है कि, मुझे एकदम मालूम नही है मुज़फ्फरनगर में काहे इतना लोग मारे काटे गए? आज भी मर रहे हैं. टीवी में ये सुने कि मार काट कि वजह से एक पार्टी को ज्यादा वोट मिलेगा एक को नुकसान होगा। इसका मतलब ये है की मंत्री बनने के लिए हमलोगों को मार काट करवा रहे हो।

सुनो! हमको मतलब नही है, कौन प्रधानमंत्री बनता है कौन मुख्यमंत्री बनता है. तुम सब कुछ बन जाओ. प्रधामंत्री, राष्ट्रपति, मुख्यमंत्री, कोयला मंत्री, रेल मंत्री। जेतना लूटना है लूटो न भाई. हमारा का जाता है? 

      

बाकी इ सब तुम लोग आपसे में करो. हमलोगों को कहे मरवाते कटवाते हो? हम एगो इंसान हैं जीने दो खाली.                        

Everybody loves a benign bomb

The well thought-out, as the serial blasts that wrecked Patna this Sunday morning appear to be prima facie, was benign in the sense that this killed only six people injuring close to 100.

Bihar police reports seven blasts. The number of deceased is less than number of bombs that exploded. Not many times do you come across such friendly bombs. No doubt these were benign bombs! And no doubt therefore everybody does love it.

The BJP loves it because it has legitimised their claims of Nitish Kumar treating Narendra Modi not as political opponent but political “enemy” after their alliance was broken.

It has given them this window for going to people and explain the “truth of blasts”. They are loving it as it has allowed them to play victim of deliberate “security lapse”.

They are loving it, as their supporters can claim, in the chaos that followed blasts, more than policemen BJP workers were there for helping people out. This is what they always want. Despite the blasts the rush in the “hunkar” rally didn’t thin, and they are loving it more than anything.  

The JD (U) is loving it since they have been able to let people in believing Modi is synonyms to violence - "he comes and violence is bound to follow/precede". They are aptly citing Muzaffarnagar riots. The conspiracy theorists proclaim Modi is enough for polarising people to the extent of planting bombs.

The central government loves it as the blasts redirected the media’s and people’s attentions away from the embarrassing gold hunt in Unnao. The Unnao embarrassment could certainly have got more spaces in newspapers and news channels causing huge embarrassment to the ASI and the government. 

Asaram supporters too are loving it.

The media is loving it. The TV channels got another piece of news which they can “play” with entire week. The print media reporters got the lead story without putting in their effort.

Sea of people at Gandhi Maidan who had gathered to listen to Modi’s “hunkar” didn’t panic and therefore averted an impending stampede. Democracy theorists are loving it. This shows how much the people believe in democracy, they have claimed.

But the innocent and dispassionate residents of Bihar and anywhere in the country are shocked.

As commoners they are least interest in whose “hunkar” is heard up till where or whose secularism is more sacrosanct. They are least interested in knowing who has gained from the blasts.

Only thing they are interested in is no child should be rendered orphan in political blasts or communal riots flared up by political passions. They are interested in knowing how we can stop our country to follow the Pakistan’s trajectory where violence has become integral to political rallies.