Communal riots!

A riot is a form of civil disorder characterized by disorganized groups lashing out in a sudden and intense rash of violence, vandalism or other crime. Riots often occur in reaction to a perceived grievance or out of dissent. Historically, the World has seen riots have occurring due to poor working or living conditions, government oppression, taxation or conscription, conflicts between races or religions (see race riot and pogrom), the outcome of a sporting event or frustration with legal channels through which to air grievances. Riots in India, have been dating since centuries that always had a positive motive unlike the political leaders who are using communal riots to break the Unity of our country for their own motives and for their selfish surge for Power. While we see Pramod Muthalik abusing women in the name of “respecting his sisters”, we see some Hindus creating chaos in the little districts of Orissa burning up the churches, in the name of ‘Revenge” for killing their spiritual leader. Communal riots are one of the major causes our country is not developing today. Starting from Jabalpur riot (1961), Hindu-Muslim riots have gone on and on, the last one being the horrific anti-Muslim pogrom in Gujarat, in the aftermath of burning of Sabarmati express at Godhra. These riots have been projected as Hindu Muslim riots The 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots was a 3-4 day period of communal violence against Sikhs. These riots were started by Congress led mobs in retaliation of the assassination of Prime minister Indira Gandhi by her two Sikh bodyguards (in revenge for Operation Bluestar). It is estimated that about 2,000 Sikhs were killed in the riots across India.
Lately Hindu mobs rampaged through this city in western India on Thursday, killing more than 60 people as they burned Muslims alive in their homes and set fire to Muslim-owned restaurants, shops, cars and apartments. The religious violence, the most serious India has experienced in years, was retaliation for a Muslim mob's attack Wednesday on a trainload of Hindu fundamentalists in which 58 people were burned to death in a single car. Such riots are just taken as any other common issue as we are immune now to so many such riots, especially in the Festivals, while people should celebrate in the spirit of festivity, we see all chaos and ridiculous riots. Baroda in Gujarat is another extremely communally sensitive place where of and on riots break out between Hindus and Muslims every year. On 18th April 2008, there violence erupted in Bhirari village when some people tried to set two Muslim families on fire. Again trouble began when some members of Bajrang Dal began to sing “mandir wahin banaenge” (we will construct temple at that place only). When some Muslims offering prayer at the time objected, trouble began. Indore was known for communal harmony but since BJP came to power in M.P. VHP and Bajrang Dal have become much stronger and of and on attack Muslims and Christians. The situation is all the same throughout the country. There is no mercy when it comes to Communal Riots while people are busy burning people alive, killing little children, burning houses, raping even nuns and the list of atrocities can just go more and more horrifying. We account for the maximum communal riots in the whole of Asia and while few riots even if had taken place decades back, but those in Gujarat are still to be healed while we notice our politicians supporting their religious groups openly. It is highly grievous to see some Hindu Suicide Squad to retaliate the suicide bombers. There is no check on the numerous religious groups being formed, there are Hindu Parishads, Ram Sena, Shiv Sena and I wouldn’t be shocked some 100s of more Senas who think God has empowered them to just rule while they are being backed by the sole Powerful set of people in our nation- the Politicians, whom we choose, whom we vote and ultimately they rob all of us and can just do anything they want while no one has powers to voice against them or even have the courage to oppose them. This is the state of INDIA.
This process is an ongoing series of connected issues, as Development is directly dependant on the Unity and while a diverse nation like India which is a hub for so many various religions and while our Constitution proclaims secularism, we are all busy seeing the Hindu-Muslim riots, Hindu- Christian riots, more interesting are the anti Tamils, anti – Maharashtra and anti every kind of religion, language, community, it just needs no barriers or basis to start communal Riots. While the Iyers and Iyengars themselves are not allowed to enter each other’s temples. Lately I see a new form of Riots by the Naxalites. These people losing hope on the politicians and majorly comprising the poor, ignored people are standing up for their own voice and through some real violence they want their demands to be fulfilled. When a country is shattered based on religion, language, belief, and whiles the uneducated mass is being moved by the Political leaders and their groups, we expect to develop while our backbone itself is broken to pieces? History is proof enough how communal riots have never contributed in any constructive form while the under- developed nations are still in that state despite the enormous natural resources they possess, but it all goes for a waste since it is not utilized as a whole. While all the energy, focus and attention is diverted to such baseless petty issues, there is no scope for Improvement, may it be anything. “United we stand, Divided we fall”. This is not just a saying, but imagines Indians working as a whole, no religion, no caste, no state, we are all one! And it wouldn’t be long to achieve the “Developed State.”
I would blame the lack of education to be motivated by the political parties that play quite a negative role in riots. Such incidents give them a golden opportunity to indulge in vote bank politics. The leaders who formed and framed our Nation had some vision for us, but look at where we have reached, while Dadagiri is more powerful than the teachings of Gandhigiri. Ever wondered how many political parties in India have sincerely tried to solve the root cause of such conflicts?