The
cab driver was a Muslim. He had four Hindu passengers sitting in his cab. During
the course of the city itinerary and the thread of conversation that followed,
the one most obvious thing that cropped up was how the political leaders of
both of the communities exploit the ordinary citizens.
It
was concluded in the 60-minutes travel time that the common members of both of the
communities (defined as the ‘Aam Aadmi’) do not keep any mutual hatred and
issues like Godhara train burning or Godhara riots or Babri Mosque demolition
are well past in the history.
Their
sustenance as issues bigger enough to affect the normal functioning of the
society is just brainchild of the political class.
The
provocation to indulge in rioting is only impulsive for the masses and when
they realize the futility, they stop caring about it. Example of Bhartiya Janta
Party’s failure in Uttar Pradesh was sighted again. The party that rode to
power in Uttar Pradesh after the vote polarization in the aftermath of the
mosque demolition has failed to exploit the issue after one full term.
It
was concluded that a common member of both of the communities has to worry
daily for the subsistence of his family and he is more or less indifferent to
issues like this which do nothing but disrupt the social and economical means
to sustain that very family.
It
was concurred that all of them sitting in the cab were following religion and
somewhat believed in god in their own ways and thought a god would never allow
one to take others’ lives in any case.
And
it is on these lines all the time.
Most
of the times, when unknown people from these two communities come together in a
place (in India
That
is actually the case but the phrase ‘impulsive reaction’ unwinds all. The
religious and political leaders exploit this ‘reacting on an impulse’ mob trait
of the masses from both of the communities to further their religious and political
agenda.
To
continue..
©/IPR: Santosh Chaubey - http://severallyalone.blogspot.com/
