Sedition: A convenient ploy..!

Without going into the merits and demerits of the JNU issue now raging in Kashmir, over the years after our country’s independence an old antiquated British law is used conveniently every now and then to stifle dissent!
A few years ago, while cowboy Bush went raging with his guns ablaze and set the world on fire, any criticism of his stupidity was conveniently taken by him, as an affront to the brave soldiers fighting in Iraq. “Mr Bush, do you think you were a bit quick on the draw? Shouldn’t you have held your fire till you knew more facts about weapons of mass destruction?”
“Are you criticizing our brave soldiers fighting in Iraq?” he would reply.
Did Bush ever realize those brave soldiers were put there by him? I’m sure he did, but how conveniently he used them as a shield to hide behind whenever anyone talked against his ridiculous war.
The same happened a few years ago, when our PM was CM. Whenever there was criticism of his handling of the riots, his immediate answer was that it was an affront to the people of Gujarat!
Now, whenever, there is talk or morcha or protest against a government, it is called sedition!
“You are speaking against our nation?”
“No sir, against you!”
“I am the nation!”
“Just for a period of time you are allowed to govern sir. But you are certainly not the nation. Even if people elected you, they voted not for you, but for what you promised them. When people protest, they do so, about issues not mentioned on the electioneering plank. They do not protest against the country, per se, but against the government of the country of that day. Which today is you!”
We need, as people to have a long, strong look at this sedition law. Even as we need to look at the abetment to suicide law. These laws have only one agency which gains from it, the police.The police in our  country, at least most of them, have only one reason being policemen, to fill their wallets, and any law, however, obsolete or stupid, if they can use to threaten or coerce citizens to part with a few bucks out of fear of harassment, is a law they love.
About the JNU issue; it’s a young boy, a student. Let us work to make India such a country, that he will be proud of it. Let us build together, so we don’t need to force people to stand up for the national anthem, by thrashing them in theatres, but they will stand and sing with pride in their voices and love in their hearts…!
    
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Sedition: A convenient ploy..!

Without going into the merits and demerits of the JNU issue now raging in Kashmir, over the years after our countrys independence an old antiquated British law is used conveniently every now and then to stifle dissent! A few years ago, while cowboy Bush went raging with his guns ablaze and set the world on fire, any criticism of his stupidity was conveniently taken by him, as an affront to the brave soldiers fighting in Iraq. Mr Bush, do you think you were a bit quick on the draw? Shouldnt you have held your fire till you knew more facts about weapons of mass destruction? Are you criticizing our brave soldiers fighting in Iraq? he would reply. Did Bush ever realize those brave soldiers were put there by him? Im sure he did, but how conveniently he used them as a shield to hide behind whenever anyone talked against his ridiculous war. The same happened a few years ago, when our PM was CM. Whenever there was criticism of his handling of the riots, his immediate answer was that it was an affront to the people of Gujarat! Now, whenever, there is talk or morcha or protest against a government, it is called sedition! You are speaking against our nation? No sir, against you! I am the nation! Just for a period of time you are allowed to govern sir. But you are certainly not the nation. Even if people elected you, they voted not for you, but for what you promised them. When people protest, they do so, about issues not mentioned on the electioneering plank. They do not protest against the country, per se, but against the government of the country of that day. Which today is you! We need, as people to have a long, strong look at this sedition law. Even as we need to look at the abetment to suicide law. These laws have only one agency which gains from it, the police.The police in our country, at least most of them, have only one reason being policemen, to fill their wallets, and any law, however, obsolete or stupid, if they can use to threaten or coerce citizens to part with a few bucks out of fear of harassment, is a law they love. About the JNU issue; its a young boy, a student. Let us work to make India such a country, that he will be proud of it. Let us build together, so we dont need to force people to stand up for the national anthem, by thrashing them in theatres, but they will stand and sing with pride in their voices and love in their hearts! [email protected]