ARCHITECTS OF DIVIDE AND RULE
ARVIND K.PANDEY
(Published in TEHELKA , FEBRUARY 23,2008)
The Maharastra Navnirman Sena eager to assert itself on the political stage of Maharastra chose to enter into politics of divide and rule . Raj Thackeray's villification of Amitabh Bachchan and his party's violent attacks on the North Indians are the part of well-calculated scheme to provide life to his political ambitions .The only way to ensure peace and stability is to marginalise such dangerous minds from the mainstream politics . However, ever-growing number of immigrants in many states has definitely led to rise of complex problems for the localites . Even the significant contributions of the migrants are not sufficient to ignore the fat that population explosion is turning the metroes into ticking time bombs .To end this menace it has become imperative to provide employment to people close to their original homes . Ironically , creation of new state would only worsen the siutuation .It's not only geographical division but also division of people grown-up with me and mine perceptions .
