Do you observe something here -
- Only one of these protests is of any consequence to the nation - price rise/inflation, and the only one organized by political parties
- All others are protests by specific communities to assert their opinion/demands - regardless whether they are right or wrong, and as can be seen by the list of protests above the protests are not limited to people of any specific religion, or region- we are a true secular democracy as far as protests are concerned!
- Sadly, almost all of them have been violent resulting in loss of human life and heavy disruptions in everyday life of people having nothing to do with these protests
It is thus clear that 'aam aadmi' is increasingly taking to violent protests to get his point across as he believes there is no other way of being heard or to get his issues addressed - which is a very sad reflection on our political system. Also, since there is generally no action against protesters (due to political compulsions), it sends out a signal to rest of the communities/ groups that this is a legitimate way to air their grievances. Media is further fuelling these protests as anyone with 4-5 goons can now start a protest and TRP hungry media would make sure that it becomes a 'Breaking News' across channels.
Its high time government at all levels starts soothing frayed nerves by working on equitable policies, and we, as citizens, vote out politicians and political parties who promote or shield factionalism.
