Sunday, June 5, 2011

The Truth of Ramlila Protests !

Hello Readers,

Its been sad what happened last night. Many innocent people have feared serious injuries. But please take note that media has again showed a very wrong picture of what happened yesterday night. Everyone feels that Delhi Police has been very cruel to the people staging protests and supporting Baba Ramdev at Ramlila Ground in Delhi. Just read the below article by Tehelka which will make you re-think what really happened. Here we go.

UPDATE: Reacting to Baba Ramdev’s charges of police excesses on his supporters on Saturday night, Dharmendra Kumar, Special Commissioner of Police (Law and Order), has said that the police did not cane-charge at the Ramlila Maidan. He said that the police went to request Ramdev to wind up the camp, as he had no permission for a gathering of that size. He said that at that point Ramdev jumped into the crowd and asked the women supporters to encircle him by making a a protective ring around him. He said that bricks had been stored near the stage and Ramdev’s followers started hurling them at the police, in which some people received head and cervical injuries. Some time after Ramdev jumped from the stage, the police claimed that they saw him trying to escape in women’s clothes and arrested him and escorted him to a guest house near the airport. From where he was put on a special flight to Dehradun. He was then taken in a car to Haridwar. The police have registered a case of rioting against Ramdev.
 
Tehelka was the first media network to get to LNJP hospital at a time when the government was alleging that no serious injuries were reported. The reporter - Revati Laul was speaking to the injured when the Chief Medical officer of the hospital asked her to leave, despite the fact that the injured wanted to give testimonials of the police brutality they faced. Tehelka photographer Naveesh Tejpal was not allowed into the hospital building with his camera. Therefore the correspondent Revati Laul had to take these pictures on her mobile phone. They serve as evidence of police brutality on June 4th, 2011. One woman - Rajbala is critically injured with multiple fractures to her spine and all four limbs paralysed; two others have serious head injuries. Over 60 of those injured are at LNJP hospital.
 
Kunal Majumder of Tehelka on Twitter (@kunalmajumder):
Delhi Police says, "Only eight tear gas shells were fired after Ramdev's supporters threw stones at police. No lathi charge at all. Ramdev used women to make a cordon around him to escape from police. There were specific intelligence inputs that Ramdev and another leader had threats to their lives."


This is what really happened. The Delhi Police REQUESTED BabaRamdev to wind up the protests. Do you think it was fair on part of BabaRamdev to hide inbetween women to escape from and create & show a wrong picture to the world. Now you tell me who is responsible for the injuries to the women that led her to end up with peralyses. Is it BabaRamdev who was hiding inbetween the women and was trying to escape by hiding in women's clothes ? ( isn't it cheap ? ) or the protestors who threw stones and bricks at the Delhi Police ? or, was the women paralysed by the teargas fired by Police Force ??
 
Forget the above note. Even its a media baised note and it may be wrong too. Just consider the following facts.
 
Who is responsible to look after the Law and Order in Delhi ? Wasn't it fair enough that The Delhi Police requested BabaRamdev to wind up the protest as he did not have permission of the size of protest that he staged.. Delhi Police had sufficient inputs that BabaRamdev's life was under threat ! who was responsible if something would have happened to BabaRamdev ? Remember... Baba Ramdev was escorted by the high police officials and was taken to the other place in a Plane ! And then he was taken in a car unlike any other arrested man who is taken in a Police Jeep !!
 
Just think about the police forces. What should they do when someone throws stones and bricks at them like dogs ? Aren't they human beings ? Do they not have their families ? Saala ek toh chillar pagar khao aur uparse maar bhi khaao. Why did the protestors threw stones and bricks at the police who just REQUESTED BabaRamdev to end the protest because he did not have permissions..
 
Also take note that babaRamdev was enjoying the protests in Air Conditioned pendal and was collecting donations in name of the protest. Was it a protest or a 5 star party ? I'm yet to check if few of the protestors were hired !! Yes, i really feel so after the political turn this case has taken.
 
What would have happened if some terrorists had plotted and planted a bomb at Ramlila ? Even then the Delhi Police would have been held responsible. BabaRamdev has no rights to risk the lives of the innocent citizens. Thats the reason why Delhi Police had to take some serious steps so that no innocent lives are risked.
 
Fasting has been the foolish trend now a days after Sir Anna Hazare's episode. Fasting is used as a weapon in a very wrong way which is nothing but proving to be a curse to humanity. I have also come across some cases where people have started fasting for silly reasons. If this goes on for 2 more years then m sure that Food Inflation will fall down drastically :P LOL !
 
Please do not believe and act on what media shows. Almost everything they show is edited to suit their taste. They are paid to do that !! They create a wrong impact on the viewers mind in a big way.
 
I'm not asking my readers to go against BabaRamdev or to support him. Do whatever you feel is right. Be a responsible citizen. The World is watching us. I do not intend to hurt the sentiments of anyone. I'm not against anyone but i'm not with BabaRamdev. I'm not supporting him against corruption because he is fighting in a wrong way by risking many innocent lives. Remember ! you have to support the fight against corruption and not the BabaRamdev.
 
If u want to see a corruption free state then stop paying even the smallest bribes. You need to be in the system if you want to change the system. Fasting & staging protests is not a way to fight against corruption. Stop bribing to the traffic police, income tax officer, Provident fund officer and many other govt officials. This is the way YOU can fight against corruption.
 
Concluding herewith with a request to everyone. Be a responsible citizen. The younger generation is watching you. The world is watching you.
 
Thankyou.

Bijoy Momaya.

15 comments:

  1. Well written. An I totally agree with you.

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  2. Do not agree on your views. You have cited one Write up from Tehalka and taken cue from there and put your partisan views! One has to be neutral. Not saying to support Baba, but do not support Congress either.

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  3. Hello Tushar bhai.. thnk u for the valuable feedback..

    I have clearly mentioned that even i do not believe the write up by Tehelka. I have just tried to explain my point of view by mentioning the hardships that are faced by Delhi Police. We can blame Congress, but its not fair to blame Delhi Police.

    I again wanna make it clear that i do not support Congress or BJP or the groups UPA or NDA. I will prove this in my next write up very soon :-)

    Remember, Corruption is like Diabetes, it can only be controlled but not eliminated.

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  4. I think, at the least we need to support this campaign to have a better India! I can see some biased people started doing some write-ups when they see a saffron color! its pathetic! Don't mistake me, i am a atheist(and dont want to associate myself with a religion) and have a attitude to support a campaign if it can bring good thing to our mother country! I agree, it is unfortunate if this saffron guy is doing it for some selfish thoughts! My intension is to support someone since i am not able to start a campaign atleast!

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  5. well said sir.. but i have a bit different view on it. M not supporting the protest because i feel that it is not the right way to fight against corruption.

    Anyways, our goals are same. We both wish to see a better India. :-)

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  6. Well, fasting is one of the least intense protest i can think! So, what you feel is the right way? yeah, not giving bribe? I accept that whole heartedly! but, what you will do in a situation like do or die! May be a unwarranted situation to your loved one! Do you leave your loved one in misery or trouble or whatever you can say...? Sometimes, people are forced to do that without having option! We as an Indian have to be united in this issue, atleast to reap some fruit for our next gen.

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  7. i can't understand what do people gain when they fast.. Nor it has registered any prominent change till now. I'm against staging protests by way of gatherings in grounds (Ramlila / Jantar Mantar) and risk so many innocent lives.

    Just imagine of a situation where a terrorist opens a war on the innocent people by planting bombs at the place of protests. Who will you blame then ? The Police force or the Ramdev Baba or the Law and Order.

    I know u will say that Police force should make necessary arrangements to see that the peaceful protests should go admist high security. But what if it still happens like it happened on 26/11 :(

    Who will be responsible ? So its better to find a better way to fight against corruption.

    Why not file a complaint whenever we face corrupted people. There are websites that support your fight against corruption. Google it :-)

    thnk u :-)

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  8. The avenues you suggested was there for so long time! But proved to be worthless! You forgot the fact that these politicians can influence anything...Showing your protest by large gathering thro' non-violence fetched us the independence, do not frget that. Do you believe in protesting by sitting inside your home? That to against the filthy,corrupted,hooliganistic Indian politicians...It will not work! Going to court,filing complaints, online sites are a good option but it is not better and will not solve your problem since the whole system is corrupted! Can you go ahead and complaint to your near by police station against a politician in your area?
    This is a bigger issue than you think! It has bigger scope and it is not that easy to fight against it! You have stay united to do that.

    Yeah, it will be bad if something bad happens like 26/11..but mate, remember, if we have corruptless country we can prevent any no of 26/11! It will not happen overnight, but support the start of new era!

    Guys, come on! we have to fite this and eliminate it without having any 2nd thought! It's for our wellness!

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  9. Everything is a problem... i agree with ur view that we cannot fight sitting at home or filing complaints n all. But i would certainly not stage a protest in the manner and fashion which Ramdev Baba or Anna ji did only for a simple reason that i do not want to risk lives of innocent people.

    And yeah, i have many a times filed complaints against local authorities. Anyone can do that.. not a biggy. I do fight against corruption like u. Just that our ways of fighting are different.

    U can never dream of a corrupt free state. Its not that 26/11 kind of thing has ever happened earlier. It has happened even when Vaajpayee or even Gandhiji wer in the picture.

    Forget that. I can prove that RSS wanted to set the stage on fire on June 5th when Baba Ramdev was forced to leave the place. Imagine of the things that could have happen then.

    Everyone needs to understand that Corruption is like diabetes. It can only be controlled, not eliminated completely... as i said on FB lately.

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  10. OMG! You speculate on some serious issues, will be interesting to see those evidence! Please publish it. Culprits should be punished regardless the religions!

    BTW, good that you have done some complaints on corruptions! But, i am damn sure those complaints will be in their waste bins which may be already rusted! Who told you that there is no corruption when Vajpayee is there! My intension is to fight the corruption happening all along after independence! To reiterate, i do not want to get associated with any religion or even a political party, but dreaming to have a better india. You proved to be biased by pointing your fingers at RSS and Vajpayee. By coincedence, it happen to be this saffron guy! i want to support this type of campaign if any indian starts such!
    As i already mentioned, it is condemnable if this guy is proved to guilt and selfish!
    It will be good for our country if all Krishnas, Mohammeds, Davids, etc are united together to fite the corruption. But, it is not compulsion to join this saffron just go ahead and start your own campaign that may have impact and just not the one which is pointed in your comments! Those are proved to useless and by experience it is not effective way. My point is not to create violent protest but at the least a fast, or just give a supporting hand but dont simply critise just because we can communicate!

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  11. Mate, i strongly condemn your words saying it is a simple reason! I guess you are from a rich and well settled family! I know there are cases where the widower need to stand for days without food, basic things just to get their husband's settlements after some unfortunate deaths. Remember they are alone and helpless persons. You have to bribe bureaucrats to get that! This is just a case, there are more and more... Pls stop your amateurish comments on some serious issue. Not all ppl in this nation is educated or rich like you to do everything easily!

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  12. We are going no where now. Lemme bring end to this never ending topic. You may be right. You have seen more world then i have seen. You are much more experienced than me.

    I hope i did not hurt you by my comments. Did not wish to hurt you. I repeat again. We both aim for the same goals... just that our ways are different.

    Thanks for showing the real interest in my write ups. It will surely help me in future. Learned a lot of good things from the entire discussion. :-)

    Keep reading me sir :)
    Thanks & Regards.

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