Mumbai is not the capital of India but is no less important. If Delhi is the political head then Mumbai is the business capital of the country. Somewhere back I once read that almost one third of the nation’s tax is collected from Mumbai. The city is not only flocked with tax payer but also has attracted top companies and foreign investments around the world.
What would this city look like if completely isolated from the entire nation? Well this may turn to reality one day. The way shivsena and MNS have gone about propagating their political interest of capturing Marathi vote bank soon the city might find itself alone. The constitution of India grants every citizen the freedom to settle in any part of the country and also to work there. The latest shouts of “Maharashtra for marathis”, is not only unconstitutional but also a very cheap political act.
The whole campaign is full of loop holes. It seems the parties have forgotten that most of the tax payments they boost about are coming from either companies which are non Marathi or from individuals who are not marathi. So if this whole non Marathi population leaves the state, then how do these politicians plan to produce revenue as a major chunk of the state’s revenue comes in form of tax?
Also how do they plan to ensure law and order in the state? Alone Mumbai has nearly fifty thousand cops; by this one can imagine the number required for the whole state. Would the state alone be able to fulfill this requirement? And if not should help be given to the state in terms of human resources as it is done presently? The option of providing support from outside of the state would directly contradict the present political scenario. So how do the politicians wish to solve this vital problem?
Another concern is the influence this would give to other states. If all the other states decide to follow the same path then calling India as a Union would be no more than a joke. Dr. B.R Ambedker promoted the ideology of social justice, he opposed discrimination done to people on various texts but it seems that the state who says to follow babasahib has forgotten this essential factor of non discrimination between people. Maharaja Shivaji espoused the ideology of Hindavi Swarajya, self-rule of the natives through which he motivated the whole nation to fight against the British rule as one but his own subjects are now ready to divide the country over a new category of language.
It is hard to believe but many years ago Greek philosopher Plato had warned the world about this, but no one paid any attention. He said, “Although freedom is a true value, democracy involves the danger of excessive freedom, of doing as one likes, which leads to anarchy.” It seems Shivsena and MNS are drawing all the freedoms given by the constitution to perform actions which in itself are against the Constitution. If this is not stopped right now, all it would result in is destruction of the nation.
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