1. So the farm laws have been repealed and predictably, the reactions to it have become the test of fidelity/loyalty/fealty to the dispensation. Even legitimate expressions of disappointment lead to the same done to the death question- so will you vote for the opposition?!
2.If d constituents of a dispensation do not express their disappointment,who will?Not every expression of disappointment is a litmus test of ideological allegiance. In any case,apart frm ideological leanings,d reality of this country today is d absence of a credible alternative.
3. Precisely becoz there is no credible alternative to the current dispensation at the Centre,the constituents themselves have a duty to criticise where criticism is warranted, just as credit has been given where it is due. After all, what is the value of a shill's opinion?
4. Just as it is unreasonable & pathetic to criticise everything d Govt does out of sheer bile for d people who helm it,surely it is fair to say that it is equally irresponsible to assume that nothing d Govt does ever warrants even legitimate criticism from its own support base.
5. Ironically,I don't think d dispensation is averse to criticism from any quarter & rightly so.I think it is a cross-section of d support base which constantly feels d need to burnish & flash its loyalty & subject others to a fealty test. In d process,they do more harm than gud.
6. To those who speak of NOTA as an option,I disagree.Notwithstanding my reservations on d Govt's performance on certain fronts,I genuinely believe that NOTA is not only not an option,it is positively deadly for d country's future now that d Opposition has shown its true colours.
7. So please do not reduce every issue & reaction to a mischievous & malicious speculation on electoral choices. The larger issue is d resolve of d Bharatiya State under this Govt to see thru d reforms it has embarked on, given that it still enjoys a massive mandate from the ppl.
8. The other critical issue is the message the repealment of farm laws sends to Breaking India forces which have surely realised that it pays to hit the streets. The policy of testing the Govt's will, which started with Shaheen Bagh, was normalised during the farm protests.
9. The normalisation of d Khalistani sentiment during d course of d farm protests & d weak response of d Indian State surely is a matter of concern. With these real issues at stake, this goes much beyond proving allegiance to a dispensation. That this needs pointing out is sad.
10. That the Indian State even under this Govt still pays more heed to stone pelters and law breakers, as opposed to the law abiding majority which still vocally supports it, is the unfortunate present reality. I, for one, certainly wish this weren't the case. But it is.
11. To those who still demand proof of fealty,well,I've been vocal way before 2014 despite being part of d legal fraternity whose default setting is d same as Indian Roads- "Keep Left". And here is d link to a talk delivered on d eve of d 2019 elections -
12.I genuinely hope tht v look past petty issues of allegiance & focus on what d repeal of d farm laws translates to in d larger scheme of things.Wat does it mean for future reforms & policy measures?Wat does it mean for national security?Everything else is a sideshow.Over & Out.
13. To those who contend that terror attacks have gone down since 2014, I agree. That's a fact for which d Govt must be appreciated.Having said that,perhaps we must also open our eyes to the fact that urban warfare is becoming the norm, and therefore terror has taken a new form.
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