By Kaneez Fathima,
The architect of Indian constitution Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar with far sight had framed the constitution for this country in such a manner that no person is denied of his/her rights irrespective of caste, class, creed, religion, region, race and sex. But alas! These have been limited to paper but not put into practice by the law enforcement agencies. Keeping in mind Dalits, Adivasis and Minorities, Dr. Ambedkar had also suggested that small states should be formed so that with the decentralization of power the governance and law enforcement would become easy and the citizens can enjoy their rights in a better manner. This great personality supported small states only for the betterment of the nation but would have never dreamt that the secular/national parties would go against the small states because they will lose self benefits and gains and the communal parties would support small states where spreading communalism and hatred would become easier for them. Moreover, the selfish politicians whose aim is only power and money are jumping like frogs from this party to the other and from one stand to the other. We are witness to these political changes in Telangana region since the movement started.
Nagam Janardhan Reddy’s jump into BJP has shocked the common people especially Muslims and dalits because people believed that he has real pain for the Telangana people. He has shown his Reddism, but soon he will face the consequences from that party itself, and also from the people. Nagam has always criticized KCR before joining BJP and after as well and earlier it was his voice. Now after joining BJP will he be able to retain his own voice or will be influenced by the BJP and limit himself. He has to clarify now whether criticizing KCR is his own stand or the BJPs. From the time BJP hijacked this movement it has never criticized TRS or its leaders. All these changes are taking place for their selfish gains as the elections are nearing in 2014. They are making themselves ready to encash in all terms. In fact these people do not have any love or pain for the Telangana and its people.
From the time Telangana movement started KCR every now and then declared that Telangana is near to its achievement. And by saying this he has ditched the common and innocent people n number of times. And it was due to TRS, Political JAC and TNGOs that the Sakala Janula Samme failed and then suddenly TRS chief declared that now Telangana will not come in this manner, we will have to fight and gain more seats in elections and then only can we achieve Telangana. People very well understood his cunning tricks that as soon as Telangana is achieved he and his family will have to close their shops and go and merge in some party and then they will loose power. So, on the name of Telangana he wants to gain more seats, power, money, fame and much more. Therefore, he is preparing for 2014 elections. Common people have completely understood that TRS can never achieve Telangana. Till now it has said that TRS will fight independently and now suddenly they have changed their stand and saying that they do not have any grudge with any party including BJP. With this stand they are giving clear indication that if negotiations do not work out with Congress; they will opt with BJP as well. So due to this reason TRS has never criticized BJP and their communal politics. Even now when Nagam Janardhan Reddy has gone into BJP, the TRS and its leaders are criticizing Janardhan Reddy but not BJP. Such is the cunningness of these politicians.
Till now Muslims have felt that Congress and BJP are the two sides of the same coin. But, now it is clear that TRS is also one of the faces of this coin, sometimes we can see TRS on this side of the coin and sometimes on the other side of the coin.
Taking chance of the movement and the innocence of the people, the communal party BJP is more and more coming forward and promising that only they can bring Telangana and no other party can. And the small and big leaders, politicians of different parties are jumping and joining this party. They have become shameless by doing so. But people have not forgotten that from the time the Hindutva party has hijacked this movement, this movement has collapsed and communalism and communal attacks have spread to each and every corner of Telangana. We are witness to the attacks on Muslims in Bhainsa, Karimnagar, Siddipet, Nizamabad, Sangareddy, Medak, Mahboobnagar, Nalgonda, Kamareddy, Adoni and continuous violence in different parts of Hyderabad city from time to time since the start of the movement in 2009. Telangana movement has never condemned these attacks. Even KCR who promises deputy CM post to Muslim, visits Nizam grave to appease Muslims but has never condemned attack on Muslims or the Hindutva terrorism. Every now and then when the Muslim youth are picked up and detained on the name of terrorism, no leader ever said that this is injustice and discrimination with the community. But Muslims even then supported BJP in Nizamabad with honesty towards Telangana. However, TRS, Political JAC and BJP joined hands with each other and defeated Muslim candidate at Mahboobnagar. All the time the parties want only upper caste candidates to win the elections. This is the reason that on the instructions of Congress MLA T. Jayaprakash Reddy, Muslims were attacked by the Hindutva people continuously for two days at Sangareddy and destroyed the livelihood of poor Muslims by burning their shops and other business establishments. No TRS leader tried to stop these attacks. After everything was destroyed, Kodandram Reddy, Rama Melkote and others went to Sangareddy and met people who were involved in the attacks instead of the victims.
Also from the last two years people are observing that the civil and human rights defenders and intellectuals true colour is exposed by supporting the communal party on the name of Telangana. And on the other side people are also getting surprises each day where many small and big leaders, intellectuals, writers, activists are changing their colours. Among these people also include SC, ST and BC groups including Manda Krishna Madiga. They have forgotten their aim; they have become shameless, selfish, money minded and power hungry. MRPS has never spoke for Muslims, has never condemned Hindutva attack on Muslims during this period of Telangana movement. Once MRPS had formed a party with the name Mahajana Sangharshana Committee along with other leaders to work for SC, ST, BC and Minorities. Where has this party gone? Why is MRPS silent on the communal attacks on Muslims? The straight away answer for this is that it is working along with the BJP. It is very strange that the few Dalit leaders and activists who are in MRPS are also working for the communal party i.e. BJP. What is the aim of these Dalit leaders and activists? Is it to work for the betterment of their community or for the benefit of Hindutva party? On one side Muslims intellectuals and political parties are planning to work and unite with dalits and on the other side dalits are working for the communal party. Not only this, the BJP is recruiting SCs, STs and BCs on the name of Telangana movement and increasing their cadre, giving training to them and sending to other states to spread hatred and communalism. Why do these people not understand the politics of the communal politicians? People are getting cheated on the name of Telangana. So innocent are the Telangana people!
Telangana movement activists who claim that this movement is the model for social movements to the world has never condemned attacks on Muslims by Hindutva forces and Dalits by upper caste people. Telangana leaders and activists claim that Andhra people are communal but not Telangana people. But this time Telangana movement has proved that Telangana leaders and activists are more communal than Andhra leaders and made the people of this region communal. The leaders of this region are responsible for the current situation of Telangana. Therefore, it is high time for the people to think deeply, understand the realities, remember what all happened from the November 2009 to till date, then only can one get clarity and come to proper conclusion and decision.
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The author is Jt. Secretary, Civil Liberties Monitoring Committee, Hyderabad.