Since the 2014 general elections, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi took charge as the leader of this nation, a new trend of conspiring and mobilising people on the basis of false and motivated allegations has begun. Prior to 2014, the moot issue of discussions in the political arena had been the embarrassing corruption scandals by the Congress-led UPA government. However, with PM Modi walking the talk on his strong pitch for anti-corruption in the government, the Opposition has now resorted to leading people astray on the basis of false allegations.
If the chronology of the same has to be understood, it all began with the selective intolerance of the Award Wapsi gang in 2014, the balloon of which was quick to burst. That was followed by allegations of attacks on religious missionaries and churches, which again was refuted by enforcement agencies of the country. In the recent past, the controversies revolving around the CAA and NRC have shown how the political opposition of this nation did not leave a single stone unturned to corner the government on the basis of their hypocritical and insensitive presumptions. However, the people’s faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intentions remained strong and this conspired controversy also came to an end with the political parties of the Opposition falling flat on their short claims.
Now in the sixth year of holding the office of Prime Minister, PM Modi has maintained the sanctity of his post and continued to walk on the honest path of “Minimum Government, Maximum Governance” with efficiency and no corruption. However, his political opponents have now found a new way to attack the government.
The passage of the three historic and revolutionary farm legislations in the Parliament have irked a few anarchist elements of the country who had for a long time monopolised the supply chain of agricultural commodities in the country, especially in the states of Punjab and Haryana. As these three farm legislations brought in by the Government of India aimed at ensuring a free market for farmers, along with countless other benefits for the sector, the agents of chaos have come together in opposing the bills.
While a negligible percentage of the population, disguised as farmers of this nation, sat together to protest, the chronology of events began with the political opposition of the country taking a plunge into the issue and glorifying it with false statements or misleading facts. What was a nadir to these developments were the drastic and horrifying incidents led by these protestors on Republic Day which went on to become the day of sorrow for all Indians.
The intent of these elements which were causing unjustified disruptions was to tarnish the image of India on the global platform. Perhaps this was the reason why the protestors caused such violence even on Republic Day. Although the nation stood strong against this conspired and shameful act by miscreants, further execution of the plan was deemed necessary by these anti-national elements or the so-called liberal lobby, to keep up with the planned agenda as per the “toolkit”.
After 26 January, the nation witnessed a sudden foreign interest in the farm protests where nationally irrelevant international opportunists started speaking up for something which they have absolutely no knowledge of. Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg shared the orchestrated script, which is popularly called as a “toolkit”, that reflected the idea and planning behind creating a conspiracy against the country with the sole intent of maligning its image. The suspected international angle to this entire controversy also came true when Thunberg removed the toolkit after tweeting it. The toolkit did not just have details of how to conduct agitations in the capital, but was also something very dangerous for a democratic country like India.
Apparently, Greta Thunberg is known for her work in the field of environment. Here I want to highlight the hypocritical mindset of the pseudo-liberals who are tight-lipped when it comes to environmental erosion in the states of Punjab and Haryana but are quick to exhibit sympathy for farmers, while absolutely uninformed about the issue.
Unfortunately, these irrelevant international elements were being helped by some misled Indians like Disha Ravi, who allegedly played a role in the entire controversy. It has been alleged that Ravi is an editor of the document and a key conspirator in its “formulation and dissemination”. “She started a WhatsApp group and collaborated to make the toolkit document,” the police have stated.
According to the police, Disha Ravi was the one who shared the document containing the toolkit with Greta Thunberg. Later, 21-year-old climate activist Disha asked the international environmentalist to remove the main document after its incriminating details accidentally got into the public domain.
The visuals of 26 January, where police personnel were seen helpless, cannot be forgotten for a very long time. What happened on Republic Day was shameful for all of us. However, the culprits of it do not shy away from taking pride in what they did, disguised as innocent farmers.
Some unscrupulous and fame-hungry international elements talking about the issue for self-motivated benefits of the pseudo-liberal ideology is one thing to consider. However, the fact that our fellow Indians are being accused of collaborating with these people is an alarming sign. What is absolutely a nadir is the fact that politicians sitting on the opposition benches, in their quest to corner PM Modi’s popularly accepted government, have forgotten the limits of the opposition. It is the need of the hour for the nation to ask these supporters of the farm protests, orchestrated by such international miscreants, how far is too far?
The author is Media Head, BJP Maharashtra. The views expressed are personal.
The visuals of the 26 January tractor rally, where police personnel were seen helpless, cannot be forgotten for a very long time. What happened on the Republic Day was shameful for all of us. However, the culprits of it do not shy away from taking pride in what they did, disguised as innocent farmers.