The title sums up how I am feeling for the past couple of days. The JNU incident has really rattled me. But what is more saddening is the way politics was played over it.
What happened was not right. Freedom of speech does not give anyone rights to raise anti-national slogans. That is sedition and should be dealt accordingly. Protesting against hanging of Afzal Guru or Yakub Menon is tolerable as it is the right of an individual to express ones opinion. However, abusing the same rights given by the Indian constitution and shouting against the nation is intolerable.
From where do these guys gather this much hatred? These students are the future of this country. They are well read and highly educated, then why are they behaving like this? Are the professors of JNU inciting these young minds? Do these educated minds just sway to the left based on hearsay or do they have solid proof? These questions should be answered first before taking any decision on their future.
I feel instead of arresting them, we should talk to them, understand what is causing this hatred. Counseling them would be a better option. However, after all this is done, they should still be monitored. If they are caught again on similar charges, they should be tried in a court of law.
Now coming to the title, what happened in JNU did not make me frustrated or angry or sad, but what happened after that made me. Politicians of different parties who don't like the current government have started playing their appeasement game. Not a single one of them criticized the hate-spewing students but started abusing the government and the local police. Instead of strongly condemning, they started supporting the students (and not in a constructive way).
I know the current government is not flawless. But that does not mean the opposition will side with anybody that this government is opposing. Opposition should work with the government for betterment of this country and its people. Stop vote-bank politics and lets start winning elections based on good governance and inclusive growth. Stop spreading hatred and start spreading love.
What happened was not right. Freedom of speech does not give anyone rights to raise anti-national slogans. That is sedition and should be dealt accordingly. Protesting against hanging of Afzal Guru or Yakub Menon is tolerable as it is the right of an individual to express ones opinion. However, abusing the same rights given by the Indian constitution and shouting against the nation is intolerable.
From where do these guys gather this much hatred? These students are the future of this country. They are well read and highly educated, then why are they behaving like this? Are the professors of JNU inciting these young minds? Do these educated minds just sway to the left based on hearsay or do they have solid proof? These questions should be answered first before taking any decision on their future.
I feel instead of arresting them, we should talk to them, understand what is causing this hatred. Counseling them would be a better option. However, after all this is done, they should still be monitored. If they are caught again on similar charges, they should be tried in a court of law.
Now coming to the title, what happened in JNU did not make me frustrated or angry or sad, but what happened after that made me. Politicians of different parties who don't like the current government have started playing their appeasement game. Not a single one of them criticized the hate-spewing students but started abusing the government and the local police. Instead of strongly condemning, they started supporting the students (and not in a constructive way).
I know the current government is not flawless. But that does not mean the opposition will side with anybody that this government is opposing. Opposition should work with the government for betterment of this country and its people. Stop vote-bank politics and lets start winning elections based on good governance and inclusive growth. Stop spreading hatred and start spreading love.
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