Razakaar Owaisi, Wafaadar CM, Bekaar DGP

That Owaisi blurted out his ideas of reigning terror like his ancestors called Razakaars is undeniably established. But what is worth noting is, was he too foolish or was he too brave to speak his mind. I think it was his firm and tried and tested confidence that neither the Government, nor Police, nor the Judiciary would touch him, as in the past. It’s not his mistake you see. He did the same many times in the past with none of the agencies raising an eyebrow. 

The chief minister just does not act; in the face of the State, the people being challenged and threatened with violence. He thinks it is appropriate to laugh the issue off. Well, he is a politician, and nothing better can be expected of him. Politicians would stoop to any level to hold on to their power. These are the most apathetic people in society today. Their life and vision revolves around selfish interests and ends with it. A saying in urdu comes to my mind: “CM miyan to CM miyan, DGP miyan subhan allah”.  

So this DG of Police (Mr. Dinesh Reddy) thinks that Owaisi needs to be treated charitably. How shamelessly the DGP says that the delay of ten days in taking action was due to the fact that the speech was made in urdu and so it needed translation. He being in an All India Service, being the police chief of a state, sitting in the capital where urdu is a government recognized tongue, insults not only his position but also the police force by saying that police does not understand urdu. If the police cannot understand the spoken local idiom of urdu, then only god knows, in what bad form our police intelligence is and what would they do if terror related communications happen in Arabic. What good is this DGP for the public when he cannot understand the local tongue, cannot identify the threat to law and order and cannot use his authority?

An IPS officer, who cannot hesitate to assert his rights and immunities under the Constitution viz Article 311 etc, shows no enthusiasm at all to uphold the values of the same Constitution. Mr. DGP, did you not have any better words to say, to hide your spinelessness and lack of public interest? 

Coming back to the larger issue: it not just about a rabid politician making some intolerable statements. It’s about how the muslims in the state are being allowed to be misguided, misinformed, encouraged to sow hatred against the State, the non-muslims, how the State looks the other way while the radicalization of muslim youth has been happening for years.

Elders say, some 20 years ago, there were not as many bearded, capped, taliban (students, no offence intended) like people in the city. The burqa was also not as widely practiced. In the past few years, the number of Taliban like youth, even little kids, and burqa and naqab clad girls has grown exponentially. Where are these young men going, what are they learning, who do they listen to, what do they do to make a living, what are their aims, what do they plan to become, etc, it’s none of governments concerns so long as they have the muslim vote. Something is seriously wrong here. Why cannot the wise men see this?

Govt does not keep tabs on what religious preachers are teaching to the crowds of thousands in hundreds of mosques in this city. But every mosque needs some police force on every Friday to prevent violence. Govt does not control which Islamic, urdu tv channel is showing what nonsense. Govt does not care to stop the young minds being swayed by the falsities, provocations, medieval ideas being propagated by men like Owaisi. By turning a blind eye to all this, the govt is in a way encouraging radicalization.

Now if the government thinks that this is just people choosing to live their lives piously, then we have learnt nothing from history. There is nothing to be debated.

But seriously, how can the government, the intelligence, the police, etc not find something amiss with such radicalization in a sensitive place like Hyderabad? I’m sure everyone saw it, but our politics prevents speaking in the interest of the nation. Our politics of getting the minority vote snuffs out public interest from governmental action.

There is nothing wrong in aiming to get the muslim vote, but one should not do it at the expense of the larger national/public interest. If parties are serious about muslims and their development, then should not have alliances with terroristic parties like the MIM.

While the larger parties get on to their knees before leaders of MIM, competing in appeasement of the worst kind, from throwing huge iftar dinners, wearing Islamic symbols, to using threats of violence (hands which rise against muslims will be chopped), the real power was being gained by the Owaisis, who assumed to themselves the role of brokers of muslims’ welfare, from the parties in power.

Thanks to unclear majority, the Congress has become so weak, so dignity less, so self-worth less that the party does nothing even when the Owaisis openly deride, call names, and pooh pooh the Congress leaders by name. This Akbar Owaisi proclaims that the Congress dances to the commands of MIM, and this goes unchallenged what so ever from any congress man.

What has happened was only an outcome of years of inaction, apathy and perverted secularism. In a way, it is good that this Owaisi has clearly spoken his mind and this should give us an idea of what his thousands of followers too believe. The entire world now knows the terroristic plans of the MIM.

But have no hopes, the government will not learn any lesson.