What a tragic day this has been. Right from the morning started pouring in the screamers on the news channels about the riots that started in few district of Punjab and parts of Haryana because of Vienna incident where head of Dera Sach Khand, Sant Ram Nand was shot at in an assault by members of a rival group.
Its very sad that people who claim themselves as supporters of Dera Sach Khand had no idea why they were destroying the public property. I mean what will be result of this arson which has started here and where is this heading towards? Analyst are saying this violence could have its roots in community conflict between Jat Sikhs and Dalit Sikhs. I think that would be like politicizing the topic beyond extent.
I personally feel the urban poverty in cities of Punjab could be the fundamental reason for such heinous acts. People are too free to indulge in these riots because after 62 years of independence still there is a fight for employment, basic amenities and still the majority of people are under the below poverty line.
I was completely depressed by the role of media. Instead of helping the administration in coping up with the situation, they were showing footages of police charging at the peole to dispel the mob which in turn will instigate more people towards such incendiarism. I mean what you expect the police to do in such situation and this is one of the reason for police inefficiency. And when they fail, call Army – the only plausible option left. Its high time for media to be responsible and the administration should take all the possible steps to bring the situation under control.
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