The order to reveal identity on the Kanwar route...?
There is a book by aparna Vaidik- My Son's Inheritance: A Secret history of Blood Justice and Lynching in India. In it, she tries to establish that indians should not have any misconception that their culture is very non-violent, rather she connects the entire heritage with violence. Well, apart from many things, it is also recorded that after the riots in Indore, a 'Muslim' shopkeeper of their old identity had to sell his shop and his maternal uncle was involved in it.
Anyway, this is one truth of the riots and another truth is in today's Uttar Pradesh, where the flames have gained momentum after a government order. The order was that all the shopkeepers and hawkers on the Kanwar path will have to paste their name and address in big letters, i.e. they will have to put up nameplates. And that's what caused the uproar. Some leaders even linked it to the boycott of Uden and Nazism.
The habit of making a mountain out of a molehill
There is a very famous saying in our country that when we hear that a crow took away our ear, most of us don't check our ears but start running after the crow. The order that is being talked about is mainly of 2006. At that time there was UPA at the centre and SP government in UP. This was an order given to ensure the quality of food items, which has come to light after 18 years of moving at a slow pace in government files. Now if this decision is being opposed, then how will anyone be able to advocate for 'halal' products?
After all, Muslims also look for halal certificate first in so many things, from food to drinks, entry of non-religious people is prohibited in Mecca, they cannot even travel through Mecca. Then who knows where this matter will reach? How does secularism come into play in implementing a law that is old, how does Nazism come into play?
On this basis, even the burqa will have to be opposed, because it is essentially a symbol of 'identity politics'. Along with this, it also points towards another very subtle mindset, which has been continuously imposed in this country in the name of secularism. That is, any point of Islam, any issue will be kept free from 'scrutiny', there will be no question of testing and whatever experiments are to be done, they can be done on the Hindu people. Therefore, whether it is the question of sabarimala or Jallikattu, a decision cannot be given on the basis of faith or any scripture, but in all other issues, this 'limit' comes into play.
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