Where on the one hand
Muslims and all gentle citizens are in grief over the state killing of Khalid
Mujahid, honest commentators might have been observing how a particular
political section in this country is displaying its barbarity. No sooner than
the news broke only a few hours after the news of the death of Khalid on 18 May
that the state government has accepted the demand of a CBI enquiry into the
incident, the representatives of this section cried out: ‘There is no need of
it; Khalid has died of illness; it’s a natural death’. Then, like goondas and
mischief-mongers, the lawyers of this section attacked two of their fellow
lawyers simply because the latter had taken the brief of this case and had
participated in the protest march against this killing. More than this is that
the representative political party of this section announced that it would
extend all possible help to those 42 police officials against whom FIR had been
registered in this case. This party is trying to make public opinion in their
favour by launching a countrywide campaign; that is it wants to divide the
national society once again on the bases of groups and sections.
It is its history
And this destructive
political group is not doing this for the first time; it is its history; it is
its weapon and method of creating vote bank. This group cannot take a single
step without an act of hatred. Till twenty years ago it had some other issues –
economic, social and security issues – but all its agenda has been stolen by
its rival party. Now it has nothing other than hatred and hollow slogans of
patriotism. However, the fact that it has successfully transferred its mental
filth to all government institutions and agencies will have to be accepted. It
started this work soon after Independence and completed it with much dexterity
with the help of history and text books, cultural literature, wide network of
educational institutions and media. The institution of police and other
security and secret agencies had been its special targets. Therefore, whatever
these institutions are doing today is the result of this training and
mentality. And all this work is done with the concept of patriotism.
Realize the facts
If these facts are
realized full well, it would not require telling whom the oppressed and
affected sections of citizens are confronted with. Then there should not be any
misunderstanding that this mentality is present in some particular political
party; the fact is that it is found in every party and every political and
social group. Therefore, whether the case is that of arrest and killing of
innocent youth or protection of places of worship and awqaf, they cannot be
looked at separately. Undoubtedly, there is Constitution and also law of the
land and government institutions on the basis of equality; but how much they
have to be acted upon is decided by this mentality. No one can deny that our
leaders, our organisations and institutions are doing good work on separate
agenda; rehabilitation of the oppressed and affected, following their cases,
and making efforts for their reservation in government quotas are indeed great
services. But a course of action has to be devised after realizing the real roots
of problems and basic causes of the situation. It is good that there is more
goodness than evil in this country. A large part of the national population can
support truth if their hearts and minds are accessed with wisdom.
25/05/2013 khabar-O-Nazar by Parwaaz Rahmani, sehrozaDAWAT, translated by: Abu Yusuf
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