Monday, October 27, 2008

Regionalism...........a curse

What Raj Thackeray is doing today is a continuation of what his uncle Bal Thackeray did earlier. He has said that he wants peace in this country, but a has also justified his party's actions. These are contrasting views. If the MNS chief wants tranquillity in the country, he should choose the democratic path. If the government does not take stringent action soon, then regionalism will put speedbreakers in the path of Indian development. These extremists should remember that the nation is higher than regionalism.
Railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav has said he will seriously consider blocking railway services to violence-affected parts of Maharashtra if the violence continues. But there was no need for such a statement. As it is the railways suspend services in regions were rioters vandalise property.If trains are halted, it is the people of UP and Bihar who will suffer. It will not affect Maharastrians, as they rarely migrate to other states. Mr Lalu Yadav should realise that he is only a railway minister, not the emperor of India.

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