The state of Manipur is currently grappling with widespread violence, Women wrestlers have been complaining of sexual harassment by their Federation Chief, who is a BJP man, which raises concerns about the government's commitment to protecting women's rights and addressing gender-based violence, Additionally, the country's freedom index is declining, the Rashtrawadi Organisation - Bajrang Dal is increasingly becoming aggressive and recently attacked local police officers in Indore and finally the resulting cycle of revenge and counter-violence has led to significant loss of life among both innocent Muslims and Hindus.

However, the government has shown no urgency in addressing these issues, which are eroding the foundation of the country. Despite criticism, the government has chosen to remain silent, as it has systematically devised a strategy to retain power. The salient aspects of that strategy are :

1. Pursue Hindutva agenda vigourously through all possible ways ; building temples and corridors, similar to what was done in Varanasi and Ujjain, misguiding people on history, Clamour for Akhand Bharat and Hindu Rashtra and spreading Aurangzeb syndrome and so on.
2. Instil fear in the minds of Hindus regarding Muslims.
3. Lure the Western world with Business deals so that they remain silent as to what happens in India even the murder of tribals in Manipur.
4. Organise the Indian diaspora abroad to project Mr Modi as a grand leader and also pursue the Hindutva agenda. Previously considered insignificant, However, their political relevance in their host countries has increased because Mr Modi's stage managed addresses to them. Those Indians Living abroad are neither concerned about the suppression of their fellow countrymen, nor the growing aggression of Bajrang Dal, nor the communal violence, nor the lack of justice for women wrestlers, nor the turmoil in Manipur. Their sole interest lies in their own political relevance abroad. None of them are going to return to India and so, It is sometimes amusing when the NRIs (Non-Resident Indians) inform us that India is developing at a very fast pace.

In view of the above, the Govt is happy remaining SILENT on all contentious issues as it feels confident that ; it has handed over the Right  JHUNJHUNA of RELIGION to its Voter to play and nothing can dent the image of .......................

Lessons from history show that nations that stifle democracy and neglect the well-being of their people ultimately face ruin. While the West might have engaged with despotic and undemocratic regimes for business gains, the eventual downfall of such regimes serves as a reminder that prioritizing political relevance abroad at the expense of domestic issues can have dire consequences.

Many have warned the government about the long-term consequences of politics driven by hatred and have urged them to foster trust and understanding among all communities. However, some die-hard supporters of Modi have failed to grasp the importance of building goodwill among different communities in the country.

The violence in Manipur is a clear example of what can happen when there is a lack of trust among communities. A judgment in favor of Hindu Meitis has led to conflict between Kukis and Meitis. Consequently, Manipur has been engulfed in violence for the past month, despite appeals for peace from the Home Minister. The Kukis and Meitis are fighting and destroying each other's properties.

A retired Lt Gen, who resides in Manipur, recently remarked, "I'm just an ordinary Indian from Manipur living a retired life. The state is now 'stateless'. Life and property can be destroyed anytime by anyone, just like in Libya, Lebanon, Nigeria, Syria, etc. It appears Manipur has been left to stew in its own juice. Is anyone listening?" This highlights the need for attention to the voices of Manipur amidst the larger context of unheard protests by young women in Delhi.

Promoting hatred only deepens bias in a leader's image. Advocating for Hindutva causes further divisions in society and brings more trouble for the common man, the nation, and society as a whole, leading to a vicious cycle of blame and violence.

Why is nobody listening? Why are the Central Police forces ineffective? How did this dispute transform into a conflict between Meiti Hindus and Christian tribals? What is the potential for this feud to spread like wildfire to other North Eastern states?

The government must listen to the voices of reason from Manipur and urgently find a solution. However, the current leadership, including Mr. Modi, Mr. Shah, and many other ministers who have aligned themselves with the Hindutva cause, have lost credibility among minorities—tribals, Christians, Muslims, and Sikhs—who are as Indian as anyone else. This unfortunate loss of credibility hampers the government's ability to resolve such conflicts, as minorities are unlikely to see them as nonpartisan, unbiased, neutral, and fair mediators.

The more the government indulges in the politics of hatred, the more challenging it will be to handle internal violence. The trust deficit will continue to widen. While the deployment of security forces may reduce violence in Manipur over time, it cannot heal the wounds caused by suspicion and lack of trust. As far as Tribals are concerned - There is very little difference between the image of CM of Manipur and the Home Minister of India.

As a concerned citizen, I can only pray that the government learns from these experiences and refrains from engaging in hate politics. . Today, Manipur might seem to be distant but Hatred only needs a spark to ignite into a wildfire, as we have witnessed there.

Politics is DIFFICULT but supporters of Political Parties are more DIFFICULT to understand, as they tend to wrestle with even what is Obvious.

When critics questioned the degrees of Mrs Smriti Irani and Mr Modi - their die hard supporters wrote ; What is in Degrees, Skills are more important.

However, when critics started talking of rail accidents and safety issues in Railways the same supporters are now Justifying the importance of Degrees and circulating the Degrees of the Railway Minister.

Decide what is important ?.

Meanwhile one should go through the CAG Report on Indian Railways published in WIRE ; https://thewire.in/government/cag-report-on-derailments-hard-to-square-with-pmo-claims-on-prioritising-rail-safety.

Another CAG report tabled in Parliament highlighted few very important aspects of Indian Railways which bring to the fore that we are still far far behind ;

One. Indian Railways despite investing ₹ 2.5 lakh crore on track infrastructure during 2008- 19 have failed to improve on the mobility outcomes.

Two. "Mission Raftaar" introduced in 2016-17 targeted an average speed of 50 kmph for mail/express and 75 kmph for freight trains by 2021-22. The average observed speed of Mail/Express and freight trains until 2019-20 was, however, still around 50.6 Kmph and 23.6 Kmph, respectively. This implies that perhaps the money that was spent on upgrading the infrastructure has not been utilised properly and so it has failed to achieve the desired impact.

Three. Out of 478 superfast (SF) trains, the scheduled speed of 123 SF trains (26 per cent) was less than the specified speed of 55 Kmph. Indian Railways has no guaranteed delivery time for goods consignment.

Now Take a Call ; What is Important Degrees or Admnistration of Indian Railways.

Where are the Smart Cities ; No one Knows !

A collosal amount of money has been spent on the Govt’s flagship Smart Cities Mission since June 25, 2015.

The Govt said in Feb that all projects of the 22 smart cities will be completed by March 2023 , these SMART cities are Bhopal, Indore, Agra, Varanasi, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Ranchi, Salem, Surat, Udaipur, Visakhapatnam, Ahmedabad, Kakinada, Pune, Vellore, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Madurai, Amaravati, Tiruchirappalli and Thanjavur.

On February 6, this year Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs had told Rajya Sabha that as on January 27 this year, out of 7,804 projects worth ₹ 1,81,322 crore for which work orders have been issued in the 100 smart cities, 5,246 projects worth ₹ 98,796 crore have been completed. The central government has released ₹ 36,447 crore under the mission, of which ₹ 32,095 crore (88 per cent) has been utilised.

According to the mission guidelines, the central government will provide financial support to the extent of ₹ 48,000 crore over five years, on an average ₹ 100 crore per city per year. An equal amount on a matching basis will be contributed by the state government or urban local body.

I live in One of the so called Smart Cities mentioned above in the List and have been to few more in recent months, I did not find anything SMART with those cities. 

Now from the above following question arise;

One. Huge amount of money has been spent but have these projects made life of citizens’ better , If Not then there is something wrong with the Plan itself.

Two. Can the citizens of these cities feel that they are Living in a SMART City.

Let me explain this with an example.

I have spent my childhood in BHEL Township having a population of almost a Lakh and spread over an area of approx. 20 sq kms. These PSU townships were set up way back in late 50s - BHEL township at Bhopal, Haridwar, Tiruchirappalli, SAIL Steel plant townships at Durgapur, Bhilai etc. These townships were truly smart townships.

Each of these town ships were divided into Zones/ Sectors and each zone had its small market, its dispensary affiliated to the Main Hospital, a primary school, a maintenance office, a sports club , a community centre, play grounds for children to play and Police station. All these townships were self contained and self reliant.

Had the Govt taken a cue from these townships perhaps they could have made more Indian cities SMART and on a lesser cost.

Meanwhile, let us understand , the money spent by Govt is our money that it collects through taxes, do not forget we are being TAXED numerous times for the same money that has already been taxed once. 

What Happened to Stopping Open Defecation?.

Lastly, Can anyone tell ; How many Indian Districts have become Open Defection Free?

Astonishingly the Govt had set very ambitious goals. Govts agency PRESS INFORMATION Bureau reported that Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) was launched on 2^nd October, 2014 with the main goal to make the country Open Defecation Free (ODF) by October 02, 2019 by providing access to toilets to all the rural households.

Details of funds allocated by the Government of India under this scheem and their utilization during the last three years and the current year are as under:

This information was given by the Minister of State, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply in Lok Sabha and he said ; All the villages have already declared themselves ODF(OPEN DEFECATION FREE).

Has this been achieved on Paper or ON Ground? Has Patel sahab ever visited Indian Villages and seen for himself?

Leave aside Villages even after spending thousands of Crores they could not make our Cities - Open Defecation - Free. 

Who will bell the cat ?

I know, some die hard supporter will shout, What can Mr Modi do, its people's responsibility.

The answer is WHO RUNS THE ADMNISTRATION. and Secondly, When you know your people Should you have spent money so carelessly in building toilets, instead you could have spent money in first building the whole SYSTEM that could support the Plan. 

For instance ; How can you maintain a toilet when there is NO WATER CONNECTION?

I Shall Not Speak !

 Lastly, Dr MMS was ridiculed for his silence but we have a situation where young women wrestlers have been protesting for last so many months of sexual harassment by the Wrestling  Federation Chief , a BJP Man and the Govt has remained silent. And we all know that the Hon’ble PM, Home Minister and even Mrs Smriti Irani are skilful Public Speakers and leave no opportunity to express their views on any issue.

But the supporters are Busy projecting young women wrestlers , victims of Sexual harassment and those supporting them as - ANTI NATIONALS. 

Just imagine where have we reached and How Deep we have sunk ourselves ? 

As a student of Organisational Behaviour and a novice in Politics I tend to look at Political events from the point of view of LEARNING about individual and group behaviour, Leadership issues, group dynamics and how systems, procedures and rules have an impact on individuals and on group behaviour.

So, from the point of view of Behaviour, the following aspects stand out.

One. In these elections BJP and its supporting organisations tried everything to polarise the voter—hijab controversy, azan restrictions, sponsored lynchings, love jihad controversy and used Tipu Sultan to achieve their objective. Even over confident PM also jumped into the fray and dragged Bajrang bali into politics, equating Goons of Bajrang dal with Bajrang Bali, an epitome of Loyalty, strength and courage. Yet the voters did not oblige. So, it appears that there is a limit to which Gods can be politicised and be exploited for electoral purposes. And secondly, the Leader must know its people, one cannot use God every time and Every where.

Two. However, Had the BJP done all this in North Indian states, it would have perhaps managed to polarise the Voters and decimated others, but all this did not work in South India. Therefore, there must be something that differentiates South Indians from North India. We the North Indians need to ponder what has made South Indian states successful. They are amongst the richest states of the country, provide millions of jobs to North Indians, they have carved a name for themselves in IT industry, Automobile sector, textiles and so on and not to forget -Most of our scientists are South Indians. Having served in South India, I can vouch for their simplicity and discipline. Besides this the people of South India are peace loving, they are staunch Hindus but perhaps they feared the direction in which BJP was trying to take them and so they rejected that Hinduism which is the hallmark of North Indians; Hooliganism.

Three. Mr Modi, as a Leader has finally exposed himself fully to the world. The manner in which he conducted himself during the elections and used religion none can be fooled now with his slogan SAB KA SAATH- SAB KA VISHWAS. Even the most naïve might now say that his Govt is - For the Hindus and By the Hindu (Fundamentalists). Usually, a Leader once exposed for his duplicity, he sooner or later gets trapped in a Catch 22 situation and has an ignominious end.

Four. The EC remained complacent and so the BJP Leadership used religion to create divide. When there is no one to monitor the powerful are likely to get away easily flouting them.

Five. It is not necessary that if a political party which  deliberately tries to shift the Goal post from Development to Religion, the people can also be herded in that direction. The people can have different priorities and have their own laundry list. And a leader must be aware of that or else it implies that the Leader is now either bereft of any new ideas or has lost touch with the ground realities.

Last but not the least, these elections remind me of a famous quote of Abraham Lincoln.

'You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all the time” .

This is a great quote because it also tells us Where each one of us stand.