Straight
View – in few words
It is very
difficult to define true meaning of patriotism but present situation of the country is redefining the meaning of patriotism because Kashmir is being made a
parameter to assess the patriotism, because raising a voice against injustice
is tantamount of an act of betrayal, because image of an institution of secular
credential is being tarnished that have been giving policy makers to the country. Politics on patriotism is now a new issue of present regime and perhaps one of
the strongest weapons to wipe out those who differ their ideology.
Campus of JNU
has been a prime center of making an opinion on numerous critical issues that
country face therefore students have often been raising different issues inside the campus so even
raising anti-national slogan inside the campus is not new. One side present
regime will try to capitalize it for the coming election on the other hand their
student wing also want to make stronghold inside the campus. After all issue of
patriotism is very sensitive just like issue of Mandir and Masjid.
Arresting of
president of JNU student Union, a native of Bihar is undoubtedly a result of ideological differences, it doesn’t pertain to
patriotism or unpatriotic. In recent interview congress leader Manish Tiwari
quoted Samuel Johnson ‘ Patriotism is the last refuge of scoundrel’. So the way
ruling party has raised issue of anti-national slogan in JNU campus for
polarizing the mass and suppressing others view indicate that we are heading towards
autocratic style of functioning of democracy.
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