Change the dialogue, have a clean conscience

Today, MoS Home Ajay Kumar Mishra is the chief guest at a conference organised by Bureau of Police Research and Development. His son, Ashish Kumar, mowed down four farmers under his car on October 3, and since then, state govt under Yogi has deployed the entire UP Police force to restrict & detain opposition leaders unlawfully, even as Ashish remains a free man and his father is enjoying his privileges. The video of Ashish is available on many sources online, and I find it too painful to watch and share.

I heard a lot of 'farmers are causing inconvenience' stories recently during a visit to my hometown. While I empathise with all those who face traffic snarls, I am not sure why not even one person has blamed the govt for not intervening. Have we become too self absorbed? More than 500 farmers have died and we must expect the govt to hold a dialogue and mitigate the situation.

The least we can do is modify the whatsapp-inspired message of 'farmers ne dukhi kiya hai' to a truth seeking 'sarkaar kuch karti kyon nahi'?