Religion, Poverty, Politics and too much of ‘I’ leadership defeated the poor and middle income, India needs to learn a lot from India first than from West

The recent news relating to how people have defeated social distancing rule to prevent Corona spread in Delhi is quite shocking.  About 24 people have tested positive for COVID 19 who attended the religious gathering at a mosque in Nizamuddin area in Delhi. Nearly 441 people have been identified to have some symptoms and signs of Corona and nearly 1548 people have been brought out of Nizamuddin. 

Many people who attended the Islamic religious gathering appears to have bothered the least about Corona infection and further many have also flown back to their respective states and now many state governments are concerned about the community spread of Corona through those who attended the Islamic religious event in Nizamuddin Markaz.  Some have died also due to Corona in the above group.

The strict adherence to the religious faith sometime defeat the purpose of social distancing however necessary may be such practice to prevent the spread of several diseases reaching the proportion of epidemic and pandemic.

If the central government take any stern action against such people due to their advertent role in spreading the disease to others by breaking the rule of social distancing, the entire opposition would take up the issue and would make politics.  They would call such action to be anti-minority and partial towards some community etc. 

Politics and religion in India always go together, thanks to the congress party that follows dynastic politics, corruption and minority appeasement.

India should not allow religious beliefs and associated politics by several tukede tukede gangs to defeat the larger interest of people of India.  No God on earth would ever demand from the devotees to gather in large number and pray and only then the God would be merciful.  At times, we also need to learn how to pray to God in isolation.   Good to hear that Chief Minister of Delhi has taken legal action against the offenders of Nizamuddin Markaz and hope that Aravid kejriwal will not play vote bank politics and instead would seriously pursue the matter and ensure the offenders are punished to an extent they never dare to do such offence in future.

While considering politics and politics associated with religious faiths and how both can impede the growth and safety of India, another important issue called poverty of millions and millions of people in India also we need to consider before taking any draconian measure like shut down India for 21 days to prevent corona spread. 

Too much of ‘I’ leadership or ‘Macho’ leadership will not work for India because of the cultural, political, religious, social and economic realities that prevail in India.  Central government should have also discussed about the importance of lock down and social distancing with the religious leaders of various religions to send out a message to the followers so that the faithful followers of various religious practices are properly sensitized about social distancing.

 

Similarly the political immaturity of most of the opposition party that destroys India also needs to be consulted with prior to lock down India for 21 days at least to keep all those tukede tukede gangs silent for a while and people follow the social distancing in letter not just in spirit. 

The central government has neglected the true issues of poor and middle income groups in India and went ahead with lock down unilaterally. 

Expert medical advice or their western recipe alone is not enough for the country like India to prevent the spread of any pathogen but political, social and poverty linked issues also needs to be addressed before taking any such draconian measure. 

Without lock down for 21 days or with minimum restrictions, how the social distancing can be achieved should have been the first option of the government.  Sensitizing people can be achieved only collectively and not though media advertisement or scaring people about Corona or corona linked deaths.  Every political party in India, religious leaders, NGO’s etc., should have been roped in but the ‘I’ alone is the leader and ‘I’ enjoys absolute majority therefore it is my way and ‘I’ care a damn about anyone is also equally responsible for the failure. 

Government may justify that such situation has never occurred in the past and hence has to learn from the pitfalls; in any case such learning of the government is very costly and has come at the sorrow and tyranny of millions and millions of people who voted Modi to power.