Unities or ghatbhandhans are just opportunistic . They don't unite on ideology . Such non-ideological and opportunistic unities are corrupt and does not survive long .

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    30/04/2018
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REQUEST READERS TO READ CAREFULLY, WHEN, WHY  AND  HOW REGIONALISM TOOK BIRTH, WHY CONGRESS AND NEHRU DYNASTY ALLOWED TO GROW INTO BANION TREE, NOW THE STUPID ITALIAN FORMER RUSSIAN SPY (KGB) MOTHER AND SON ABUSE PM MODI FOR ALL SINS THEY ( DYNASTY+CONGRESS) COMMITTED  ...

Regionalism in BHARATHAM :-

Roots of regionalism is in India’s manifold diversity of languages, cultures, ethnic groups, communities, religions and so on, and encouraged by the regional concentration of those identity markers, and fueled by a sense of regional deprivation. For many centuries, India remained the land of many lands, regions, cultures and traditions.

For instance, southern India (the home of Dravidian cultures - A MISUNDERSTOOD THEORY -FED BY COLONIAL RULE), which is itself a region of many regions, is evidently different from the north, the west, the central and the north-east. Even the east of India is different from the North-East of India comprising today seven constituent units of Indian federation with the largest concentration of tribal people.

NB :-
ARYAN INVASION THEORY, AND DRAVIDIAN THEORY WERE THE STORIES OF THE BRITISH TO DESTABILIZE BHARATHAM;

Regionalism has remained perhaps the most potent force in Indian politics ever since independence (1947), if not before. It has remained the main basis of many regional political parties which have governed many states since the late 1960s. Three clear patterns can be identified in the post-independence phases of accommodation of regional identity through statehood.

First, in the 1950s and 1960s, intense (ethnic) mass mobilisation, often taking on a violent character, was the main force behind the state’s response with an institutional package for statehood. Andhra Pradesh in India’s south showed the way. The fast unto death in 1952 of the legendary (Telugu) leader Potti Sriramulu for a state for the Telegu-speakers out of the composite Madras Presidency moved an otherwise reluctant Jawaharlal Nehru, a top nationalist leader and it was followed by State reorganisation commission under Fazal Ali paving way for State Reorganization Act, 1956.

Second, in the 1970s and 1980s, the main focus of reorganization was India’s North-east. The basis of reorganization was tribal insurgency for separation and statehood. The main institutional response of the Union government was the North-eastern States Reorganisation Act, 1971 which upgraded the Union Territories of Manipur and Tripura, and the Sub-State of Meghalaya to full statehood, and Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh (then Tribal Districts) to Union Territories. The latter became states in 1986. Goa (based on Konkani language (8th Schedule)), which became a state in 1987, was the sole exception.

Third, the movements for the three new states (created in 2000)—Chhattisgarh out of Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand out of Bihar and Uttaranchal out of Uttar Pradesh— were long-drawn but became vigorous in the 1990s. And the most recent one, we can see with the division of Andhra Pradesh, giving a separate Telangana, which started in 1950s.

Potential cause for regionalism: Regionalism could have flourished in India, if any state/region had felt that it was being culturally dominated or discriminated against.

Regional economic inequality is a potent time bomb directed against national unity and political stability. But, this potential cause did not take shape of regionalism, because of government steps, which focussed on the balanced regional development and fulfilled the aspiration of states.

Few of them are – Industrial Policy, 1956, National Integration council, 1961. Transfer of financial resources to poorer states on the recommendation of Finance commission.

Planning became an important tool through Planning commission and Five year plans. But the new government is planning to devolve the planning power to the respective states, so that they can do planning with real-time approach of their respective needs and requirements.

The central government has categorized states on the basis of backwardness and accordingly gives grants and loans. In September 2013, Raghuram Rajan, recommended a new index of backwardness to determine- which state need special help from central government. It is composed of 10 equally weighted indicators. According to that, Orissa and Bihar are the most backward states.

Regular public investment by central government through centrally sponsored schemes have focussed on development of necessary infrastructure and poverty eradication, integrated rural development, education, health, family planning, etc. For example- Prdhan Mantri Gram sadak yojana, Mid day meal, MGNREGA, etc.

Government at centre and states give incentives to private players to develop in backward states through subsidies, taxation, etc. Nationalisation of banks, granting new banking licences, making mandatory for banks to open rural branches are few other steps for inclusive development and balanced regional development.

There are certain discrepancies at the implementation part of these schemes. Few areas have been neglected like irrigation, which has created agricultural disparity. Rain fed and dry land agriculture also have been neglected, which became cause for suicide of farmers in various states (Coverage of P. Sainath, gives us more insights on such issues.)In reality, the interstate industrial disparity, agricultural disparity, number of BPL, etc. are decreasing. But, more actions are needed to completely eradicate the disparities

1. Why regional disparity still persists?

Low rate of economic growth: The economic growth of India has been fluctuating since independence. But with respect to High population growth, the economic growth has been not enough to catch the development with full speed. In the last decade, the economic growth were progressive, but now they are reeling under the influence of world economic crisis and other bottlenecks at domestic level.

Socio-economic and political organisation of states: The states have been unable to do the adequate land reforms and the feudal mentality still persists. Bhoodan and Gramdaan movements, after independence, were not enthusiastically carried and even land under land Banks were not efficiently distributed. The political activities in the backward states were limited to vote bank politics and scams.

Lower level of infrastructural facilities in backward states: The level of infrastructural development, such as- power distribution, irrigation facilities, roads, modern markets for agricultural produce has been at back stage. All these are state list subjects.

Low level of social expenditure by states on education, health and sanitation: These subjects are core for human resource development. The sates which have invested heavily on these subjects, fall under the developed and advanced states, for example Tamil Nadu, where health care services in Primary health centre is bench mark for other states.

Political and administration failure: This is source of tension and gives birth to sub-regional movements for separate states. Jarkhand, Chattisgarh, Uttrakhand and recently Telangana are result of these failure only. Many such demands are in pipeline such as- Vidarbha, Saurashtra, Darjeeling and Bodoland, etc. These failures also weakens the confidence of private players and do not attract investors in the states.

“Son of the soil” doctrine explains a form of regionalism, which is in discussion since 1950. According to it, a state specifically belongs to the main linguistic group inhabiting it or that the state constitutes the exclusive homeland of its main language speakers, who are the sons of the soil or local residents.

2. Why son of the soil?

There remains a competition for job between migrant and local educated middle class youth.
This theory works mostly in cities, because here outsiders also, get opportunity for education, etc.
In such theories, major involvement of people is due to rising aspiration.
Economy’s failure to create enough employment opportunity.
Clashes in India having colours of regionalism

3. Linguistic Reorganization of States :-

It was the demand of Potti Sriramulu, a freedom fighter and a devoted follower of Mahatma Gandhi, that led to the creation of Andhra Pradesh state and linguistic recognition of the states in India. To achieve this end, he died in 1952 after not eating for 52 days in support of a Telugu-speaking state. Sriramulu’s death forced Jawahar Lal Nehru to agree to the various demands from other parts of the country with similar demands. Consequently, in 1954, a States Reorganisation Committee was formed with Fazal Ali as its head, which recommended the formation of 16 new states and 3 Union Territories based on the language.

4. Demand for Dravida Nadu :-

Going back to the journey of Regionalism in India, it is well noticeable that it emerged with Dravidian Movement, which started in Tamil Nadu in 1925. This movement, also known as ‘Self-Respect Movement’ initially focused on empowering Dalits, non-Brahmins, and poor people. Later it stood against imposition of Hindi as sole official language on non-Hindi speaking areas. But it was the demand of carving out their own Dravidastan or Dravida Nadu, which made it a secessionist movement. As early as 1960s the DMK and the Nan Tamil organized a joint campaign throughout Madras state demanding its secession from India and making it an independent sovereign state of Tamiland. DMK proposed that the states of Madras, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Mysore should secede from the Indian union and form an independent “Republic of Dravida Nadu”

NB :-
OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH SRI LANKA IS STRAINED BECAUSE OF TAMILNADU AND POLITICAL SUPPORT TO LTTE; WE SEE HERE THAT TAMIL NADU POLITICS IS SEPARATISTS, SHOULD BE CLIPPED NOW;

5. Telangana Movement :-

In the years after the formation of Andhra Pradesh state, people of Telangana expressed dissatisfaction over how the agreements and guarantees were implemented. Discontent with the 1956 Gentleman’s agreement intensified in January 1969, when the guarantees that had been agreed on were supposed to lapse. Student agitation for the continuation of the agreement began at Osmania University in Hyderabad and spread to other parts of the region. Government employees and opposition members of the state legislative assembly threatened “direct action” in support of the students. This movement since then finally resulted last year one separate state of Telangana.

It should be noted that roots of disparity in two regions was in colonial rule. Andhra was under direct rule of crown while Telangana was ruled by Nizam of Hyderabad, who was not so efficient ruler. So over time Andhra got more developed in comparison to Telangana.

NB -
NOW THE CM TELANGANA , SPEAR HEADING TO PULL DOWN THE CENTER, JOINED WITH OTHER FOOLS, INSTEAD LOOKING INTO THEIR OWN STATE'S ADMINISTRATION;

6. Shiv Sena against Kannadigas :-

In 1966, Shiv Sena, in Maharashtra, launched its agitation against Kannadigas in the name of Marathi pride. The first targets of its agitation were South Indians who were the workers of Udupi hotels in Mumbai. This agitation was labelled to be a retaliation of the lathi-charge on Marathi speaking people in the border areas.

NB-
SHIV SENA A NONSENSE ORGANISATION, GOVERNED BY DYNASTY, FOOLISH PUBLIC RARELY UNDERSTAND THEIR SELFISH MOTO OF FAMILY SURVIVAL ON THIS SENA;

7. Bodoland Demand within Assam :-

The Bodo agitation is led by the Assam Bodo Students Union which is demanding a separate state and has resorted to wide scale violence and series of crippling bandhs to pursue their demand. One of the basic reason Assam agitations is because of the expansion of education, particularly higher education, but not industrialization and other job creating institutions is increasing the army of educated youths in the backward regions. These frustrated young men are allured by the movements against the inflow of people from other countries and states. On the other hand these unemployed youths are also attracted by the caste, communal and other sectional agitations fighting for the protection of rights on sectarian lines.

NB-
CONGRESS HAS NO CONTROL ON ASSAM FOR A LONG, NOW ATLEAST BJP GRADUALLY BRINGING BACK THE STATE TO NORMALCY AND TO THE MAIN STREAM;

8. Khalistan Movement :-

It was during the era of 1980s that Khalistan movement with its aim to create a Sikh homeland, often called Khalistan, cropped up in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. In fact this demand has also the colours of communalism, as there demand is only for Sikhs.

NB-
BINDRAWALA WAS THE CREATION OF INDIRA TO OUT KHALISTAN, BUT BACKFIRED -ENDED IN BLUE STAR OPERATION AND INDIRA'S ASSASINATION;

9. Attacks on Bihar Labourers by the ULFA :-

ULFA continues to attempt ambushes and sporadic attacks on government security forces. In 2003, the ULFA was accused of killing labourers from Bihar in response to molestation and raping of many Assamese girls in a train in Bihar. This incident sparked off anti-Bihar sentiment in Assam, which withered away after some months though. On August 15, 2004, an explosion occurred in Assam in which 10-15 people died, including some school children. This explosion was reportedly carried out by ULFA. The ULFA has obliquely accepted responsibility for the blast. This appears to be the first instance of ULFA admitting to public killings with an incendiary device. In January 2007, the ULFA once again struck in Assam killing approximately 62 Hindi speaking migrant workers mostly from Bihar. On March 15, 2007, ULFA triggered a blast in Guwahati, injuring six persons as it celebrated its ‘army day’.

NB-
CONGRESS FAILED TO DEAL WITH ULFA, BJP AT THE CENTER TAKING STEPS TO PUT DOWN THE PROBLEM;

10. The MNS Targeting North Indians :-

It was in 2008 that Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers began their violent agitation against North Indians. Bhojpuri films were not allowed to run on theatres in Maharashtra. The targets were vendors and shopkeepers from North India in various parts of Maharashtra.

NB-
MANMOHAN AND SONIA FAILED IN MNS CASE, SHOULD BE SUPPRESSED, BJP TAKING STEPS;

11. Inter-State Disputes :-

Another form of regionalism in India has found expression in the form of interstate disputes. There are disputes boundary disputes for example between Karnataka and Maharashtra on Belgaum where Marathi speaking population is surrounded by Kannada speaking people, between Kerala and Karnataka on Kasargod, between Assam and Nagaland on Rengma reserved forests. There is a dispute over Chandigarh in Punjab and Haryana.

The first important dispute regarding the use of water source was over the use of water resources of three rivers mainly Narmada, Krishna and Cauvery in which states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra were involved. Disputes also arose between use of Cauvery waters among the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka. Another dispute arose among the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh over the use and distribution of waters of the Krishna River. Disputes between Punjab, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh overt the use of waters of Ravi River. The Electricity sharing issue between Punjab and Delhi is another example of this.

NB-
CONGRESS THROUGHOUT THESE YEARS AFER INDEPENDENCE, SITTING IDLE, DOING NOTHING, PM MODI, IS TAKING STEPS FOR RIVER MANAGEMENT;

11. Creation of new States in 2000 :-

In 2000, the Government of India, pursuant to legislation passed by Parliament during the summer, created three new states, Chhattisgarh, Uttaranchal, and Jharkhand, reconstituting Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, respectively. Both the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress party supported the formation of the states. The basis for creating the new states is socio-political and not linguistic.

NB-
CREATION OF MORE STATES WOULD RESULT MORE REGIONLISM, NO SOLUTION AT ALL; AGAIN A CONGRESS BLUNDER

12. Impact of Regionalism in India :-

I. Positive -

Scholars believe that regionalism plays important role in building of the nation, if the demands of the regions are accommodated by the political system of the country.

Regional recognition in terms of state hood or state autonomy gives self-determination to the people of that particular region and they feel empowered and happy. Internal self-determination of community, whether linguistic, tribal, religious, regional, or their combinations, has remained the predominant form in which regionalism in India has sought to express itself, historically as well as at present time.

Regional identities in India have not always defined themselves in opposition to and at the expense of, the national identity, noticed a democratic effect of such process in that India’s representative democracy has moved closed to the people who feel more involved and show greater concern for institutions of local and regional governance.

For example- Tripura Tribal Autonomous District Council (TTADC), formed in 1985, has served to protect an otherwise endangered tribal identity in the state by providing a democratic platform for former separatists to become a party of governance, and thereby reduced significantly the bases of political extremism in the state.

In such political setup, there always remains a scope of balanced regional development. The socio-cultural diversity is given due respect and it helps the regional people to practise their own culture too.

II. Negative -

Regionalism is often seen as a serious threat to the development, progress and unity of the nation. It gives internal security challenges by the insurgent groups, who propagate the feelings of regionalism against the mainstream politico-administrative setup of the country.

Regionalism definitely impacts politics as days of collation government and alliances are taking place. Regional demands become national demands, policies are launched to satisfy regional demands and generally those are extended to all pockets of country, hence national policies are now dominated by regional demands. E.g. MSP given to sugarcane, it was helpful for farmers in Maharashtra but it was implemented across all states resulting agitations of farmers belonging to UP, Punjab and Haryana. Meanwhile it sowed seed of defection among ministers and targeting to corresponding minister.

Some regional leaders play politics of vote bank based on language, culture, this is certainly against healthy democratic procedures. This always leads to demand for separate state and it has observed that after creating small states only few political leaders could run efficient government else alliances run government which ultimately makes administration machinery ineffective.

Developmental plans are implemented unevenly focusing on regions to which heavy weight leaders belongs are benefitted, hence unrest is generated among rest regions. Law and order is disturbed, agitations with massive violence take place ultimately government is compelled to take harsh steps; hence wrong signals are emitted about government authorities.

Regionalism, also becomes hurdle in the international diplomacy, as in 2013 we saw how Tamil Nadu regional parties were against the Prime Minister of India, attending the Commonwealth heads meeting(CHOGM) in Sri Lanka. These actions have their direct implication on the relation of India with Sri Lanka or other countries of the forums or in case of Mamata Banerjee not agreeing to Land Boundary agreement and Teesta River Water sharing, when the leaders at centre level were ready to do it.

The regionalism induced violence disturbs the whole society, people are killed, students cannot attend the schools & colleges, tourism cannot be promoted, etc. This impacts the development of human resource, governments need to deploy extra forces to control the situation and it has direct implication on the economy of the nation. Impacted societies remain aloof from the mainstream development and then the regional variations and backwardness is clearly reflected.

On the broader front, it harms India’s status in global arena and becomes hurdle in becoming global power or world leader.

Other than the evolution of regionalism in India and its impact, it is also associated a discussed with the Nationalism and federalism. These two aspects are discussed below.

NOTE :-

Congress will win 2019 elections, says Rahul Gandhi at Jan Aakrosh rally!!! ???????????

Congress President Rahul Gandhi launched his party’s 2019 election campaign at a public rally in the national capital on Sunday, insisting that the grand old party will return to power in the next general elections.

“Congress surpassed the expectations in Gujarat assembly election and you all will witness the change in Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan where we will win followed by the 2019 general elections. The Congress workers will not leave the side of truth,” he said at the Jan Aakrosh Rally, his first in Delhi since taking over as the party chief.

He also attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a range of issues accusing him of having double standards on corruption, messing up the economy, undermining democratic institutions and failing to provide safety to women.

“PM Modi goes to Karnataka and talks about corruption. On the stage he is accompanied by his CM candidate Yeddyurappa who was jailed for corruption,” he said. “The money from the pockets of Indians goes to Nirav Modi who evades justice and settles in London, but this government said nothing.”

Gandhi also attacked Modi for his silence on farmers’ distress and the judicial crisis in the Supreme Court.

“Normally, the public goes to the judges for justice, but for the first time in 70 years Supreme Court judge came to public, but Modi Ji is silent,” Gandhi said. “I met PM Modi myself and asked him to waive off farm loans. He refused and said that waiving off farm loans is not their policy.”

He also took a swipe at the prime minister for rising unemployment in the country.

“He had promised employment to two lakh people every year. People trusted him. But after four years what we have is widespread unemployment. Measures like demonetisation and the Gabbar Singh Tax (GST) have broken the back of the informal sector.”

He also questioned the PM’s silence at the ‘takeover’ of democratic institutions by the RSS.

“The RSS is slowly taking over our democratic institutions and destroying them from within while Modi watches silently,” Gandhi said.

Without naming Kathua and Unnao, Gandhi attacked Modi over the law and order situation and pointed that even when a BJP MLA was involved in one of the crimes, the Prime Minister chose to remain silent.

“PM Modi says Beti Bachao Beti Padhao. Ironically, the members of his own party are assaulting women,” he said.

Gandhi also flayed Modi for his China policy and for meeting President Xi Jingping without an agenda.

“The Chinese are aggressively pursuing militarisation in Doklam. Despite this, all that PM Modi does is hold a ‘no-agenda’ meeting with the Chinese President.”

Earlier, former Congress chief and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi also mounted a sharp attack on the Modi government at the Jan Akrosh rally here, charging that the roots of corruption have become stronger in the NDA regime.

Hitting out at Prime Minister Modi, she questioned what happened to his “Na khaoonga, na khane doonga” (will not engage in corruption myself, nor allow others) slogan.

She charged the government with muzzling dissenting voices, weakening institutions and dividing communities eyeing poll gains.

“It is saddening to see that our society is suffering from unprecedented violence and hatred today. People from every section of society are suffering. The nation is going through turbulent times under PM Mod,” the UPA chairperson said.

She called for unity to fight against the NDA and its policies.

“Our country is going through a difficult time. We must all unite and stay alert to fight against this regime,” Sonia Gandhi said.

OPINION :-

1. After independence, the center and all the then state governments were under CONGRESS RULE;

2. DYNASTY RULE BY NEHRU FAMILY,  CONGRESS PARTY 'S LETHARGY AND MISRULE WERE THE REASONS FOR FAST RISING OF REGIONALISM, DEFEAT OF CONGRESS, ELECTION AFTER ELECTION, FINALLY MAJORITY REGIONS ( STATES ) WERE UNDER REGIONAL PARTY'S RULE;

3. 70 YEARS PASSED, THE PRESENT SITUATION IS BECAUSE OF CONGRESS DYNASTIC RULE;

4. NOW THE LUNATIC, MENTALLY UNSTABLE RAGA AND HIS ITALIAN WAITRESS AND EX-KGB MOTHER ABUSE  MODI FOR ALL THE SINS COMMITTED BY THE CONGRESS;

5. THESE TWO CRITICS AND THE STUPID CONGRESS MUST REWIND AND SEE THE SINS COMMITTED BY THEM AS MANY  SCAMS, NEHRU'S BLUNDERS, THE KASHMIR ISSUE, CHINESE INVASION IN 1962, RETURNING OF POW-S AFTER 1971 WAR WITH PAK AND BANGLADESH LIBERATION, EMERGENCY DECLARATION, OPERATION BLUE STAR, etc., BLUNDERS BY THE FAMILY RULE OF CONGRESS;

6. WHY INDIRA RETURNED POW-S WHEN THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BARGAIN PAK-OCCUPIED KASHMIR WAS THERE FOR SOLUTION;

7. CHINESE STILL OCCUPY OUR TERRITORY AFTER 1962 INVASION, WHY CONGRESS DIDN'T TAKE BACK OUR LAND, DURING THEIR TENURE?

8. READING THE NOTES, THE MENTALLY RETARDED CONGRESS PRESIDENT IS AN IDIOT, IF HE DON'T REMEMBER WHAT WAS HIS DYNASTY AND THEIR BLUNDERS,  BUT PUBLIC STILL  HAS STRONG MEMORY  ABOUT THEIR SINS;

9. INTELLIGENT PEOPLE DO NOT BELIEVE WHAT THIS FOOL RAGA SAYS;

10. TOTAL FAILED ARE MANMOHAN AND ANTONY, TOTAL SILENCE WHEN THEY WERE IN POWER AND OCCUPY IMPORTANT PORTFOLIOS, NOW, TALK LOOSE TO ABUSE PM MODI, WITH NO REASON!!!!

11. RAGA AND CONGRESS RE-DRAW GUJARAT TO KARNATAKA ELECTION WILL OPEN PATH FOR THE NEHRU DYNASTY;

12. IF PEOPLE ARE FOOLS, AND NO MEMORY OF CONGRESS SINS, MAY BE THE REASONS TO POINT IF THEY PULL DOWN BJP AND MODI;

13. RAJIV WAS FAILURE AS PM, HE MISMANAGED SRI LANKAN ISSUE THEN, AND SENT IPKF, LATER SRI LANKANS SENT THEM INSULTING THE FORCE AND BHARATHAM, BECAUSE LTTE PRABHAKARAN WAS IN DELHI WITH RAJIV ON TAMIL NADU PRESSURE FOR DISCUSSION;

**MY STRONG OPINION IS THAT RAJIV LET DOWN THE PRESTIGE OF BHARATHAM AND TAMIL NADU THE MAIN CULPRIT, DEFAMING NATION, FOR SILLY PETTY LOCAL, REGIONAL POLITICAL GAINS, SACRIFICING NATIONAL INTERESTS; SHAME TO TAMIL NADU AND NEHRU DYNASTY**

NB-
SARDAR PATEL WAS TOTALLY AGAINST LINGUISTIC STATES, HE HAD BETTER SOLUTION, BUT NEHRU OVER-RULED; ..

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