Compared to the Indian subcontinent and the surrounding countries, Bangladesh was progressing very fast. Compared to Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, etc., this country was becoming a cause of envy for its neighbors in terms of political stability, democratic values and economic progress. But Bangladesh was jinxed. Things deteriorated so much in this country that the image of Bangladesh, which was built with years of hard work, was ruined in 24 hours. Today, the common man of India is also thinking after seeing the situation of Bangladesh that how necessary were the thick nails and large containers that the Indian government had put to block the highways to stop the farmers from coming to Delhi. Bangladesh was continuously making economic progress. The government there was working better than not only Pakistan but also India. But it is not known when the public will be misled by whom. Let us see what lesson India can learn from the Bangladesh uproar?
1- Despite development, the public can still be misled by the opposition
Bangladesh got independence from Pakistan in 1971. A BBC report states that after fifty-two years, according to the economic survey in the financial year ending on 30 June 2023, Pakistan’s growth rate was less than one percent i.e. 0.29 percent. On the other hand, according to the Bangladesh Economic Review, the economic growth rate there was six percent in the same financial year. This report also states that Bangladesh’s economic growth rate has been more than six percent for twelve-thirteen years. That is, ever since Sheikh Hasina has been the PM of the country, the pace of progress there has increased. On the other hand, Pakistan’s economic growth rate has been between three to four percent in the last ten-twelve years, in which it was less than one percent for two years.
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After the Covid-19 pandemic, Bangladesh’s economy is going through a struggle. Unemployment has increased. But this is not the problem of Bangladesh alone. The whole world is suffering from this problem. The situation is the same in India. India is also progressing continuously. India is also beating China’s economy in terms of growth rate. Many big multinational companies of China have taken the path of India in this era. From manufacturing of defense material in the country, India is becoming the world’s largest exporter of all consumer goods like cars, mobiles etc. But the public is not satisfied with this. The ruling party for the last 10 years has received less support from the public in the general elections held this year. It is clear that the public needs to be satisfied more on religious and caste lines than on progress. Because in Bangladesh, religion has become an issue to mislead the public, while in India caste is becoming an issue.
2- Supreme Court should stay away from public matters
The anti-reservation movement is believed to be the main reason behind the violence in Bangladesh. The families of people involved in the independence of Bangladesh were getting about 30 percent reservation there. Which was abolished by the Sheikh Hasina government in 2018 after public protest. But some people went to court. Later the Supreme Court there reinstated the reservation. Then in view of the movement and violence, recently the Supreme Court abolished all types of reservation. That is, the work that should have been done by the governments elected by the people was being done by the Supreme Court. Obviously, this must have also been a big reason for increasing discontent.
Dalit thinker and journalist Professor Dilip Mandal writes on X that the Supreme Court of Bangladesh made two big mistakes. There was a 30% quota for freedom fighter families since independence. Since two generations had already benefited from it, the government abolished it in 2018 on public demand. There was no controversy.
This quota was mainly given to the families of the ruling Awami League because this party had fought the freedom struggle. But the judges of Bangladesh thought of appeasing the party leaders through a backdoor. And this year the court reinstated the old 30% quota. While this was the jurisdiction of the government. The public revolted. Now the court had to take back the old decision. But in anger the judges abolished almost all types of quotas. Then what? The country was in flames and the government was gone.
Lesson – One should never go through the backdoor of the court. Policy decisions should be taken by the government and the parliament. Otherwise, there is loss.
In fact, in India, efforts are being made to mislead Dalits in the name of Save Constitution and Save Reservation. Meanwhile, the decision given by the Supreme Court regarding Dalit sub-quota is not being accepted as correct by many parties and Dalit intellectuals of the country.
3-Not only student movement, any movement also turns violent very quickly
An Economic Times report quoted sources as saying that the Awami League government was investigating the role of Pakistani agency ISI and Jamaat-e-Islami in inciting violence and giving political color to the protests in making the student movement in Bangladesh violent. In fact, even before the coup, the government felt that the Pakistani Army and ISI wanted to bring the opposition BNP back to power to topple the Sheikh Hasina government. In Bangladesh, the ISI had earlier also tried to weaken the Hasina government. Similar attempts were made in India as well. The issue of foreign funding of the farmers’ movement had come to light. Similarly, the opposition was constantly supporting the farmers’ movement. Many leaders of the Congress and the Left have been seen directly involved with the farmers’ organizations. Due to the liberal attitude and constant vigilance of the Indian government, the farmers’ movement could never become violent. Due to the sealing of Delhi, the people of Delhi faced a lot of problems and even now many kinds of inconveniences are being faced due to the sealing of many routes on the border, but the government remains vigilant. Once there was a little negligence, the protesters could have entered the Red Fort and tried to create chaos just like the alleged students did by reaching the Bangladesh PM House.
4-Not only Bangladesh but India is also troubled by foreign agencies
A few days after the violence started in Bangladesh, former Foreign Secretary and High Commissioner to Dhaka Harsh Vardhan Shringla had said that there are reports that radical elements are behind the current situation in Bangladesh. The name of a student organization is coming to the fore, which is the student wing of the pro-Pakistan Jamaat-e-Islami. Apart from this, the opposition party BNP is also involved in the protests and movements. This has given a political color to the movement. What Singla meant to say was that the workers of the opposition party BNP are also involved in the student violence in Bangladesh. There may also be people involved in the violence who are against the interests of Bangladesh. Such as the Pakistani intelligence agency ISI which is trying to set its agenda.
The whole world knows how Pakistan has been sheltering and training terrorists against India. Recently, a video went viral which shows that terrorists are being trained to create havoc in the elections in Jammu and Kashmir. These terrorists were being trained by the Pakistani intelligence agency ISI itself. What I mean to say is that there is a need to be extra cautious with foreign agencies.
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)