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Reading Badal's Republic Day message
WSN Network
In his Republic Day message, Punjab Chief Minister and Akali
Dal's patron Parkash Singh Badal not only missed an opportunity to
underline the aspirations of the Sikh nation and bring to the fore
the agendas of the deprived and the marginalised but instead spouted
official rhetoric and meaningless drivel of beautiful phrases
repeated ad nauseum by brahamnical Indian politicians with no
intentions of keeping their word.
Badal validated the entire official version of the freedom
struggle and said at that time, "the whole nation was swinging forth
in a synergy of passion, dreams and commitment." He even backed the
Nehruvian vision saying describing the moment as the "hour of our
tryst with destiny."
Badal found no problems with the Constitution but wanted more
federal structure. Howvere, the key focus remained on his "constant
love for our motherland and firm commitment to preserve
India’s glory". The
last action Badal took in this direction was perhaps to make his son
a Deputy Chief Minister.
Badal, who was in the forefront for sometime to protest
against New Delhi's totalitarian and discriminatory policies before
deciding to have a truck with the ultra-nationalist Hindu rigth wing
BJP, took special care to add that "It is satisfying for me that as
a nation, we have triumphed over numerous odds, thanks to our
commitment to democracy, secularism, unity and integrity. It is,
indeed, an occasion for celebration and rejoicing...We are the
largest democracy in the world, perhaps the most vibrant and
resilient." Shame, as they say, is a very individual quality.
28 January 2009
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