Dharwad, May 26: The rise of fascist forces, who identify themselves as “nationalists” to fool people, are indeed a threat to the unity of pluralistic India, said noted Telugu writer and thinker Volga.
Inaugurating the two-day May Sahitya Sammelana organised by Ladai Prakashana in association with various like-minded organisations such as Chittar Kala Balaga and Kavi Prakashana on Saturday, she said Indian society is in danger as it has been “caught in the clutches of fascists”.
“These fascist forces are trying to impose monoculture and their right-wing ideology on others, thus propagating a pseudo culture and fake nationalism,” she said.
She said that India, being the land of Sikhs, Muslims, Christians, Jains and various other communities, was home to different communities living together with peace and harmony.
“However, Hindu fundamentalists are weakening this strong social fabric of harmony to meet their vested interests, thus creating unrest in the country,” she said.
She accused pseudo nationalists of sowing the seed of hatred and spreading intolerance in the name of nationalism. However, despite such attempts going on openly, the government has failed to take any step to check them, Ms. Volga said.
“The need of the hour is to eradicate pseudo nationalism and age-old inhuman practices. If left unchecked, they will sound the death knell to the aspirations of the Constitution,” Ms. Volga said.
Expressing regret and concern over the 13 deaths in the Thoothukudi firing, she said all governments were working in favour of corporates. However writers should speak up against such injustice towards the common man, she said.
Justice Nagmohan Das, who presided over the inaugural session, said the Constitution of India safeguarded the interests of the people living in the multi-lingual and pluralistic society of the country. He said members of 200 sub-sects of Islam and 400 sub-sects of Christianity chose to settle down in India because they were overwhelmed by the brotherhood and harmonious policy of the country.
Quoting Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, he said although the Constitution is very strong, the governments implementing its aspirations should be honest and work with commitment, failing which the Constitution too would become weak in protecting national integration. He said it was unfortunate that some people were talking about changing the Constitution and abolishing reservation.
The kidnapped schoolboy was rescued by the police and reunited with his parents. Son of a gift shop owner from Basavanagudi area in Bengaluru, Chirag has reportedly told police that decided to make some quick money to spend on cricket betting and gambling after learning kidnap tricks from the ‘Crime Patrol’. According to police, Chirag reached a private school around 3pm on Tuesday on a Bounce rental bike and zeroed in on a fourth standard student who was walking out of school. He told the boy he was his father's friend and that he required help to search for a relative who had gone missing. The boy believed Chirag and rode pillion on the bike. Chirag then engaged the boy in conversation and learnt about his father's business and got his mobile phone number. He then made a call to the boy's father, demanded Rs 5 lakh and warned him against approaching cops. However, the boy's father alerted Cottonpet police and special teams were formed to crack the case. While Cottonpet inspector Venkatesh TC's squad verified CCTV footage in and around the school, Chamarajpet inspector BG Kumaraswamy's team started tracking the suspect's mobile phone movements. An hour later, the suspect's location was traced to a hotel on the Lavelle Road-St Mark's Road stretch. Police rushed there, rescued the boy and arrested Chirag.
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Truth will prevail and evil will perish, Madam volga , good thougts express neatly
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