[Published in The Sentinel ARUNACHAL (www.sentinelassam.com/arunachal/) on September 25, 2010]
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Diabolical IRBns and Civil Society Organizations in the state have developed syndromes. In contrast, core target of IRBn syndrome is hapless common individuals and focal point of CSO syndrome is power that is and that be. IRBn syndrome may be defined as situation when an individual is attacked with intent to cause grievous injury, which is in excess of the gravity of the situation and mostly unprovoked; such assault may or may not result into death of an individual. Whereas, CSO Syndrome is one when organization(s) flag-off larger societal issues with passionate intensity and missionary zeal but the same is dropped within a definite time-frame for reason beyond people’s comprehension.
IRBn has been hogging the headlines for wrong reasons: wherever they are posted, uncelebrated and much despised villainous para-force is causing ruckus and anarchy within the state. Follies of IRBn jawans in the state provide a definite pattern. Bout of IRBn Syndrome is definitely a point of worry for every individual as much as for the government. Therefore, Chief Minister who had expressed his concerns about antics of IRBns and who had talked about convening an all party meeting with regards to IRBn’s future in the state on August 9 last must act decisively now. Given the negative perception about IRBns and public’s ‘anti’ feeling against, it would only be prudent to send them to their promised land. Problems with IRBns are social, not political. Time is ripe that all party meeting be convened and across party line, in the name of peace and harmony, support and endorse to pack the bags of these jawans, who have turned into anti-social elements. Such move would serve two purposes, to my mind. Arunachalees would escape from the brunt of IRBn syndrome and two, jawans would be exposed to larger world and hence may benefit in changing their outlook.
After repeated atrocious acts of IRBns, it is an open secret that ‘wild boys’ are beyond their clutches and it would be sad if someone rise in defense of such men in uniform, who are worse than wild beasts. Any such attempt to defend the indefensible would either be height of stupidity or mark of utter arrogance. It is high time that buck ought to stop somewhere but grim reality is that buck never seems to be stopping anywhere. And larger question to soul search is: do we have a leader with enough guts to take moral responsibility of cops’ wrong-doings and admit the follies of policemen? Lesser said the better but would concerned ministry put on public record about the progress on previous cases?
On the other-hand, in the state, we have enough issues to deal with like more than lac of Chakma-Hajong refugees, billion dollar hydro-dam projects, thousand crore PDS Scam etc. Civil society organizations have been raising issues of importance at different platforms and have resorted to various formats of democratic protests in civil ways. Recently, when AIPU, AYA and AVYF circulated yellow pamphlets all over the capital complex in offices and to individual’s, one was mighty impressed with the approach, though all the allegations except one were unsubstantiated. Approach was novel to keep the ‘power-that-be’ on their toes. For a moment one was impressed that three organizations were using pen to register protest. But alas, they too resorted to ‘bandh call’ causing hindrance to daily life schedule of commoners. ‘Bandh Culture’ has never done any good to any society and the Gauhati High Court has given judgement against ‘bandh calls’ in Assam but Arunachalees are yet to realize the logic behind such judgement. What democratic protest is this when one is expressing his rights at the cost of other’s constitutional right. If these organizations are serious in their intent, why not file a PIL, without taking common citizens to ransom through bandh calls? It is paradoxical and ironical that CSOs, against the very principles of its foundation, are policing and dictating the terms of our lives. On the other hand, policemen, against their oath and pledge, have turned ‘killers’ and ‘anarchists’. Is this what defines neo-Arunachal? God forbid, it should not.
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