Is India giving birth to food-Taliban?

Long back, in the year 1947, the year when our big nation was partitioned to form two separate nations, our leaders virtually boasted of some great expectations. Expectations that people living in this side of the country will have better life conditions. Expectations that India would be a secular state unlike Pakistan. Expectations that Indians would be able to live a much more free life than their peers on the other side of the nation.

Fast forward some 60-odd years. We are theoretically still living in a secular country. But in reality, are we really? Are we really living in a society where there is tolerance for each and every other person, irrespective of religion, caste or sex? Or is the concept of ‘Dream India’ just a mere façade?

It felt good about what we studied in our school text books about the way India is different from other countries. Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Jains and even Parsis are supposed to live happily together in our country, as was claimed in the books. But everything seems so hypocritical. People fight each other in the name of religion, caste and over every other possible thing. There seems to be no peace around, sadly.

Recently, a man was lynched in suspicion of storing and eating beef in Dadri. I mean how can such senseless incidents happen in our nation. Similar incidents are being framed in many other parts of India, like in Jammu & Kashmir. People are merely getting killed in the name of food. Is India coming to an era where people would fight each other even in the name of consuming certain foods? Will there be restriction even in the department of food?

Beef, as we all know is not consumed by Hindus. No one is forcing Hindus to consume it. But why are some moron groups killing our Muslim brothers for consuming beef? Who gives them the right to frame rules for others’ eating habits? Who are we to command others to eat or not to eat something? Indians rue about the Taliban and the terrorist situation in Pakistan, but isn’t this exactly the same that is taking place in India?

It is high time our NDA Government take some stern action regarding this scenario. The integrity of our country must be protected from some radical groups. India is a very diverse country and as citizens, we need to respect and protect our diversity. Intolerance must be kicked out of India, for the country to strive forward. I am still a Modi fan but I wish he takes some serious steps in preventing further shame on our society.