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THE STORY THAT IS HEARD SO OFTEN THAT IT HAS BECOME THE LEAST BOTHERED


Around 66 years ago, the British forces had declared Independence to India, freeing it from its clutches of slavery and economic dependence. However, this was not the end of the story but instead the beginning. Akhand Bharath, which was for many years the home for people of varied religion, caste, creed and race had at once lost its secular, sovereign and socialist features.


The massive sub-continent was divided into India and Pakistan based on the religious discomfort among the people. Soon, an electric fence was laid out between the two nations and the rivalry, hidden for centuries in the hearts of the people, had made its way out. A physical Line of Control was laid in order to control the unrest at the border. Jammu and Kashmir, once the land of serenity and tranquility was filled with the bustle of the armed soldiers and had become the battleground where blood doesn’t stain.

This is not the first time the Pakistani troops have violated cease fire. It has become a norm that the militants cross the fence every winter and attack the Indian forward posts. The statements like “This time, the attacks are a bit outnumbered” by the locals, show how accustomed they have become to the continuous intrusion of these militants into their lives.

India, for many years believed in negotiations. The heads of both the states would meet in a cushioned high security meeting hall and sign

contracts amidst sips of tea and smiles. But the troops at the border continuously spill blood of our Indian army. The powerful Indian Army stands on our side of the wall, with folded hands waiting for death, while the other side of the wall plunges forward fiercely from the darkness onto the scapegoats.



Metaphorically, the two children of Bharat Matha, i.e., India and Pakistan, who had at one point of time shared the same house, had started fighting for their maternal property. The two siblings built a wall between their territories and deployed their children on either side of the wall to kill each other.

Now, one set of kids have started violating the rules laid out by their parents. Should the other side violate the laws too? Or should it merely complain, so that both the siblings can sit together and discuss? According to me, sparing the rod shall definitely spoil the child. It is time stricter action is taken. As negotiations have failed in yielding results, it is time we retaliate.

 published in http://www.studentlive.in/violating-violators-violation/
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