What is happening in India today is known to everyone. Curtailment of freedom, unreasonable arrests of outspoken intellectuals, open favouritism to certain businessmen to such extreme limits that stupendous infrastructure is built for them by robbing farmers of their land. But why do we let it happen? Some people do not protest unless the issue affects them. Businessmen see this as a hope for them. They try to push projects like marinas, hotels within 50m HTL, open night clubs without fear of being booked for noise violations, drug and women abuse, whatever. The majority of Indians feel they are now getting their ‘just’ dues as they are being favoured by the incumbent government. Beef ban, harassment of people on religious lines makes them feel like the Roman audiences witnessing the Gladiator battles. MBBS doctors are now protesting the grant to perform surgeries given to ayurvedic doctors. Where were they when untested homeopathic immunity boosters were handed out to the entire country to prevent Covid-19 infections? Such a massive hoax and they were silent? Where were they when a favoured yogi came out with all kinds of wellness foods and exercises? Did they ever protest the health hazards of coal transportation through dense residential areas? The way MPT berths were handed out to the same few favoured businessmen?
