If the recent Telangana issue was not enough to create an uproar of disharmony among the people in the country,the new issue of the Maharashtra Government giving taxi licenses to only those who have a domicile status of fifteen years and are well versed in marathi(the local language of the region),is yet to weaken the very foundation on which our Constitution stands.Such laws challenge the basic idea of Secularism in our country.They question the underlining meaning of our Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles.
According to Maharashtra Chief Minister,Ashok Chavan:"It is not a question of Marathi agenda.There is a provision in theMotor Vehicles Act,1959,that those running public transport should be able to speak the local language."But is this morally correct to deprive the people from earning if they cant speak the language?Doesn't this political move go against the idea of Mumbai being a cosmopolitan city?Doesn't this decision deviate the position of Mumbai being a centre of cultural diversity?
Evidently,this decision is seen as an attempt to counter the Raj Thakeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena's increasing popularity with the middle class Maharashtrian,which helped it win 14 seats in the Assembly elections;since the MNS is perceived as a major threat in the civic polls scheduled for early 2012.
Sad but true, in a country like India which is revered to be culturally and regionally diverse but still united;such moves char its true image in the eyes of the world.By such actions motivated by political or personal gains,India seems to plunge back in those pits of darkness from which it emerged after years of struggle,at the cost of getting itself divided.At a time when every country seems to be at loggerheads with some country or another,India can prove to outshine as an example of absolute unity.But it seems that the ghosts of past continue to us haunt till date.
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