National Parties And Betrayals

Muslim Murasu, February 2012

Positions taken by regional parties are mostly with narrow vision. Leadership ends within a small landscape. Broad outlook and vision are not expected. Nature and dimensions of problems and their solutions vary between a population of 7 crore and a population of 120 crore.
The regional parties that march to parliament richly reap harvest from power centers in Delhi. Once the opportunity for parliament seat or central ministry dwindles, the same regional party seeks to lead people to confusion and offers all bad guidance. Solutions to problems are not going to pop out from inter-state clashes. People will alienate and stay aloof. Those residing in the state borders will be troubled.
Politicians who have lost elections and have been fled away by people and reduced to live their lives within state or district limits, are continuously on the lookout for new issues. They incite innocent people. Transportation is hindered. Bandhs and strikes are childish. This will aggravate poverty; pull down national income and per-capita income. Journalists who are prowling for news exaggerate immeasurably even minor incidents. Tamil people forget these developments within few weeks or months. Then politicians set their eyes on a fresh issue. Another three months of public gatherings, strikes, entertainment, collection, tours and theatrics.
No problem is conclusively solved. Permanent solutions are not in sight. High courts and Supreme Court overreaches into administrative limits. Stay orders and solutions offered do not bring back peace. Issues are put in back-burner.
These days when globalization is inexorably penetrating deep, it is essential to have water treated and recycled. Rains falling on the state should be adequately retained. Rainwater harvesting should be effectively implemented. Drip irrigation and dry land irrigation can be beneficial. River water sharing has been causing conflicts between various countries in the world. Water sharing between states is distorting and threatening national outlook. National parties have not offered appropriate guidance. They are adding fuel to fire. Big parties can act with courage and bring an end to river sharing problem.