GROWING TERRORISM

The Terrorist Next-door !!!!!!

The increasing frequency of terrorist attacks,and the constant threats,are not only scary but very disheartening.And the scenario becomes very grim and even more disappointing to learn that the people involved are almost next door neighbors!(cover story THE WEEK,September 28,2008)

This upsurge of terrorism,amongst the common man,living next door,is not very surprising.Religion has always been blamed and considered as the main cause of terrorism,but the present trend of terrorism in India show more of a socio-economic divide as the route cause of the increasing terrorism,more so from the local population.It is a battle of the underprivileged against the rest of the country,and its just co-incidental that most of these happen to be from a particular religion!

The story seems to have started more than five decades back,and is erupting now.Low socioeconomic status and lack of proper education lead to resorting to labor related jobs.The low income along with larger number of children compared to rest of the population,added to the crisis,leading to more mouths to be fed with less resources.This predictably,lead to further less education and early induction into jobs.The nature of education and inadequate qualifications,prevented the next generation from coming into the main stream with better jobs and elevation of social standards.This lead to a vicious cycle,poverty and lack of proper education,more children,early induction into low paying jobs leading to further poverty.

But no where can the Government or any religious group be blamed for this.While no active measures may have been taken to give reservations or create special job vacancies,there was no hindrance or reservations or discrimination against them for education or jobs either.If anything that can be blamed is their socio cultural and religious trends and beliefs that may have resulted in this wide contrast between the social status,job profiles,education and income of most of them and the majority of the rest of the progressing country.This self created disparity has lead to an frustration,which is erupting terrorism in an rage of anger

The battle is not religious,but that of fanatics with a non progressive mindset against the common man and that of the vindictive terrorist against the peace loving citizen of the country

Its only they themselves,with the help of politicians who can bridge this gap,and I pray they do it fast,to bring the peaceful normalcy back in our lives

Sanjay Kapoor Lucknow