Kntting MAYAjaal

Friday was 'D' day for indian political system with Uttar pradesh waiting in frenzy for its new chief minister. It was already decided in the deluge of exit polls that Mulayam Singh getting reelected was as disillusioned as India winning a world cup, a impossible by any standards. Even mulayam would have got vibes ling before UP actually went for polls.

My Friend broke the ice by giving me a dismal news that Mayawati has sweeped the UP polls with a clear majority. It was disheartening, may be because of the OBC quota controversy keeping the general candidates high and dry, for a change they felt to be children of lesser gods. It seems you have to be backwards to move forward.

By the night the news has thoroughly swept my mind by a majority. channels were airing a salwar clad iron lady cheerfully thankful to upper and the lower caste for choosing her a unanimous leader. The next morning newspaper was no different. As the days has past by, the victory of dalits truly sanked in my mind that i accepted my defeat, defeat of urban middle class ignorant about the very meaning of word 'dalit', till i read today's newspaper about the dalit girl raped in UP village a fortnight back and police refusing to lodge an FIR because of the upper caste accused. Even the hospital turned its back to a DALIT girl.

This has not been a one of incidence but to our vibrant middle class we turn page to these news pieces feeling pity many a times trying to reconcile and blaming the poor girls fate for the tragedy. The options could have been many in the minds of UP junta but they rejected the hindutva, youthism, muscle power to show full support for their caste because they have been duped, bashed, killed by BJP, congress and SP. Little they could have done except proving a point to all these parties by their invaluable VOTE.

It might be tough journey ahead for the oppressed with crime deep rooted in the minds of muscle men. For a change they have something to smile and a hope to cheer. Good luck UP.