The bus hijack episode which took place on 27th Oct 2008 in Mumbai shook every youth from Bihar to the core. Here are my thoughts on the issue.
The step taken by Rahul was wrong. Violence is not an answer to violence. Any civilized and cultured society does not approve of violence in any form. Having said that, I must add that if we look at the things in totality, we can see the pain, the frustration, the agony running through the mind of Rahul, which forced him to take such a drastic step. He was no criminal, no terrorist. But still police was forced to kill him. That's because the method adopted by him was an extreme step any one could take. And such a step can be taken only by an extremely frustrated unemployed youth. I ask everyone reading this, how many Biharis, who have a job, who are well settled, would go on to take such a step ? I know many people living and working in Mumbai. True, they are angry by the recent happenings in Mumbai against Biharis but they are no way as angry and frustrated as Rahul would have been when he thought of taking on Raj Thackeray.
My point is, the real killer of Rahul Raj is not the Mumbai Police, it is our own leaders of Bihar, who, even after six decades of independence, cannot make the state self dependent. Who could not make the people empowered enough to stay back at home and earn their living in their home state, if they wish to do so. Today the situation is that people go to other places to look for a job, either they are beaten up and thrown out or they have to take some unlawful and drastic steps to make themselves heard.
Why can't our own leaders hear their voices ? When will they hear the real demand of the youth of Bihar ?
The pathetic situation of the state can be imagined by the fact that firstly the state government has not been able to create jobs for the people of the state and secondly, even if there have been a few state government jobs available to some, people having those jobs are no way better than unemployed people. While I am writing this on the eve of Diwali night, my mind goes back again and again to the conversation I just had with someone, whose husband has not been paid for last five months by the state government and their Diwali is being celebrated by convincing the kids that crackers and sweets are not good for health etc etc.
Can the people of Bihar see light of the day anytime in future ?
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