Gujarat has just begun to celebrate the Golden Jublee, by raising columns of dust in the not so sporting Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad. A few musing must be found to understand the real show of governance in Gujarat. People in Ahmedabad celebrated Gujarat's Golden Jublee were diffrent then those who got chance to stay in some functions in other towns. There is joy of reaching the stage with support from the national government. The state has managed to exhibit extra ordenary symptoms of development in metros, left are those who are in the small and medium towns and villages. Gujarat's statehood, was indeed fought in urban India, unlike the rural Gujarat which majorily fought for the Independent India.
The large part of state remained aloof albeit those in the seat of power to share the symbolic traditional celebration of Swarnim Gujarat. The way things were planned and put forward has not gone well with everybody. The excessive control and non transparent approach to celebrations, the people's eagerness to participation has dried. Lets hope coming months 'Swar' do not vanish away from celebrations.
Those who are politicians, government officials, public institutions and some industrial bodies are bound to show strength in this hour of need. Missing were the people who really wanted to celebrate in manner different then others. The people were busy enjoying holidays and weekends whereas the government machinery was busy in garnering support for the events.
The simplicity of Mahatma in Gujarat has been taken over the lavish and pomptous show by ruling party. The Swarnim Gujarat show was fragmented on party lines and two leading parties are not agreeing in the way to go ahead. This is not good for the future. Mahatma 'Mandir' would be built during 2010-11 would be used to propogate the Vibrant (industrial) Gujarat 2011, encouraging MNC, and large corporate bodies to negotiate business which would alien to majority of people. Of course people would be getting employed as wage labourer. Government its custodian and guard has left them to take care of their economies in the 21st century. The vanishing peoples power has encouraged the 'modern' rulers to negotiate with external elements all in the name of democracy and socialism.
What makes people keep quiet then? A divided society, a fragmented mandate and disjointed politics would not result a strong and foresighted Gujarat but a meak and obidiant faithful citizens.
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