Indian Pseudo Secular Media and the “Leftist” Army on the social media are busy tweeting and posting against the Government after Scientist P M Bhargava decided to join the bandwagon of Award Returnees protesting against the current Modi Government. We have already exposed this political savvy Aapistani Scientist http://satyavijayi.
Dear Dr. Bhargava,
I am a student of science, living in India. I read that you decided to return your Padma Bhushan saying that the “government” is “trying to dictate what we eat and do”. You also said that you do not like “constraint on my freedom”.
Dear Dr. Bhargava, with all due respect, I want to point out a few facts. As a scientist, I hope you would value facts.
Fact 1: Most of the Indian states have banned cow slaughter for many decades now. The state where you worked and lived, Andhra Pradesh, had banned cow slaughter in 1977 itself. Maharashtra had banned it in 1976. Karnataka banned it in 1964. So, your freedom to eat whatever you want did not exist in India even when you received your Padma Bhushan in 1986.
Fact 2: Violence associated with cow slaughter is not new in India. There have been many cases where people got killed in violence associated with cow slaughter. Just two examples, to demonstrate the point – one in 2013, where one person was killed, and one in 2006where two people were killed. Both led to mini riots.
Such riots have been happening almost every year, somewhere or the other. You did not bother.
Fact 3: Your freedom of expression was constrained in 1951 itself when Nehru government amended India’s constitution to restrict freedom of speech.
Just to recall, soon after you got your Padmabhushan, in late 1980s, Salman Rushdie was banned in India. In 2012 Rushdie was not even allowed to appear in a video conference in the Jaipur Literary festival. I did not hear you protesting.
Fact 4: Violence associated with freedom of expression is not new in India either. Since you are an academic, let me remind you two examples where professors/teachers were attacked/killed.
In Kerala, in 2010, Professor T J Joseph was attacked and his right hand was cut off, for making a question paper! – yes, the hand was severed for doing an academic activity. Story did not end there: Instead of helping the victim, the Kerala police even charged a case against the victim, Professor Joseph, and arrested him for blasphemy! I did not hear your protest.
In Kerala, on Dec 1, 1999, a school teacher, Jayakrishnan, was killed, in front of his students, while teaching at the Mokeri east UP school – a murder no less cruel than that of Kalbourgi or Panasare. I did not hear you protest.
In the cases of Dr. Joseph and Jayakrishnan master, they were killed while doing academic activity – teaching! You being an academic, you did not return the award. May I know why?
Fact 5: News reports say that you urged Prime minister Modi to ban genetically modified crops.
Dear Dr. Bhargava, what about my freedom to eat genetically modified food? What about my freedom to cultivate genetically modified crops?
If GM food is “bad” for health, isn’t beef too bad for health? Don’t we know that beef industry is bad for environment? Isn’t it hypocritical to demand the ban of GM crops while demanding the right for eating cow meat? Are you not concerned about my freedom, when it comes to GM crops?
Given that you are a scientist, can we expect a consistent, logical approach from you, based on available facts?
As a student of reason and logic, I feel there are only two logical positions one can take.
(I) EITHER SUPPORT COMPLETE FREEDOM – FREEDOM TO EAT COW MEAT AND GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD; FREEDOM TO DRAW NUDE SARASWATI AND NUDE MUHAMMED.
or
(II) SUPPORT WHATEVER A DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED GOVERNMENT DECIDES, CONSTITUTIONALLY.
The author is a Scientist at one of India’s Premier Science and Technology institutions.
Credits: NitiCentral.com
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