Violence as Success - are we comfortable with this as norm?

How violence enters our narrative as a country and society. Excerpt from the article below - "During Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rule, maximum number of terrorists were eliminated in the country," he said. Earlier today in a short video clip, another BJP leader also made a similar claim, "elimination" has entered our political lexicon as synonymous with "success" and "better governance". Another regional leader of the party is supposed to have said that this air strike will win the party 20-30 seats more in the coming elections.

Maybe a part of this country has accepted violence as sign of success, maybe they will be violent and don't mind "elimination" of people in various ways to achieve whatever they think is "success". I am uncomfortable by this narrative.

Capacity to inflict violence is most inequitable, it is not Democratic. An unorganized sector such as a farmer or a informal sector crafts person cannot afford to be violent if they dislike the new tax regimen. they need to engage and lobby to seek even small changes to policy that favours large Corporate houses over their interest; the corporate can treat law of land with impunity. Capacity to inflict violence is the new upper caste.

Capacity to inflict violence is expensive, it is not affordable for a poor person. A poor tribal denied her right over her land in a government office, cannot afford to get violent with the officials, without being called a criminal.

No one can deny the need for protection of ordinary people's lives, property and peace as one of the responsibilities of an elected Government. No one can deny that to do so, often the government does need to resort to force of one kind or another, some of them are more violent than other. However, when the capacity to inflict violence is portrayed as an achievement, then we are in a very dangerous path. In the current case, it cannot obfuscate the pain of the informal sector and unorganized sector of the demonetization and GST infliction; it cannot negate the continued struggle of the minority and marginalized to even be able to articulate their woes and be given a fair hearing. There is a lot more at stake during the coming elections, all of India cannot develop a selective amnesia in the bidding of Mr. Shah.

Hold polls to make India strong, not to fulfill prince's desire to be the PM: Amit Shah

Shah, addressing BJP's 'Vijay Sankalp' bike rally here, slammed the opposition for raising doubts over the recent air strike on the terrorist camps in Pakistan.

source: https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/politics/hold-polls-to-make-india-strong-not-to-fulfill-princes-desire-to-be-the-pm-amit-shah-3601631.html