IPL matches are in full swing and we can see the excitement all over India. Why should’nt it be so, Cricket is a religion in this country. IPL is the baby of Indian Cricket which is always surrounded by controversies and I have no intention to add one more. I still remember, one of my friends asked me once, who’s the Agriculture minister of India, when I told him, its Sharad Pawar, he did’nt believe. Because like millions of Indians he too believes that Mr. Pawar is the President of BCCI. Suceess of IPL is as big as the Inflation and the farmer suicide graph in this country. People are so crazy about this game, that no one realizes the basic issues pertaining to Indians.
I am not a professional writer nor have written thousands of articles; still I can say this one is toughest I have ever written. Why? Coz its tough if you write something that’s against the belief of millions of people. Neither do I oppose the game nor IPL, but its always difficult to express your views which are against the mind-set of majority.
You may not agree with me on this but you should think about it.
Writing on this issue is tougher since I too love the game. But this time I will not watch the IPL matches because its my way of showing a silent protest against the Agriculture minister who is only concentrating on the Business of Cricket and is not even bothered to take any step to stop the farmer suicide cases increasing day by day. The government has always tried to underplay the cases of farmer deaths and have shown the conservative figures. National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) stated that there were atleast 16,196 farmers' suicides in India in 2008 alone, and a total of 199,132 since 1997. In last 15 days more than 30 farmers have committed suicide in Yavatmal (Maharashtra). You may be surprised to know that Maharashtra leads in the farmer suicide cases and it’s the same state from where our BCCI President Mr. Pawar was elected, oops, it’s the Agriculture minister.
I am a computer geek so I always look at the logic beyond the problem and the related problems as well. In a way, farmer’s poor condition is forcing them to join/support Naxalism. Govt should take out some time from Cricket to solve this problem.
I know my protest against IPL will not make any difference to the Business of IPL but yes, if you all would join me in this protest, we can try to change the condition of millions of poor farmers.
Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan
