BAN THESE PRIVATE ARMIES

The recent assault on a Mangalore pub by the so called moral police “Sri Ram Sena” to enforce a moral code on pub goers cannot be reviewed as a stray incident, but with concern and alarm. The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena also, recently, under the leadership of a member of parliament, invaded a school during the republic day function and manhandled the students in the name of parochialism. What signals are we sending to a civilized society? Are we stooping so low to be branded as the world’s largest mobocracy? We cannot allow vandalizing hooligans to disrupt the normal life in the society. They need to be dealt with iron arms regardless of their religious or political affiliations and the offence should be made non-bailable.

There are various other means of moral policing, but through non-violent means. You can mount an awareness campaign through email or distribute advisory leaflets or by even hold demonstrations, but resorting to violent means only lead to aggravating the problem. If every political party is allowed to raise its own army, there will be total chaos in civic life and will interfere with the effective functioning of the police force. There should be total ban on these illegal entities.