Indian Government taking Revenge on those who protested

Last week I explained that the Indian parliament has sent out privilege notices to some people who supported Anna Hazare. Kiran Bedi was one of them and now Prashant Bhushan and Arvind Kejriwal have also received their notices. Additionally we have got the news that Arvind Kejriwal has received an Income Tax notice, too, demanding a payment for something that lies a few years back. Doesn’t it seem as though the government is taking revenge? And doesn’t it seem as though they are doing a big mistake there?

I really don’t see what the government is doing if it is not taking revenge. This started already with their actions against Baba Ramdev. The baba may not have taken the most clever way to start his own protest in Delhi but after evicting him from Delhi, the government started investigations and inquiries about Ramdev, his companies and his aide Balkrishna. They may be right in asking about all those things but how come this was never done before? Why do they start this now? For years Baba Ramdev has been working the way that he is working today but nobody ever wanted to know something more exact. Only when he started becoming uncomfortable for the government did the government start becoming uncomfortable for him.

How come Arvind Kejriwal got his Income Tax notice at this point of time, after so many years? Is that really a coincidence? Or is the government trying to show their power and to frighten anybody who could be thinking of fighting against the corruption of the government? It looks like a punishment for those who did and a warning to those who might do the same. At the same time it somehow looks like an act of desperation. There is a saying that animals attack when they are cornered and see no other way out. Is that the situation?

Really, if I would have a word with all those Members of Parliament, I would warn them of the consequences of what they are doing. You have seen your failure before when you tried to forcefully end a peaceful protest by arresting Anna Hazare. You backpedaled only some hours later, realizing that you brought up the whole country against you. When you don’t find a nice way to handle things, you become nasty. Is that the message you want to give? Do you want to challenge anybody who could come and stand up to say their opinion? But then again, Anna Hazare said the same thing, how come you did not send a notice to him, too? You can say anything and behave in any way in your parliament, insulting anyone but whoever insults you has to face dire consequences?

A government should not do this. It does not look as though we are in a democracy anymore, it looks as though you suppress everyone who says anything against you! Who is your advisor and who had the idea to send out those notices? I tell you, you cannot win! Kiran Bedi already said she would not apologize. She is eager to come to parliament and hold her speech there. Please invite them all and punish them all by putting them in jail. Both, Arvind Kejriwal and Kiran Bedi asked you which sentences exactly were those that offended you. Tell them and you will see what will happen: Millions of people will start saying exactly those phrases that the protesters said and even more. They will dare you to put them all into jail. How many will you be able to punish in this way?

India is awake now and the population will protest! Don’t think the public is stupid. They don’t forget, they remember, see what you are doing and understand it. They will give you a lesson at the latest in the next elections.