Editorial
Politics turning anti-people
High time to cry a halt
THE photographs of broken vehicles and news of injuries and deaths on the front pages of newspapers are abundant these days. The Daily Star reported the death of 3-month old Salma, whose CNG was attacked by pickets during the March 28 hartal in Comilla. Little Salma died Monday morning, her blood is on the hands of those pickets who attacked her CNG, but we wonder if the news of Salma's death will ever reach their ears. And if the news does reach their ears will they feel responsible, will they feel guilty, will they think about how anti-life their and their mentors' politics has become?
And then there are the stone throwers. Photos along with experience sharing of the victim of a damaged car was also on the Daily Star's front page yesterday. The owner of the car told the Daily Star how out of nowhere, one hour before the end of the daylong hartal on April 8, a stone broke his windshield. As though calling hartals and slowing down the pace of lives for the majority of the population was not enough but extra measures of destruction needed to be taken for those who dared to be out, dared to try to live a normal day-to-day life.
Politics is about governance, and there is no governance if the people count for nothing. Yet today our politics has no consideration for the common people, it is anti-people politics at best at this moment. Yet the strength of this country lies with the people, some would call our people our biggest asset. So how many bullet like stones will pierce through the glasses of our cars and CNGS, how many little lives will be lost before the people behind the politics realize they are destroying the spirit and soul of what could have been their biggest power, our people.
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