India
being
a
relatively
poor
country
with
rural
population
still
decades
away
from
enjoying
the
comforts
of
the
urban
dwellers,
anything
that
hampers
the
interest
of
the
poorer
section
of
the
society
will
spark
protest.
Perhaps,
Indians
who
boost
of
their
hospitality
too
love
lifting
up
their
fellow
citizens.
But
the
way
politicians
rush
in
to
ban
Prakash
Jha"s
film,
Aarakshan,
which
deals
with
reservation
in
education,
is
something
that
will
make
every
sensible
citizen
doubt
their
motives.
The
Censor
Board,
which
is
very
much
aware
of
the
controversy
around
the
film,
has
cleared
it
without
any
cut.
This
shows
that
the
makers
of
the
film
have
dealt
with
the
sensitive
issue
of
reservation
in
education
quite
well.
Even
if
certain
organisations,
section
of
the
society
or
politicians
doubt
its
content,
they
should
have
asked
for
special
screening
before
its
release
and
ask
for
changes
if
they
find
any
objectionable
scenes.
But
the
governments
of
Punjab,
Uttar
Pradesh
and
Andhra
Pradesh
went
ahead
in
banning
it
citing
law
and
order
problem,
without
looking
for
other
options
like
providing
security
to
film
theatres.
It
looks
like
politicians" motive
in
banning
the
film
is
more
to
do
with
winning
rural
vote
banks
rather
than
fighting
for
their
rights.
If
they
are
really
concerned
for
the
rural
population,
they
should
have
asked
the
producers
to
hold
special
screening
well
before
its
release
date
and
clear
all
the
doubts.
But
they
waited
for
the
right
time
so
that
they
could
make
more
noise
and
banned
it
at
the
eleventh
hour,
thus
jeopardising
the
collections
of
the
film.
Many
politicians
failed
to
see
what
Bihar
Chief
Minister
Nitish
Kumar
see.
Bihar
is
one
of
the
poorest
states
and
has
huge
scheduled
caste
and
scheduled
tribe
population
but
he
chose
the
wiser
way
to
deal
with
the
controversy
by
choosing
to
watch
the
film
with
none
other
than
Amitabh
Bachchan.
Yes,
politicians
being
the
representatives
of
the
people
have
every
right
to
protest
and
criticise
any
decision
that
hampers
the
weaker
section
of
the
society
but
banning
a
film
without
watching
it
is
like
anticipating
flood
on
a
sunny
day.
It"s
time
politicians
stop
acting
for
vote
banks.