INDIANS! DO NOT SCROLL PAST! Bihari post #2
Hello, and welcome to the second post of the series. The original post got a lot of attention, and all those positive reblogs and comments really boosted me. Thank you. If you want to read it again, (something I would recommend) here is the link.
This series is serious. And that’s why I need every Indian here on tumblr to be involved in this.
I need every Indian to know.
So, after some searching, I found out that Wikipedia has a whole Anti-Bihar Sentiment page [x]. If you are taking this seriously, then I would suggest you to check it out. No pressure, though, because I will be breaking in down several posts, anyway.
And I will be putting in some additional commentary there, so it will be more fun to read. I promise.
Let’s start with the most basic things.
Why are we angry? Is the violence even real?
If you have been living under a rock, let me get this clear: the. discrimination. is. insane.
In 2003, the Shiv Sena alleged that of the 500 Maharashtrian candidates, only ten of them successful in the Railways exams. 90 per cent of the successful candidates were alleged to be from Bihar.
Kind of sucks, right? Well then read this:
North Indian students, including students from Bihar, preparing for the railway entrance exam were attacked by supporters of Raj Thackeray’s far right MNS party in Mumbai on 20 October 2008. One student from Bihar was killed during the attacks.
I am laughing. Oh no, wait until you hear about the North-East. Then, I don’t know, maybe, you’ll get why I am laughing.
You see, Bihar developed slowly. Our economic growth lagged in the 1990′s which led Bihari workers to migrate to other parts of the country for job opportunities. And Biharis sought work in many parts of the North-East.
Biharis who come to work as labourers are frequently and especially targeted in Assam by ULFA militants. There is a fear amongst the local population that Bihari migrants will dominate and annihilate the regional culture and the language. As with all migrations in history, this has created tensions with the local population, which has resulted in large scale violence.
Militants. On mere laborers.
And doesn’t that sound oddly familiar to what is happening in America?
Now comes the climax, kids of tumblr,
In 2000 and 2003, anti-Bihari violence led to the deaths of up to 200 people, and created 10,000 internal refugees.
Oh come on, Laugh with me.
On 13 May 2016, a student named Satyarth was beaten to death and another student was injured in an incident that occurred in Kota, Rajasthan. Regarding the event BJP MLA Bhawani Singh Rajawat of Kota stated that “Students from Bihar, UP and Jharkhand are spoiling the atmosphere of city and they must be driven out of the city.
Don’t be shy, laugh with me. Laugh at our expense.
Because nothing is real, right? Ek Bihari sab pe bhaari toh nahi hi hai na?
Are we so threatening, that the last resort was to kill us?
My dear Indians, who have living under a rock this whole time, this is the reality. This is your country. This is us.
And that student beaten to death could have been me. And you still wouldn’t believe the discrimination.
You need to bring a change.
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