Basic wants /needs of life---
--Health<preservationn of life<health security<insurance<
social security
--Food<basic calorie needs
--Sleep<sound mind
--Money and things<for better living standards
--Life in the hereafter<satisfaction
--Sexual gratification
--Well being of the children
--Feeling of importance<craving to be appreciated
Well,people like LPY are like Antony of Julius Ceaser who know how to strike the emotions of the ~65% villagers who usually belong to the lower strata of the society .May be in him,they saw them .They felt the longing desire to get importance.They need the above things ,the do not want the policies and development methods which take years to show effect when they have been suffering since decades. And ,may be Modi acted like Brutus and failed to do his magic of words.We fight over this , because we have fulfilled most of our basic needs .We crave/desire for more,may be for others too.I will cite an example,when LPG gas subsidy was announced ,I though of leaving the subsidy and actually left it.I did 'nt got gas cylinder for almost 4 months.Reason:I was the only one who has not taken subsidy in renusagar.And subsidized cylinders comes in another lot.So,your cylinder cant be delivered .They told me ,make a group of fifty ,then we will think.Well,same is the story everywhere.Ask anyone ,living in any state.My friend also said, dimag se paidal when i discussed with him.Why?He was not sure where the subsidized money goes to ? To the BPL familiies?He argued over this.
And why,RJD_JDU_INC won,it is a whole different story.May be you might be knowing What I have written below but still do read it and then we will have a fair arguement. Please bear with me,
little bit of Bihar
Any Indian will tell you that Bihar is the poorest,most backward,corruption -riddled and poorly administered state in the country.Most often ,it is the BI in Ashish Bose's BIMARU,the first of the four sickly states.Well,i tell you a quote cited for the Bihar poisonous politics -
"What of Bihar then?What do we say of Bihar?What do we say of a state itself so punched and blown it is not even supposed to feel pain?What do we say of a state so injured to wretchedness it refuses now to convey it or complain?How do we tell the story of a people who have stopped telling,who think there is no point anymore?Yeh Bihar hai,yahan sab kuchh chalta hai.This is Bihar ,everything goes.Nothing shocks."
This is a land which is India's most well watered -and sadly flood prone.Its one of those places where,proverbially,a stick thrust into the ground will take root and become a tree,so fertile soil ,and it is because of the alluvium deposits every year ,throughout the year.And fertile soil along the banks of the Ganges has nurtured political campaigns that have destabilised and toppled national governments,it has given birth to gritty,often violence prone movements by low caste Hindus demanding social justice.
about politics of Bihar:The divide between upper and lower
The first four decades of politics in Bihar have been marked by the dominance of the congress party,led mainly by Brahmin leaders.The 1990s not only marked the decline of Congress ,but also indicated the diminishing hold of the upper castes in the politics of Bihar.Remember the implementation of Mandal Reservation Policy for Central Government jobs for OBCs,there took a and has been a radical shift and upsurge of OBCs in the politics of the state.The new emerging social forces were mobilized under the banner of a political party ,JD.The upper caste voters ,who opposed the new reservation policy ,were mobilized by the BJP.In this competition ,the support base of the congress was eroded since both the upper caste and the OBC voters deserted the congress and aligned with other political forces.
When RJD lost in 2005 and JD(U)-BJP came in Bihar,it raised certain questions.Does the new govt in Bihar indicate the return of upper -caste dominance in Bihar politics>It is true the the coalition does enable upper caste leadership to play a greater role in Bihar politics than during lalu regime.The new CM nitish kumar ,represent other dominant OBC caste ,the kurmis ,Power still remains largely in the hands of a numerically large OBC caste .The acceptance of Nitish Kr. as the leader of the alliance certainly added to the success of the jdu-u--bjp alliance during the then assembly elections (2005).The ,then,BJP leadership with exceptions ,accepted this social reality.A key to success in Bihar is to give adequate share to OBC leadership.The social churning that took place in the 1990s marked a radical shift in Bihar politics .
In Bihar,as in most agrarian societies,power derives from control of the land,and,in independent India from the days of Nehru,Bihar's semi-feudal landlords have been ,at least nominally ,"in-charge" of events in that state.In the late 1970s and 1980s ,the political economy of Bihar was being transformed economically and politically with the seeming emergence of backward castes,classified by some as "middle peasants".During 1988 mainly upper caste landlords remain at the apex of Bihar's political economy.Disputes over rights in land were persistent and increasing .Peasants who resist the landlords tend to be referred to as naxalites and here ,almost official labelling of peasent dissidents as Naxalites bacame a convinient means of justifying the use of repressive ,counter measures against the..You know,Bihar s landed elites were also the states political elite.They controlled Rajiv Gandhi congress I in that state.They had regional autonomy.They exercised local authorities without the effective impositions of restraints by any central authority for centuries.New Delhi s authority has not extended meaningfully into Bihars countryside,even during the periods of Prsidents rule before.Well ,such was the disorder and chaos during Rajiv Gandhi rule at the centre.There has been a large communal divide between the upper caste and lower caste and with the launch of Mandal Commission, the communalism got a boost and thrusted the people like LPY,MSY etc to power with a large vote banks.The divide which has been here for centuries,can it be removed so easily.?
Let us see an example.Bihar has a rich and largely unrealized economic potential.From a technical agronomic point of view ,Bihar,rather than the Punjab ,should have been the breadbasket of India.Yet during 1988 it was a food deficit state in which substantial nubers of mainly low caste,landless peasants have experienced declinind standards of living.The state is not totally lacking in a modernised industrial sectoe,and is endowed with rich natural resources.Bihars land and water resources are superior to thosr of the Punjab.The inhibiting variable concerning agricultural growth in Bihar has been the persistence of a semi - feudal system of agrarian relations - a system that does not provide adequate incentives for economic innovations.
--Health<preservationn of life<health security<insurance<
social security
--Food<basic calorie needs
--Sleep<sound mind
--Money and things<for better living standards
--Life in the hereafter<satisfaction
--Sexual gratification
--Well being of the children
--Feeling of importance<craving to be appreciated
Well,people like LPY are like Antony of Julius Ceaser who know how to strike the emotions of the ~65% villagers who usually belong to the lower strata of the society .May be in him,they saw them .They felt the longing desire to get importance.They need the above things ,the do not want the policies and development methods which take years to show effect when they have been suffering since decades. And ,may be Modi acted like Brutus and failed to do his magic of words.We fight over this , because we have fulfilled most of our basic needs .We crave/desire for more,may be for others too.I will cite an example,when LPG gas subsidy was announced ,I though of leaving the subsidy and actually left it.I did 'nt got gas cylinder for almost 4 months.Reason:I was the only one who has not taken subsidy in renusagar.And subsidized cylinders comes in another lot.So,your cylinder cant be delivered .They told me ,make a group of fifty ,then we will think.Well,same is the story everywhere.Ask anyone ,living in any state.My friend also said, dimag se paidal when i discussed with him.Why?He was not sure where the subsidized money goes to ? To the BPL familiies?He argued over this.
And why,RJD_JDU_INC won,it is a whole different story.May be you might be knowing What I have written below but still do read it and then we will have a fair arguement. Please bear with me,
little bit of Bihar
Any Indian will tell you that Bihar is the poorest,most backward,corruption -riddled and poorly administered state in the country.Most often ,it is the BI in Ashish Bose's BIMARU,the first of the four sickly states.Well,i tell you a quote cited for the Bihar poisonous politics -
"What of Bihar then?What do we say of Bihar?What do we say of a state itself so punched and blown it is not even supposed to feel pain?What do we say of a state so injured to wretchedness it refuses now to convey it or complain?How do we tell the story of a people who have stopped telling,who think there is no point anymore?Yeh Bihar hai,yahan sab kuchh chalta hai.This is Bihar ,everything goes.Nothing shocks."
This is a land which is India's most well watered -and sadly flood prone.Its one of those places where,proverbially,a stick thrust into the ground will take root and become a tree,so fertile soil ,and it is because of the alluvium deposits every year ,throughout the year.And fertile soil along the banks of the Ganges has nurtured political campaigns that have destabilised and toppled national governments,it has given birth to gritty,often violence prone movements by low caste Hindus demanding social justice.
about politics of Bihar:The divide between upper and lower
The first four decades of politics in Bihar have been marked by the dominance of the congress party,led mainly by Brahmin leaders.The 1990s not only marked the decline of Congress ,but also indicated the diminishing hold of the upper castes in the politics of Bihar.Remember the implementation of Mandal Reservation Policy for Central Government jobs for OBCs,there took a and has been a radical shift and upsurge of OBCs in the politics of the state.The new emerging social forces were mobilized under the banner of a political party ,JD.The upper caste voters ,who opposed the new reservation policy ,were mobilized by the BJP.In this competition ,the support base of the congress was eroded since both the upper caste and the OBC voters deserted the congress and aligned with other political forces.
When RJD lost in 2005 and JD(U)-BJP came in Bihar,it raised certain questions.Does the new govt in Bihar indicate the return of upper -caste dominance in Bihar politics>It is true the the coalition does enable upper caste leadership to play a greater role in Bihar politics than during lalu regime.The new CM nitish kumar ,represent other dominant OBC caste ,the kurmis ,Power still remains largely in the hands of a numerically large OBC caste .The acceptance of Nitish Kr. as the leader of the alliance certainly added to the success of the jdu-u--bjp alliance during the then assembly elections (2005).The ,then,BJP leadership with exceptions ,accepted this social reality.A key to success in Bihar is to give adequate share to OBC leadership.The social churning that took place in the 1990s marked a radical shift in Bihar politics .
In Bihar,as in most agrarian societies,power derives from control of the land,and,in independent India from the days of Nehru,Bihar's semi-feudal landlords have been ,at least nominally ,"in-charge" of events in that state.In the late 1970s and 1980s ,the political economy of Bihar was being transformed economically and politically with the seeming emergence of backward castes,classified by some as "middle peasants".During 1988 mainly upper caste landlords remain at the apex of Bihar's political economy.Disputes over rights in land were persistent and increasing .Peasants who resist the landlords tend to be referred to as naxalites and here ,almost official labelling of peasent dissidents as Naxalites bacame a convinient means of justifying the use of repressive ,counter measures against the..You know,Bihar s landed elites were also the states political elite.They controlled Rajiv Gandhi congress I in that state.They had regional autonomy.They exercised local authorities without the effective impositions of restraints by any central authority for centuries.New Delhi s authority has not extended meaningfully into Bihars countryside,even during the periods of Prsidents rule before.Well ,such was the disorder and chaos during Rajiv Gandhi rule at the centre.There has been a large communal divide between the upper caste and lower caste and with the launch of Mandal Commission, the communalism got a boost and thrusted the people like LPY,MSY etc to power with a large vote banks.The divide which has been here for centuries,can it be removed so easily.?
Let us see an example.Bihar has a rich and largely unrealized economic potential.From a technical agronomic point of view ,Bihar,rather than the Punjab ,should have been the breadbasket of India.Yet during 1988 it was a food deficit state in which substantial nubers of mainly low caste,landless peasants have experienced declinind standards of living.The state is not totally lacking in a modernised industrial sectoe,and is endowed with rich natural resources.Bihars land and water resources are superior to thosr of the Punjab.The inhibiting variable concerning agricultural growth in Bihar has been the persistence of a semi - feudal system of agrarian relations - a system that does not provide adequate incentives for economic innovations.
And
LPY wanted to or showed that he wanted to ensure the dominance of the
Backwards in Bihar Politcs .And he has been successfully in gaining
their sypmathy even though he has done nothing to uplift their standard
of living with better opportunity.
Caste demography
| Caste | Population (%) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OBC/EBC | 48% ( Yadavs -14%, kushwahas(Koeris) -14%,Kurmis- 4%( EBCs - 18% -includes,Teli-3.2%)) | ||||||||
| Mahadalits* + Dalits(SCs) | 16%includes Dusadh- 5%, Musahar- 2.8%) | ||||||||
| Muslims | 16.9% | ||||||||
| Forward caste | 18% (Bhumihar -7%, Brahmin-4%,Rajputs- 6%, Kayasth- 1%) | ||||||||
| Adivasis(STs) | 1.3% | ||||||||
| Others | 0.4% (include Christians,Sikhs,Jains) | ||||||||
