‘New normal’ is a popular term these days, used in various ways. What happened in Sambhal on Sunday and its aftermath is a case of the ‘old normal’ refusing to cede space to what could and should become the ‘new normal’, without having to watch over its shoulder to see if a mob is coming after it.The threat of inflicting violence (and executing it from time to time) has been the power behind the acquired by a community that presents its minority status to pose as vulnerable for public consumption, while using all possible methods of what Dr Ambedkar called the “gangster’s method of politics”. The game is simple, but it plays out well. The tools of democracy are used to subvert the same, while others are prevented from using even legitimate methods. n18oc_indiaNews18 Mobile App – https://onelink.to/desc-youtube
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