Drug mafia killed Manish; not Africans: Racial Attack on Africans in Noida

When we listen about a racial attack we automatically think that the victim was an Indian in a foreign country. But now people of Greater Noida have learnt this from their foreign counterparts that racism can be used for terrorizing people. The attack on Nigerian students was a shocking incident with explicit videos showing people hitting them with chairs. And now the attack on a Kenyan woman is another incident that is beginning to raise questions about law and order in the capital. 

But the shocking fact is the main reason behind these attacks. The death of school student Manish has led everybody to believe that it was due to overdose of drugs. The African suspects that were arrested were released due to lack of evidence. But the people believed that it was due to the Africans that the drugs are being cycled within teenagers and they decided to attack the unsuspecting individuals in the most brutal manner. If we compare these attacks to those of terrorists they look the same. Terrorists use the same techniques to raise fear in the general public and raise inhibitions in the society.

This can also give rise to crime as some people might use this excuse to commit some other crimes and lay the blame on the attackers. And also lately there have been a lot of unconstitutional activities that have rocked the country; the attack on an airline official by an MP, the rape of a school student and now this one. 

The actual culprit behind all this is the drug mafia that is trying to waive off the issue in the light of these attacks. The mafia will try to do more of these attacks in an attempt to divert attention from the real reason of the death of the student. For if the drug chain is discovered that will be a huge blow to their industry.

Mainly the parents must understand that by giving their child some money, they are not only increasing their freedom but their responsibilities as well. The parents must be trained to find out symptoms related to drug abuse in their children. This would help them identify any abnormal behaviors and mitigate such incidents as that of Manish’s. The police can get involved with schools to train the students and parents alike about the ill-effects of drug abuse. Beating up some innocent students will not be the answer to stop drug abuse; the society must nip it in the bud.

 

Butchering the Illegal Meat Industry in India: UP Meat-Bandi

The Yogi Adityanath government has been in action since its ascension. The crackdown on illegal meat butchers is what has captured the attention of the state now. Many vendors of the meat industry went on an indefinite strike. Their demand was an alternate system or continuation of the existent system in the meat industry. The meat industry in India is a huge industry with UP alone catering to 19% of the total output of the country. Then how did this state get affected because of the crackdown?

The problem is the proliferation of the illegal vendors. This is a nexus that is created in the society because of the greed of the government-run meat processing centers. Majority of the government-run meat centers in UP export the meat to various other countries at a very low price. This gives rise to the demand of the meat and the illegal butchers utilize this opportunity. The majority of the local suppliers supply the meat at a low cost to restaurants and hotels and street vendors. The street vendors are ready to pay the low price that the vendor offers as this will only increase their profits.

But a complete stop on this industry is illogical. The government needs to formulate strict guidelines for dealing with illegal butcher shops and help people who are willing to get a license. The problem is not the people who are just willing to make a living, rather the people who are trying to make profits by taking advantage of the system. Also the government-run processing centers must cater to the local requirements first before exporting the produce. 

This is important in a way even for vegetarians because a rise in illegal butcheries means rise in the demand for cattle. This also means less fodder per unit of cattle. And this means very less fodder for milch cattle. This will result in low milk production. There is also the matter of illegal export of cattle from India to Bangladesh which hampers the supply in the country.  Moreover the condition of the cattle at these illegal meat-processing centers is not acceptable according to ethical code of butchering an animal. Lack of proper equipment and untrained personnel at these centers also results in an unhygienic meat produce.

Moreover, this is not just a matter of an industry’s existence but it is also the matter of following the rule of law. The same case in any other country like the USA or any Middle Eastern Gulf country would never even hit the headlines of the next day’s newspaper. The people will never even dare to do anything illegal in a foreign country but the same people don’t care about the law of their own land. This hypocrisy can compete even with that of the politicians in the country who we blame. But we must remember that ‘To err is human’; but to make it right, is human too.