Hate Bihar/UP campaign by Mumbai University

We just celebrated our 60th year of independence with great pride but we continue ignore the unfair and highly discriminatory treatment which is given to Biharies in their own country .The recent move of Mumbai University to set up special counter for examining the mark sheets of students from Bihar and UP is just another example how these institutions of learning are promoting a culture of hate and discrimination. Our politicians gave reservations which created numerous divisions in the society and now an institution like Mumbai University openly announced that they receive maximum number of fake certificates from Bihar and UP. The Hate Bihar campaign has taken a new turn and this open declaration and discriminatory act of Mumbai University without any data and statistics needs to be condemned in harshest words. It’s deplorable and demeans the achievement of thousands of diligent and meritorious students from Bihar and UP who have proved their mettle in National and International level competitions.

The more things change, ........

Remember the Bihar bashing when Bhagalpur blindings took place. Well history is repeating itself, this time as a comedy. The alleged torture of a chain snatcher is the latest stick to beat Bhagalpur and Bihar. Contrast it with the low key coverage of an ex Bengal MLA pissing on lady passengers in a train compartment. It so happens, Nathnagar is not that far from Malda as the crow flies. Then what explains the alacrity of reporting in one instance and the lack of it in another. What else but the boundary between two states of the Indian union?