Monday, October 3, 2011

Hyderabad once was a wonderful place to live.


I apologise to all as I don't have any right to talk about separate statehood of Telangana. For those who don't have an idea about what is turning Hyderabad into a furnace(meh..) read on this link . This post is a voice from a common man who is, needlessly, put into trouble for a cause which he/she is not associated with. First, I don't give donkey's if the Govt of India decide to form Telangana or defy it, I work in Hyderabad and I started to love this place just after a month I came here but now, I'm afraid, I regret living here mainly because of these agitations for a seperate statehood of Telangana. I've seen mobs vandalise shops just opposite to apartment I stay and there is no one to control them, forcing people to change their vehicle's number plate to TG(Telangana) instead of AP(Andhra pradesh), destroying statues of iconic leaders etc... Don't take this is as another rant, my question is why, but why, one need to follow only this route to acheive a goal. When there are people like Anna Hazare who came out of no where and brought people's minds together why to go berserk for a cause, being in a country which stands as epitome of non-violence movements, proved once again by Anna Hazare, hooliganism only put people in trouble, why not re-think on the strategy.

People rushing to petrol stations and super-markets have become a common scene in Hyderabad, just when you think the bandhs are over they start again, day in day out one has to prepare himself to face bandhs. Schools and colleges are shut and there comes Rail rokos which put thousands of people to hardships. I have to cancel my trip to Mantralayam because of Rail roko and my colleague twice has to re-schedule his journey. People who want Telangana madly, why can't they spare a thought for others not associated with this agitation. In a city where local transportation is a hit and miss affair even on a fine day how one can commute to places, or even go to work, when bus and train services go on strike? Auto wallas are charging people insanely, people going to hospitals give more money to auto wallas than doctor consultation fees, people waiting in bus stands putting their hands in front of other vehicles for a lift. Do I need to talk about AP govt & Govt of India's swift actions to control the situation (no sarcasm), don't get me started on that, they are utter disgrace. These agitations reflect badly to parents and relatives in other states, their phone conversation starts with 'How are things there?' Unless or otherwise some consensus comes out for this political issue, in simple words, Hyderabad is one hell of place to live, yes there I said.