Hooch compensation, Alia University manifest minoritariansm gaining persistently
Hooch (illicitly distilled and inferior form of alcoholic liquor) catastrophe in the Indian state of Bengal refuses to end and in accordance with latest info, the death toll has risen to 171. However, the concerned authority is yet to have a sigh of relief since fears of more deaths are booming large in the environs. As per the Chief Medical Officer (Health) S Adhikary, the tragedy claimed 171 lives in M R Bangur Hospital, Diamond Harbour sub-divisional Hospital and at National Medical College
It has also been learnt, 90 more victims are under rigorous observation yet and conditions of some of them are critical. Without a doubt, the gruesome deaths of commoners have brought life at Sangrampur in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, hotbed of the incident, to a standstill. Myriad reports do also confirm that almost all of casualties, including laborers, rickshaw pullers and hawkers, are Muslims. Deaths have taken place, as stated by health authorities, because of “cardio-respiratory failure” arising out of methyl poisoning.
Well, blame game has already started and no stone is being left unturned to communalize the situation. Mohammad Salim, CPIM MP, during a conversation in a news channel has stated clearly, making lots of hue and cry, that deaths occurred in a particular community even if it is no longer a secret that Muslim individuals happen to be primary customers in these illegal hooch shops, operated by Muslim kingpins in Sangrampur and its vicinity.
Now the question remains whether the governance and its present opposition (remaining at the helm of affairs prior to the last Assembly Election) have the courage to take the culpable persons into custody. Investigations conducted by our media cell reveal a perilous state of affairs – tip of the iceberg only. The liquor shop, source of the tragedy, belongs to Khora (lame) Badsha, aka Noor Islam. Badsha and Shahabuddin are under the leadership of Salim – infamous underworld don in the area. Salim operates more than 100 liquor shops in the area and among these 30 are in the region of Mograhat. Badsha and Shahabuddin lead lots of persons to run illicit shops. Some of these are Noor Mohammed Mollah, Zafar Laskar, Abbas Ghazi, Madar Mollah, Sheikh More and Loba Mollah.
All these prove that the entire incident is a fine game between Muslim traders of hooch and Muslim customers. And with it the myth of Islamic prohibition against consumption of alcohol is busted on the whole.
Here are a few excerpts from al-Qur'an: “They ask Thee concerning Wine and Gambling, Say: In them is great sin, and some profit, for men; but the sin is greater than the profit.” (Surah Al-Baqarah:219).
“O Ye who believe! Intoxicants and Gambling, Sacrificing to Stones, and (divination by) Arrows, are an abomination, of Satan’s handiwork; Keep away from such, that Ye may prosper.”
Muslim victims of hooch tragedy, thus, have committed an un-Islamic job and their families, by any means, can’t be beneficiaries of Rs 2 lakh compensation announced by the reigning state government of Bengal . This also brings forth another issue. Would the state government have been so prompt if the victims were Hindus? The answer is no. Reason? Whether it is laying the foundation stones of Alia University and Hajj Tower at Rajarhat or compensating Muslim families in Sangrampur, the government gets the best opportunity to become Muslim-friendly, basis of secularism in India.
