Survey-llance
The Indian defence minister Pranab Mukharjee has asked the armed forces to conduct a survey of all the muslims recruited and the postings they'v been given.
Now as a researcher I'd say that the data coming out of this survey will ne absolutely invaluable. Proper analysis if this data can shed light on many things that happen but go unsaid or the things that are much spoken of but are never done. This is not in relation to castism/favouritism rather about the overall working of the armed forces.
But on the other had, this data is a potential nuke! This data can blow into pieces one of the last standing bastions of true professionalism in India, others are the Election Commission and the Supreme Court. Armed forces have always clinically performed their task aiming only at defending the country. Any tampering with the armed forces can have very serious and far reaching implications on the mere existance of our country.
First of all why is this survey needed? Did the ministry recieved any complaints of gross injustice to some specific group of people? Is the minstry planning to have special recruitments on communal/religious grounds?
Secondly, coming to think of it, what is intended to be the outcome of this survey? How would this data be used? Whou will use this data? Will this data be given to the armed forces heads with recommendations from the ministry? Can it be ensured that the data will not be used for political purposes?
By my experience of watching the politicians, I would be wary to had over this sensitive data to the politicians of our land. This data might be wrongly analysed or might be analysed out of context to support certain perspectives. And I am damn sure that those perspectives, coming from our politicans ARE dangerous.
Thirdly, where would it stop? Today muslims, why not parsis tommorrow, of the OBCs the next day, and so on. Can anyone assure that this survey is one time, that there aren't going to be any more communal surveys? For this reason too the survey MUST be nipped in the bud.
God please help.
Now as a researcher I'd say that the data coming out of this survey will ne absolutely invaluable. Proper analysis if this data can shed light on many things that happen but go unsaid or the things that are much spoken of but are never done. This is not in relation to castism/favouritism rather about the overall working of the armed forces.
But on the other had, this data is a potential nuke! This data can blow into pieces one of the last standing bastions of true professionalism in India, others are the Election Commission and the Supreme Court. Armed forces have always clinically performed their task aiming only at defending the country. Any tampering with the armed forces can have very serious and far reaching implications on the mere existance of our country.
First of all why is this survey needed? Did the ministry recieved any complaints of gross injustice to some specific group of people? Is the minstry planning to have special recruitments on communal/religious grounds?
Secondly, coming to think of it, what is intended to be the outcome of this survey? How would this data be used? Whou will use this data? Will this data be given to the armed forces heads with recommendations from the ministry? Can it be ensured that the data will not be used for political purposes?
By my experience of watching the politicians, I would be wary to had over this sensitive data to the politicians of our land. This data might be wrongly analysed or might be analysed out of context to support certain perspectives. And I am damn sure that those perspectives, coming from our politicans ARE dangerous.
Thirdly, where would it stop? Today muslims, why not parsis tommorrow, of the OBCs the next day, and so on. Can anyone assure that this survey is one time, that there aren't going to be any more communal surveys? For this reason too the survey MUST be nipped in the bud.
God please help.
posted by Champu at 7:39 pm
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