Talking About sabarimala

Nowadays the main discussion is  about  Sabarimala .Heated discussions are going on about introducing paid darshan, stopping VIP darshan and opening the temple throughout the year to reduce the rush of pilgrims .There are a lot of people voicing their opinions for and against these measures .The exchange of words between CM Pinarayi Vijayan and DB president Mr.Gopala Krishnan during a meeting on Sabarimala started the discussion .DB president voiced his opinion against some suggestions made the CM ,who asked him to listen to what the he says as he is the CM of the state.

Before introducing any new measures first the Government should make sure there are all necessary infrastructure in place for the pilgrim who currently visit the Shrine during the pilgrim season .Any pilgrim who visits Sabarimala regularly can vouch that the facilities provided  for them are very basic ,no major improvement have been taken place recently apart from constructing some buildings and introducing on line booking for Darshan.Pilgrims have to wait in queue for hours to have a glimpse of the Lord and then have to stand in the queue for more time to buy the prasdam .Accommodation and sanitation facilities are very poor .The main obstacle for developing more infrastructure seems the availability of land as there is strong objection from Forest Department giving more land as the shrine comes under the Periyar Wildlife sanctuary .Not even a single branch of  a tree can be cut without their permission.

The availability of clean water for drinking and bathing is also a challenge

The Government, DB and all the other stake holders should sit together and find a solution to these problems before introducing new measures as of now the hill shrine is under tremendous strain due to these factors.

As for CM Pinarayi Vijayan, he should remember that he is the Chief Minister of the state and when making statements should be very careful what he says, how he says and when he says about issues affecting the state.

Then only his stature will raise from being a leader of a political party to an able administrator who can carry all sections of people along and resolve issues facing the people of the state .An attitude of confrontation may be good for the secretary of the party to please the party cadres but not good for a Chief Minister of the state.

It is high time that the CM to throw out the so called advisor and media advisor as they are of no use, incapable of giving the right advise  and are good only to participate in TV discussion as the Government faces on controversy after another.

The activities of extremist elements of all types are on the rise in the state .The Government have a delicate job fighting it without alienating any section of the society.