Very well said. Politicians need issues to survive or to develop a base. Udhav is trying his uncles old Mantra. Mumbai definitely is tearing at its seams with all the influx. The solution however is legislative and not to divide us against each other. The influx is beneficial and both harmfull to Mumbai. Harmfull from a infrastructure perspective (if anyone is stupid enough to talk about x people vs y people are better, your are among the lowest strata of human existence and this response does not concern you). Solution to the problem: 1)Control the number of people coming in 2)Control who comes in based on their value addition 3)There should be some kind of tax that newer people should pay that should go towards the development of Mumbais infrastructure. 4)Also people who benefit the most from the migrants should pay even more (irrespective of how long they have lived in Mumbai) e.g A part of your taxi fair, a part of your income if you own 10 Cabs or more (does'nt matter how long you lived in Mumbai).
Ideally in a democracy anyone should be able to move any where without fear and intimidation. But this is a practical suggestion. Its not perfect, I would like to hear if anyone has a way of perfecting it.
E dil hai mushkil, hai zina yaha, zara has ke zara bach ke yeh hai Mumbai meri jaan!
