Moral Police .. who???

 

I kolkata, decided to go for an exercise evening walk, was near Subhash Sarovar near salt lake. was arong 7 PM, the area was dark and dimly lit. Decided to walk around the lake which has a circumference or 2.2 KM.  Many people , young and old sitting on the banks relieving them of the hot sultry weather of Kolkata. Suddenly saw a caged Van, and few Police (regular, not the moral police) coming outh there, picking up couples who were sitting out there and pushing them into the van. (There were no lady police in the squad).. I wondered.. what's this. Asked the police , they said, they are not allowed to sit there. Who decided this???… you called Mutalik a great moral police.. who are they.. the people who were around said.. kuch nahi saab.. paisa leke unko chod dhenge???

What are we talking about.. we see the policing (moral policing) been done by several people, the politicians, the police and the administration..?? then why blame only mutalik and his team. I am not saying who is right or wrong, i am not saying what needs to be done..or what is the right way???  What behavioural and societal  norms fall in the “acceptable and “the justified” category… could the media and the learned explain??

Anand Desai