Riots and Political will

After more than a decade Hyderabad woke up to communal rites. Parts of the city are still under curfew. The usual suspects MIM and activists of BJP are under scanner.
There are accusations flying around on who and what is the trigger, MIMs unusual exuberance in celebrating Milad Nabi this year apparently upset the right wing parties and of course there is an underlying anger against AP Govt pushing for reservations in Jobs and educational institutions for the Muslim minority of the state.
While the recent occurrence can be considered a one off instance since it has happened after a long time there are some lessons the Govt has to learn and fix them to ensure this doesn’t repeat.
The MIM pretty much controls the old city and their writ runs without resistance. The Owaisi family runs their political organization with an iron hand and do not brook any political resistance or allow space for alternative parties to represent the aspirations of the minority constituency. In the last election they manhandled the opposition candidate and made his life difficult in running the campaign.
While the sky line of Hyderabad overall has changed over the years Old city remains unattended to. Development has taken a back seat due to interference by the political elements in administration. The Naidu administration was successful to some extent in carrying out some development activities and tried to break the strangle hold of MIM but the Congress (YSR and the current CM) are playing into the hands of the MIM and are scarred of taking any action against the Old city hoodlums.
MIM hardly cares for the well being of their constituents. They are representing the Old city and the nearby areas for decades but have nothing to show in terms of their record on development.
On the other side of the spectrum are the VHP and the other right wingers who look for an opportunity to escalate tensions on one reason or other.
It is a total failure of the state government in not anticipating trouble and showing weak knees in controlling the situation once the riots have broken out. There is a need for a strong political will in taking administration to the old city and bringing in development work to the area. Ensure that the boy and girl child of the old city goes to school and get them out of the vicious cycle of poverty and violence.