I-India iphakathi kohlobo lwempi - impi yokudliwa kwamaqanda. Ingabe, noma akunjalo. Eqinisweni, umbuzo uhlobene nokuthi uhulumeni wezwe kufanele yini anikeze izingane ezimpofu, ezingondlekile ngamaqanda amahhala.
Konke kwaqala lapho uShivraj Chowhan, ungqongqoshe wezwe laseMadhya Pradesh, ehoxisa isiphakamiso sokuhlinzeka ngamaqanda amahhala eSikhungweni Sokunakekela Usuku Lombuso kwezinye izingxenye zezwe.
“Lezi zindawo zinezinga eliphezulu lokungondleki. kusho uSachin Jain, isishoshovu samalungelo okudla sendawo.
Isitatimende esinjalo asizange simkholise uChouhan. Ngokusho kwamaphephandaba aseNdiya, usephumele obala wathembisa ukuthi ngeke avume ukuhlinzekwa ngamaqanda amahhala inqobo nje uma esengungqongqoshe wombuso. Kungani ukumelana okunonya okungaka? Iqiniso liwukuthi umphakathi wendawo (wenkolo) waseJane, othanda imifino ngokuqinile futhi unesikhundla esiqinile kuhulumeni, uye wavimbela ukwethulwa kwamaqanda amahhala ekudleni kweSikhungo Sokunakekelwa Kwasemini kanye nezikole. UShivraj Chouzan ungumHindu wesigaba esiphakeme futhi, muva nje, ungumlimi wemifino.
IMadhya Pradesh iyizwe elidla imifino kakhulu, kanye nezinye ezifana neKarnataka, Rajasthan kanye neGujarat. Iminyaka eminingi, abadli bemifino abakhuthele kwezombusazwe baye bagcina amaqanda ngaphandle kokudla kwasemini kwesikole nasezibhedlela zasemini.
Kodwa nansi into: nakuba abantu balezi zifunda beyimifino, abampofu, abantu abalambile, njengomthetho, abanjalo. “Babengadla amaqanda nanoma yini uma bekwazi ukuwathenga,” kusho uDeepa Sinha, isazi sezomnotho e-Center for Emissions Research eNew Delhi futhi onguchwepheshe ezinhlelweni zokuphakela izingane ezikoleni nasezinkulisa eNdiya.
Uhlelo lwaseNdiya lwamahhala lwesidlo sasemini esikoleni luthinta cishe izigidi ezingu-120 zezingane ezimpofu kakhulu zaseNdiya, futhi izibhedlela zasemini nazo zinakekela izigidi zezingane ezincane. Ngakho-ke, indaba yokuhlinzeka ngamaqanda mahhala akuyona into encane.
Imibhalo yenkolo yamaHindu iphakamisa imibono ethile yokuhlanzeka kwabantu bezigaba eziphakeme. USinha uyachaza: “Awukwazi ukusebenzisa ukhezo uma kusetshenziswa omunye. Awukwazi ukuhlala eduze komuntu odla inyama. Awukwazi ukudla ukudla okuphekwe ngumuntu odla inyama. Bazibheka njengongqimba oluvelele futhi bakulungele ukulibeka kunoma ubani.”
Ukuvinjelwa kwakamuva kokuhlatshwa kwezinkunzi nenyathi esifundazweni esingumakhelwane i-Maharashtra nakho kubonisa konke okungenhla. Nakuba amaHindu amaningi engayidli inyama yenkomo, amaHindu esigaba esiphansi, kuhlanganise namaDalit (isigaba esiphansi kunawo wonke esigungwini sabefundisi), athembele enyameni njengomthombo wamaprotheni.
Ezinye izifundazwe sezivele ziwafakile amaqanda ekudleni kwamahhala. USinha ukhumbula isikhathi lapho evakashele esikoleni esiseningizimu ye-Andhra Pradesh ukuze aqondise uhlelo lwesidlo sasemini esikoleni. Umbuso usanda kwethula uhlelo lokufaka amaqanda ekudleni. Esinye sezikole sibeke ibhokisi lapho abafundi beshiye khona izikhalo neziphakamiso mayelana nokudla kwesikole. “Salivula ibhokisi, enye yezincwadi yayivela entombazaneni eyayifunda ibanga lesi-4,” kukhumbula uSinha. “Kwakuyintombazane yakwaDalit, yabhala: “ Ngiyabonga kakhulu. Ngidle iqanda okokuqala ngqa empilweni yami.”
Ubisi, ekubeni yindlela enhle yamaqanda kwabadla imifino, kuza nezingxabano eziningi. Ivamise ukuhlanjululwa abahlinzeki futhi ingcoliswa kalula. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukugcinwa kwayo nokuthutha kudinga ingqalasizinda ethuthuke kakhulu kunaleyo etholakala ezindaweni ezikude zasemakhaya eNdiya.
“Ngingumuntu ongadli imifino,” kusho uJane, “angikaze ngithinte iqanda ekuphileni kwami. Kodwa ngiyakwazi ukuthola amaprotheni namafutha kweminye imithombo efana neghee (ibhotela elicacisiwe) nobisi. Abantu abampofu abanalo lelo thuba, abakwazi ukulikhokhela. Futhi uma kunjalo, amaqanda aba yisixazululo kubo.”
“Sisenenkinga enkulu yokuntuleka kokudla,” kusho uDeepa Sinha. “Ingane eyodwa kwezintathu eNdiya iyondlekile.”