Boycotting 26th January

Some Extremist organizations of the eastern states of India have given a call to boycott the Republic day & called for a strike. They have advised people to stay indoors & movement of all traffic is prohibited. It seems absurd that people who form a part of this country & seek redressal of their grievances from the Indian government should also give a call for not celebrating the National Republic day. I do not know whether this can be justified by any standard rational argument. But then are we living in an age of reason? We have ruined this country by corruption, nepotism , religious intolerance ( though we are secular as per our constitution ) & discrimination of so many mind boggling types that one may fail to choose the right path. We may sing songs in praise of a growing healthy economy or rising \ shining India but when the masses find it impossible to obtain the bare minimum that life demands then all these songs & claims hurt\ hit deeply. There are problems galore but no one is concerned. We are living in a state of dystopia & this is very- very depressing. In the present state of affairs all of us are supposed to fight to usher in an era of change. We will have to fight for our rights as the citizens of India but the call for a boycott of the Republic day is certainly not the right way to do it.