Bharatiya khel jagat mein rajneeti ki bhoomika kabhi kabhi itni prabhavit hoti hai ki yeh khiladiyon ke career ko prabhavit kar deti hai. Abhi haal hi mein, Bharatiya cricket team ke ek khiladi ne rajneetigyon ke khilaf apni awaaz uthayi thi, jisse unhe kafi samarthan mila. Lekin kya yeh sahi hai? Kya khiladiyon ko rajneeti mein utne hi adhikar hona chahiye jitne rajneetigyon ko?
Bharatiya cricket team ke ek khiladi, Rohit Sharma ne haal hi mein kaha tha ki unhe lagta hai ki rajneeti mein khiladiyon ko bohot kam adhikar diya jata hai. Unhone kaha, ‘Khiladiyon ko apne adhikaron ke liye ladna padta hai, jabki rajneetigyon ko sab kuch mil jata hai.’ Is baat par kai logon ne sahmati jatayi hai, lekin kuch logon ka kehna hai ki khiladiyon ko rajneeti mein utna adhikar nahi dena chahiye. Unka kehna hai ki khiladiyon ka kaam hai khelna, rajneeti nahi.
Lekin yeh sawal uthta hai ki kya khiladiyon ko apne adhikaron ke liye ladne ka adhikar nahi hona chahiye? Kya unhe apni awaaz uthane ka adhikar nahi hona chahiye? Bharatiya khel jagat mein yeh ek bahut bada sansya hai, jiske liye koi samadhan nahi nikla hai. Lekin yeh zaroor hai ki khiladiyon ko apne adhikaron ke liye ladne ka adhikar hona chahiye, taaki ve apne sapnon ko poora kar sakein.
Khel mein rajneeti ki bhoomika ko lekar kai baar charchaein hoti rahi hain, lekin ab samay aaya hai ki hum is mudde par gaur karein aur kuch samadhan nikalein. Tab hi Bharatiya khel jagat sachmuch prasarit ho sakta hai.