The God of Indian Democracy sleeps peacefully at his Shantivan, while 1.15 billion people are tormented by ASHANTI unleashed by his brand of democracy
Yes, Indian democracy is a farce because it is by the corrupt, of the corrupt and for the corrupt. This democracy encourages chaos and confusion; lawlessness and disorder; favoritism and nepotism and what is worse is the fact that it was the mother of violence, riots and criminality. This democracy bears all the signposts of divisive India through her narrow-minded politicians, self-seeking bureaucrats and insincere law and order agencies, made nincompoop by Indian legal system. India of yore is well on the road to disaster because there was nothing known as governance and administration in this country. SAB KUCHH RAM BHAROSE HAI--- HEY RAM, BACHA LENA IS DESH KO .
The hitherto known 'god of moralities' , Mr MM Singh, is a lost philosopher, who isn't in control of his own wild dreams, running amuck for some personal recognition or award at the international level. This 'lost-in-dreams' , head of farcial Indian democracy ,is unconcerned when one of his ministers , Mr. Raja is accused of a biigest scam ever by a Central Goernment Minister. Instead , Mr. MM singh gives him a clean chit. Remember, this was the same Mr. MM Singh, who had accused his mentor and creator, Mr PV Narsimaharao of corruption , when the latter had bribed JMM MPs to save his government. His sing-song words, then, still resonate a melody in my ears. He had , then said, " Ceaser's wjife must be above board". I don't know what has happened to CEASR's WIFE now ? Or is it she has under gone a gender transformation?This is why I say the Indian democracy is a farce.
'Dantewada massacre takes place but there is a confusion in the Govt ranks on the likely course of action. A ruling party general secretary questions the government and her actions. But the PRIME MONITOR of UPA, the GODDESSof SACRIFICE, doesn't even sulk. The allies do the same. The result is: If the Government takes ONE STEP ahead, it is pulled back TEN steps by her allies and the constituents.
Take the case of Midnapore train accident. There is a lady who was just interested in politics in west bengal. To her the municipal elections are more important than the lives of some 145 people who die or were killed in this train accident. what does she say on this accident? Oh, she says, " it is a political controversy" you ask "what for". obviously her answer would be to make her lose municipal elections in west bengal. These are the priorities of our leaders---or are they leaders or dealers? sickening / how sickening these political wheelers dealers of Indian democracy could be.When some days back , there was a stampede on the Delhi Metro Railway station and two poor persons lost their lives, this lady minister did not even exporess her condolences for the dead. Aren't our political leaders morally bankrupt? do not forget the air accident at Mangalore. Some 158 people lost their lives and our GOD OF MORALITIES think such things were common and disallows the aviation minister from resigning. iwonder if the minister would have really resigned. it was actually a farcial gesture of a farcial system of governance.
In this democracy, rich are becoming richer, while poor become the terrorists and militants. In between is sandwiched a middle class who can only cry and crib because it is affected the maximum by this sham of a democracy. Here, an Ambani can become the 4th richest man in the world but a poor tribal youth can only become a 'goonda' of the jungles. There is a wide chasm between the two. While the two fight to seek control of the resources, the actual user or the consumer of the middle class is the sufferer. Democracy in our country is the cradle of violence and corruption on one hand and rise of the BOHEMIAN SHEKHS on the other.
There is no forward planning in this country. Look at the small tiny roads both in the cities and outside. They are all jampacked with big- big vehicles----all sort of vehicles--------no one cared for road infrastructure or other facilities before allowing all these fancy vehicles into India---there is no breathing space for the roads----on top of that they are all full of potholes. There is a vehicular chaos on Indian roads. There is no traffic discipline. Policemen are mute spectators of the rape of road rules. In fact, Indian traffic police is more interested in catching the deafaulters and making a quick buck----slush money , you know , rather than guiding and regulating traffic. They would be hiding behind trees or some other shelters to catch motorcycle riders/ car drivers who jump the red light signal.
There is a big' tamasha' every where. Go to a market place----you won't find any parking space. If it were a sunday or a holiday---all hell would break lose. No one is ever thinking odf decongesting the parking areas in the busy markets. The pattern is the same---be it Delhi, Bangalore, Shimla, Jammu or Mumbai. Why can not be think of having multi level parking places to answer for the shortage of space for the parking? Who has the time for such noble ideas?. Democracy allows people to be in position of authority , from a municipal councellor to a Central Government Minister for only five years. It is a life time opportunity. So, the rule of the game is to make hay while the sun shines. Create so much of wealth that one's SEVEN generations can live comfortably.
No wonder this democracy has allowed Indian politicians, bureaucrats and business men to amass some 1.5 trillion dollars in the numbered accounts of SWISS BANKS. And dear MM Singh thinks there was no urgency to get this money back----you know why because most of the money was of the people who run State and Central govts, directly or indirectly. Some years down the line, a drama might be enacted to make noise for extracting this money but by that time each penny would have been shifted to some other tax heaven. Therefore, this 1.5 triilion dollars of black money would be lost to India as did the money involved in Bofors, Hawala, Fodder, Submarine and host of ther scams-----this is why Indian democracy is a farce.
Take the case of Indian Media----the so called 4th estate. The media is not only a conglomeration of black-mailers and corrupt but it is also a set-up of ethically bankrupt people. Firstly, I refuse to believe, It was Indian Media----my hunch is that there was nothing known as Indian about them----they all work for their foreign masters who control them. Thus this farce of a democracy has given control of this fourth pillar of people's voice to foreigners, who control NOT only Indian executive and law makers through their well planned media campaigns but conduct media trials to influence the govt actions. Take the case of Kassab and Mohammed Afzal Guru, the two death-cell convicts. There is a media campaign spearheaded to save them from gallows on the plea that death sentence was inhuman and uncivilised. I wish some of them should be sent to combat the terrorists or let some of them have their planes hijacked or even the hotels they stay should be bombarded .Indian democracy has no control over such silly philosophers of human moralitries.
In this farcial democracy, in the name of liberty and freedom, persons like Arun Dhati Roys are flourishing. This self-styled champion of human moralities is allowed to not only slight and denigate India but she also threatens indian unity and integrity by pampering Maoists and supporting Jihadis in Kashmir. No one can tame her in this farcial democracy.She is not the only one --there are plenty of lose cannons this democracy has produced. There is one leader from Bihar, who when asked to react on Maoists killings in Bihar , responded by saying, " what was the big noise---Maoists have only killed the police INFORMERS?" Imagine he was the Chief Minister of the state for almost two decades and the life of POLICE INFORMERS was pea nuts for him. Do you think your police or other law enforcing agencies would ever be effective, if you have such people leading governance in India ? And think of it, he harbours an ambition to become the Prime minister of India ! God bless India.
You talk to old timers----those who saw life before 1947----they talk of governance and administration of the British with nostalagia----they still feel those were better times. Their most quoted refrain is that a women fully decked with jewellery and cash could go anywhere in darkness at night and return home unscathed. Let any daring girl of the YOUNGISTAN try today----I bet she would not only be robbed but also be molested and raped. This is what is our democracy. Liberty and freedom means a free for all. I remember I wrote a poem some years back ---" IN MY TIMES ;IN THY LAND"----I had also posted it on sulekha some two years back--- it is a long poem but-here are two opening stanzas for your consideration:-
Grand Pa! Grand Pa!! Where are thou?
Dare you answer my questions so?
What kind of freedom ye sought?
Against foreign rule, whence ye fought;
Was it to obtain freedom of expression?
Or to assume the right of suppression?
Did it envision a license to kill?
Or ye meant ‘corrupt at will’!
Were ‘law’ and ‘out – law’ to move hand in hand?
So ye desired, for my times in thy land!
‘Complete Independence’ was the slogan,
If ye remember the ‘Lahore’ resolution;
Freedom came in forty-seven,
Whence ye ensconced safely in heavens;
How could ye see houses uprooted?
Transmigration of humans mooted!
Men were slaughtered, children maimed,
Blood gushed through alleys and drains;
Women smothered, girls raped in dust and sand,
That’s the freedom of thy times for my land!
I want to talk about Indian judiciary also here. With about TWO crore cases pending in High Courts and Supreme Court, God knows when would justice see the light of the day? Once you are a judge of any of the High Court/Supreme Court-----you just can not be removed unless you resign-----the other course is impeachment-----which can never happen because of farcial politics of a farcial democracy. The less I talk of judiciary, the better it is. Involvement of high court judges in unethical practices, such as 'cash for judgement' scam of Punjab & Haryana High court, is just a tip of the ice berg . Think of " Uncle Judges" in high courts----some of them have 16-17 Uncle Judges. Do I need to talk about lower courts---if this is the state of High Courts?
While all this happening , I also know that India was progressing because of its own momentum. It is not because of indian leaders but because of her inherent strength of resources, size, population and talent that India can not be ignored by people who matter in the world.Tthe words of William Burns, the US under secretary of political affairs, give a soothing effect to the mind. He had visited India recntly. He writes on his blog, " I can't think of a global challenge today that doesn't require Indian cooperation-climate change, counter terrorism,international economic stability, nuclear non-proliferation, economic growth and the list goes on"
------What a dignified and a heart warming view of India? But it would be so if the Indian PENTAGON of POLITICIANS, BUREAUCRATS BUISINESS MEN, MEDIA and INDIAN LEGAL SYSTEM allow India to remain India. May you survive all your unbearable ordeals, MY INDIA!
