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politically stupid "people"


When India won her freedom from the British, there was overwhelming emotional excitement among the people. Every Indian in the nook& corner of free India was full of dreams for this brand new India. Every Indian was optimist of seeing Tagore's" "Geetaanjli" (written in 1912) shaping up under the fire brand leadership of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

Such optimism drained out very soon. The head beneath the Gandhi caps of our politicians in republic India now remained more occupied scheming moves and movements that could help them exhibiting , power & wealth and allow them to use their newly acquired political acumen for furthering a rule of dynasty to keep exploiting the credibility of the people...

For these political leaders, people and the country took the back seat in their scheme of things for the progress & development of free Independent India. Every politician independently & collectively started splurging wealth power and arrogance. The people euphoria of having won the freedom eventually died an early death. The Parliament became a house for the politicians to protect their interest & stall country's progress.This process gave enough of both protein & calcium to allow Corruption to walk tall & mighty on her own legs.

Now our politicians do claim that 62 years are too short a span of time to eradicate poverty and bring in 100% literacy into the country. However they cannot deny the fact that this 62 years for them became ample time to ensure seeing corruption taking strong roots into India's political system. Today the growing speed of corruption has hit more than the Himalayan heights...This has defiantly angered the people so much so that when one person called "Anna Hazare" steps out to fight "war against corruption"....the entire nation joins him in spontaneity. Thanks to Anna Hazare the Lok pal Bill has today reached the drafting stage.

However with every day as it progress, I am turning more and more pessimist about seeing the draft culminating into law carrying the same draculian provisions against corruptions as was envisaged at the Jantar Mantar.

The cause my pessimism is the simple statement given by Anna Hazare which said and I quote " I will accept parliament's decision even if it rejects the Lok Pal Bill. Incidentally we all know that our Parliament today houses more political scoundrels than true political leaders. This I am sure will ensure that ' corruption' remains unbridled and thus keep the demons in our peoples democracy hail& hearty & thriving. ..

Now what about WE the people... Well don't worry very soon we will find ourselves unwinding to Jagjit Singh's gazal............."Hazaron Kkhwaishe aisi ki her khawish pe dam nikle"...

Arre baba why don't WE understand that we are politically stupid "people" !


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Himanshu Tandon said…
So very true...sigh !!!
April 18, 2011 at 2:03 PM
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