WHAT AILS INDiA?l

WHAT AILS INDIA?

Our Bharat completes 69 years of Independence on August 15, 2016!  This period , in the life of a nation, is not a long period. It has weathered many a storm in the past, undergone many vicissitudes and is bracing up to the stark realities of modern challenges! It was Abraham Lincoln that defined Democracy as the government of the people by the people for the people! But what about Indian democracy? It can be called government of half the people to buy the people and for the political class! It is with sadness that we have to declare this! Political parties have tried to entrench themselves to rule the country but have not done enough to govern the nation well! Much could have been done if only they had devoted their time to serve the people of the country! Much attention has been bestowed on garnering votes to govern the nation and its states. promises made were not kept up and the bureaucracy has failed miserably in implementing the promises made.

India has failed very badly in creating a classless society! On the other hand various castes and communities are granted reservations in schools, colleges, and government jobs to the detriment of the really deserving and meritorious aspirants! Those people take advantage of the concessions provided by the state and the center! Merit and excellence is not duly recognized in appointments! Schools and colleges are established on the basis of castes and communities. In short, various political parties that have ruled the county have perpetuated casteism and there is no chance in the future for casteism to disappear! There is no dignity or decorum among the political class. Their conduct in the Parliament leaves much to be desired! They quarrel and fight like children in the House. They stall the proceedings of the Parliament and proceed menacingly to the well of the house and tear certain documents and throw them. By these acts they bring down the image of the Nation in the eyes of the world! Much of the tax payer's money and time is wasted in this manner. Important bills are held up.

No government, so far, has succeeded in containing corruption which has grown into a Hydra headed demon with tentacles far and wide! It has become an endemic disease. From the grass root level to the topmost it is corruption that plays the leading role but the government says that it is fighting the malaise! Scams have become a regular feature and the vigilance personnel are themselves corrupt! Nothing moves in the revenue department without oiling the palms of the clerks and others! Chief ministers and highly placed officers are charged with corruption! Strict laws, rules and regulations exist but they are not implemented to root out corruption. Nepotism has become a common thing and partiality and favouritism have come to play a vital role in appointments. How can the Nation be free from Corruption in such circumstances? We have to think very seriously about this.The days of honest and sincere leaders who sacrificed themselves for the Nation are gone and there is political dishonesty and intrigue in political circles. politics has become a business and a bargaining profession bereft of ethics and morality! Terrorism is another headache sponsored by our neighbor Pakistan and internal anti national groups like the Maoists and others are active to disrupt peace and stability in the country!

Elections to the State Assembles and the Parliament have become frequent and regular as the governments are toppled by selfish parties that hold the trump card! Though governments change, it is the same wine in the new bottle! Elections are rigged, polling booths attacked, ballot papers seized,and voters threatened! Most of the elected representatives are crorepatis who have no concern for the common man on the street! Quite a few of them have criminal background and are involved in heinous crimes! They are involved in land grabbing and every activity that is of personal benefit to them rather than to the society! Election Commission requires reforms very badly! They should bring in the power to recall the members for failing in their promises! No Person with criminal background should be allowed to contest! The pity is all MLAs and MPs object to these reforms!

How about the present society in India? There is a degradation in ethics and morals. There is no fear for Law. Violence, atrocities, robberies abductions,and murders have increased. Rapes have become frequent and are perpetrated with impunity.Vagaries of Nature, floods, earthquakes and others have brought intense agony and suffering to the people. Suicides of farmers and others in employment have increased! Mumbai and Delhi have the dubious reputation of being the capitals of rape! Women are not safe in such cities. people are no longer wedded to our ancient culture, customs and habits. They are fascinated by the dress, customs and manners of the west. Mobiles and digitalization have almost revolutionized the society which is drifting to what destination they do not know themselves! This ailing India has to cure itself.The panacea for all the ills is to bring in a new generation of sincere and honest citizens into politics who can serve the country selflessly! There must be electoral reforms disallowing those with criminal records. The electorate must have the power to call back the representative if his promises are not delivered. There must be speedy and deterrent punishment for the violators of Law without dragging on for years together! Corruption must be crushed ruthlessly irrespective of the persons involved! Above all politicians must realize that they are the servants of the people and the Nation, not their masters! Let our India shine with all its glory henceforth and be the envy of all its neighbors and other Nations!!!