A country that was declared independent in 1947, is in quite a classic mess today. India, the world's example for a functioning democracy, is today a country whose policemen storm a peaceful public gathering and tear gas scores of people from the ramlila maidan. Irrespective of whether Ramdev's rally or gathering is or isn't politically linked/influenced, I find it crazily overboard to lathi charge women, children and innocent followers of Ramdev. The Baba himself leaped off stage trying to evade arrest but a government that first "seduces" Ramdev, then negotiates with him and stages a midnight arrest of sorts seems to me, like a very confused government.
A government that cannot even successfully hide the levels of corruption within it is now leading the world's largest democracy. It's much more then just disheartening to watch reporters live from ramlila maidan accounting sights of women being beaten up and men being forcefully evacuated. Now Journos are probably not trained to be superhuman but really how much humanity should be compromised and for what, is a question only people with a functioning conscience can answer.
For someone who has always thought the Congress' views were for the best of the country, I'm rather disappointed to have to admit that they seem to be doing quite the opposite for the last couple of years. A PM who apparently likes his image to be that of a leader whose strongest virtue is his silence . A President who I genuinely doubt is a capable one.
Do we not understand the full responsibility of being a democracy or do we think it's a cake-walk? We chose these leaders. These guys who're up there, literally selling our country to parasites.
From the Maharashtra State Government's sudden idea to extend the legal age for alcohol consumption to 25 from 21, to this whole fiasco with Baba Ramdev - the general idea that comes across from all of this is that our government has nothing better to do, nothing that can possibly be more important than these things. If you can get married, elect a government, drive a car, have children at the age of 18, it's a tad bit stupid to impose a ban on serving drink to those under 25. It's not like they can't just go and buy their own drinks. Flabbergasted people like myself probably went into a roller-coaster of a laugh when they read that bit of news. Our government can't fund sterilization of stray dogs to keep children safe, they can't ensure vaccines and education for their safety but they can definitely push the drinking age up by 4 years.
In a country whose traditions illustrate respectful treatment of women, those very women were beaten with lathis yesterday. I don't see that as a measure that was necessary to implement in a gathering that was peaceful. However political the stint may have been, it is no reason to smack your women and kids around in public places with lathis and force.
I don't quite understand why the BJP would compare this situation to the Emergency declared by the Late Mrs. Indira Gandhi in her days as the PM, but what I do understand, is that this IS an emergency of sorts. It's urgent that the citizens of India see through the façade that the Congress government has been putting up for ages now unless of course we want to continue to be taken for a really long ride.
Out of sheer disgust for the way things are going in this country, I am of the opinion that this much said, is enough said. God help us [and I'm an atheist]!
A government that cannot even successfully hide the levels of corruption within it is now leading the world's largest democracy. It's much more then just disheartening to watch reporters live from ramlila maidan accounting sights of women being beaten up and men being forcefully evacuated. Now Journos are probably not trained to be superhuman but really how much humanity should be compromised and for what, is a question only people with a functioning conscience can answer.
For someone who has always thought the Congress' views were for the best of the country, I'm rather disappointed to have to admit that they seem to be doing quite the opposite for the last couple of years. A PM who apparently likes his image to be that of a leader whose strongest virtue is his silence . A President who I genuinely doubt is a capable one.
Do we not understand the full responsibility of being a democracy or do we think it's a cake-walk? We chose these leaders. These guys who're up there, literally selling our country to parasites.
From the Maharashtra State Government's sudden idea to extend the legal age for alcohol consumption to 25 from 21, to this whole fiasco with Baba Ramdev - the general idea that comes across from all of this is that our government has nothing better to do, nothing that can possibly be more important than these things. If you can get married, elect a government, drive a car, have children at the age of 18, it's a tad bit stupid to impose a ban on serving drink to those under 25. It's not like they can't just go and buy their own drinks. Flabbergasted people like myself probably went into a roller-coaster of a laugh when they read that bit of news. Our government can't fund sterilization of stray dogs to keep children safe, they can't ensure vaccines and education for their safety but they can definitely push the drinking age up by 4 years.
In a country whose traditions illustrate respectful treatment of women, those very women were beaten with lathis yesterday. I don't see that as a measure that was necessary to implement in a gathering that was peaceful. However political the stint may have been, it is no reason to smack your women and kids around in public places with lathis and force.
I don't quite understand why the BJP would compare this situation to the Emergency declared by the Late Mrs. Indira Gandhi in her days as the PM, but what I do understand, is that this IS an emergency of sorts. It's urgent that the citizens of India see through the façade that the Congress government has been putting up for ages now unless of course we want to continue to be taken for a really long ride.
Out of sheer disgust for the way things are going in this country, I am of the opinion that this much said, is enough said. God help us [and I'm an atheist]!
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