"Power will go to the hands of rascals, rogues and freebooters. All Indian leaders will be of low caliber and men of straw. They will have sweet tongues and silly hearts. They will fight amongst themselves for power and India will be lost in political squabbles. A day would come when even air and water would be taxed.”
These were the words of Sir Winston Churchill in 1947 when he was being debated in Parliament about granting Independence to India. By golly was he spot-on with his reading about the future leaders of a recent Ill- fated India. Sir Churchill was a visionary hated by the Indians. The reason that he stood between India and Independence makes its case for the overall hate for him, on a deeper level it maybe because he was a true critic and the Indian leaders of that time just like today could not take criticism constructively. I believe this thought process of the Indian leaders hasn't changed in 65 years.
Please don't get me wrong I am pro independence thoroughly, but the meanings of Independence are many. What are we seeking Independence from, is the question that each one needs to look deep down.
On September 4th 2012 the Washington post wrote an article on our PM Mr Manmohan Singh " India's ' Silent ' prime minister becomes a tragic figure" well I guess the congress should have seen this coming after the Time magazine had his picture on the cover and gave him the title of " Underachiever"
Lets go back in time a little to the year 1991 when Mr Singh was an apolitical figure and was hired by the then PM Mr PV Narsimha Rao as the Finance Minister to save the country from infamous financial crisis. Since then he has been a highly respected figure not only in India, but worldwide. Come the year 2004 he became the PM of our country. The name of the country started going down together with the image of our beloved Mr. Singh. Why? Thats a mystery.
Lets go back to Sir Churchill's quote and its implications on post independence India.
We are living in a country where the requirements to stand for an election are your age, nationality, declaration of your assets (whether they are disproportionate does not matter) any criminal cases running against you (whether there are or not, doesn't make a difference in your election). Nowhere does it mention the educational qualification for being elected even as the PM of the country. The truth is anybody can learn politics but not leading a country. So what kind of governance do you expect?
A recent incident which is a good example of this is the Himachal MLA. He is wanted by Haryana police in a case of MURDER. He missed the recent swearing in ceremony and is on the run. I do not talk about the disproportionate asset cases because naming all the political leaders will make this article too long. This is just one such case there are enough such cases in the political arena of India.
I don't think the politicians are to be blamed for this. It is the general public who vote for them knowing about their credentials. Another one of such gentlemen is Mr. Gopal Kanda, the Sirsa lad is known as " sher-e- Haryana" ( by the people of Haryana) don't get your hopes too high, he is behind bars for making a girl commit suicide. Isn't something contradictory here?
The above cases are the most recent ones, but there are thousands of such cases, cases where tax payers money has been used for ultra lavishly renovating a room to be used by the president for 60 mins. I ask why? Is he not aware of the financial situation of our country? Cases where tax payers money is used for lavish marriages of sons and daughters is a usual thing and too petite to be mentioned nowadays.
We are a country that after 65 years of independence are still fighting for reservations on the basis of caste creed religion etc. well it was OK until some point, but as time proceeds more and more people are coming forward seeking reservations. The latest being the jats. Isn't this country heading backwards? There are reservations in each college, university, govt jobs have reservations too. As if this much wasn't enough a recent bill introduced by our ruling party is seeking reservations in promotions. Do we stop anywhere? Or are we in a reverse gear when the world is finding ways to go full throttle ahead? I don't know whom this question should be asked. I don't seem to know the answer.
India is today the fourth most dangerous country for women only after Afghanistan, Congo and Pakistan. Everyday when I read any newspaper there is at least one case of a minor (there are usual incidents of 3 year olds being raped) being raped and dying the number increases for the adults girls. It disgusts me to the core and I feel ashamed of being an Indian. To make the matters worst, most of such demons go scot free. In a recent survey it was found that only about 20% of rape cases are reported for the fear of social stigma and stuff. The most ironic part is that the victim, the poor girl faces social stigma while the demons roams scott free in the society. The question arises again. Where are we headed? My personal opinion is that we are spiralling downwards.
The one man I would give credit to for at least trying to bring out a change in our youthful country is Mr Anna Hazare. On the fateful day of 5th April 2011 he started an indefinite strike against corruption, a thorough follower of Mohandas K Gandhi, what started as a single man hunger strike soon gained a national support and finally the dormant youth understood the power of the people. Though it could not bring about a tidal change against our totalitarian congress regime, it was good enough to bring a recent uproar in the "rape capital" of india (read as Delhi) against a ghastly gang rape of a 23 year old in a moving bus.
It took more than a week for our beloved MAUNmohan singh (as he is lovingly called) to address the nation that demands not only justice, but safety for its women. Nevertheless, the speech had no emotions or connect with the nation, and to make matters worse for him and 5 poor workers of the Doordarshan, in the end of the video he asks theek hai? This #theekhai started trending on social sites like twitter. Nobody from the top political machinery tried to make a connect with the protesters in their high headedness and more so the protesters comprising of women, men, children oldies alike were lathicharged and tear gassed on Amar jawaan jyoti which is supposed to be the most sacred place in our country. To make the matters worse, our Home minister justified this action of the police; meanwhile the commissioner of police called it collateral damage. While the constitution of India clearly states that women can never EVER be manhandled by male officers, so wasn't the crackdown which comprised of only male officers against the law? As the blame game continues, the protests continue and have only gained importance in the country. These are pathetic state of affairs in our Hindustan. Nobody takes the responsibility and keeps on passing the buck onto the other. Where does it stop? I don't think this will ever stop.
I wish Sir Churchill had given some kind of advice for the youth of this country to make this country the " Sone ki chidiya" which it is pretty much capable of.
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