Destroy Dirty Politics!!!

In the last week of July 2012, almost all the newspapers focused elaborately on one news item; Pakistan’s first woman foreign minister’s visit to India. Whether the media focused the foreign ministers’ talk or not, it is a known fact that the fashion of the Pakistan’s foreign minister was the talk of the town in Delhi. The media and many people in our country made a big fuss about a minister from a poor country wearing precious South Sea pearls, Roberto Cavalli shades Birkin bag and addressed her as a fashion icon. There were many criticisms against this first woman foreign minister of Pakistan. Many eminent people expressed their views telling that Ms. Khar was from a wealthy family and there is nothing wrong in her fashion.  In a way we need to appreciate this woman’s transparency for exposing her fashion in public. The important thing we need to look into is the hidden wealth of many of our politicians who never expose their wealth to the people and rather keep on accumulating their wealth in an illegal way.

Instead of talking about and criticizing another country’s politician why can’t we just think critically about our politicians who are the causes for many of the existing evils in our country? In a way any learned person in our country would agree to the fact that the politicians are the causes for umpteen number of unjust activities prevailing in this glorious country. The popular phrases “Incredible India, India shining” seem to be absurd as I eye- witness a lot of injustices done to the poor and the oppressed in our country, who go to bed in empty stomach and die of hunger and violence. In our country we feel proud to be the largest democracy in the world. At this juncture, it is absolutely right and apt to question how far has this democracy been practically implemented in our country. “Democracy” as we know is “government of the people, by the people and for the people”. But what happens in our democratic system startles me and I feel sad to be a member of this ‘largest democracy’ without having an active role to play.

Many a time, the term democracy is much used during the time of elections then soon it is forgotten till the next election. Even during the elections, the democratic right is sold just for the sake of money. The citizens of this country are often looked down by the so called ‘powerful politicians’ to the level of voting machines. Equality and freedom, the twin characteristics of democracy are not at all seen in our democracy. Equality and freedom are much experienced by the powerful politicians and their money and muscle power is used for their vested- interest. When our politicians are not able to bring equality and freedom to those who elected them, what is the use of being politicians? Is it just to fill their coffers with gold and silver were they elected as political leaders? No not at all. Their main role is to eradicate all the existing evils in the country and make the citizens to live in equality and freedom.

How can they ever eradicate these social evils when they are actively involved in protecting their political power and fulfilling their personal needs? Many a time we have witnessed in our country the involvement of the politicians in many scandals and all the more the leaders who have to serve the people in the field are put in the jails and they are served by others. Be it UPA or BJP or whatever may be the political party, all are sailing in the same boat when they are in power. Once they come down from their political power, they start their blame game. They blame the ruling party in the name of so many things which they themselves failed to do during their rule. The losers are in no way the political parties rather the poor citizens who strive hard under the sun to earn our livelihood.

The safety and security of a country depend on the rulers of the country. When the rulers fail to do that, it is highly miserable to notice the innocent people suffering. Whatever may be the problem, there is an involvement of politicians. In many cases Justice has been delayed or to put it bluntly “denied” and it is because of the involvement the political parties. Our farmer president Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam dreamed about India becoming a developed nation by 2020. His dream could have very well come true if the politicians were faithful in the true development of the nation. Be it 2020 or 2030, if the politicians remain as they are now, it will be a mere mirage.  What happens in today’s politics is indigestible. 

Seeing the dirty politics played by our politicians, I still wonder why on earth they were elected to be part of the parliament. What are the concrete conclusions have they arrived at for the sake of the suffering people in our country? Many a time they introduce myriad schemes for the poor and how far do they ensure the results of the schemes? One government introduces one scheme and the other never bothers when it comes to power rather feels proud to introduce another scheme and all go in vain. Many a time the parliamentary sessions seem to be live drama wherein many hours are spent for discussing many things spending more money. What happens inside the parliament truly surprises and there arises a question are these political leaders at all? For in many villages, people sitting under the tree spending just a few hours  come out with  fruitful conclusions. While the government spends lots of money for these parliamentary sessions and everything goes in vain with unlimited interruptions inside the parliament.

The illegal activities of many political parties to sustain their political power are vividly seen. Often times people are oblivious of the dirty politics played by the politicians and we are ready to hail the tainted leaders. This country of ours must emerge as an important power in the world and this can be accomplished by the rulers of the country.  Our media, instead of making a big fuss about another country’s minister must focus on how our leaders who ruin this country and we Indians must make our political leaders come out of this dirty politics. We need to make them aware of the important mission given to them and we as true citizens of the glorious nation must destroy the dirty politics and develop a true political system whereby true democracy can be felt. Only then true equality and freedom will bloom forth among the citizens. Certainly this will be a true freedom for all of us as we are nearing the Independence day.