India is celebrating its 62nd Independence day. Are we really Independent?. Are we enjoying the fruits of Independence? Has Independence brought peace to India and its people? Has Independence brought prosperity to India and its people? Can we keep our head high for having won Independence ? These are the honest questions every Indian should ask to himself.
Prior to Independence father of our nation, Mahathma Gandhiji, could move freely all over India and to foreign countries. He was safe while Britishers ruled our country. But our Independence could not keep him safe even for six months.
We have seen leaders like Jawaharlal Nehru, Dr Radhakrishnan, K.Kamaraj, Jayaprakash Narain, Morarji Desai, Indira Gandhi and others freely mingling with public without any fear.
All these could be possible because there was no fear of bombing. Mahathma Gandhi was shot by a culprit - there was no hindrance to public safety. Indira Gandhi was shot by her own security – there was no hindrance to public safety. Of course the riot which took place after Indira Gandhi’s assassination is a different story.
But the case was different when Rajiv Gandhi was killed by a human bomb. When a bomb blasts innocent public are mercilessly killed for no fault of theirs.
Now every leader has to travel in a bullet proof car. Independence day address is given from a bullet proof platform ( what a shame). There are security checks every where which starts a few days before Independence day and other important days. With so many checkings are we able to stop these bomb blasts ? Honestly we have to say NO. The number of blasts are increasing by leaps and bounds and the number of deaths are increasing in geometric progression.
Public fear to attend public meetings to hear the speech of eminent leaders, fear to go for pilgrimage, fear to go for shopping. Even they fear to walk on streets. Their fears are not unfounded.
Terrorism has taken a deep root in our country. Religious intolerance is at its height. Corruption has become a common practice from people to parliamentarians.
In our country right from a traffic offender to terrific murderer can easily escape punishment with the help of two P’s - Purse (read suitcase) and Politician, two C’s Cash and Corruption. CPC (Civil Procedure Code) and CrPC (Criminal Procedure Code) cannot withstand the wrath of the present day CPC ( Corruption - Politicians - Cash ).
In India only you can see a government doing the business of selling liquor, instead of providing the basic infrastructure like good roads, timely transport, potable water, uninterrupted electricity etc. to the citizens,. What a shame.
In India only you can have a parliament consisting of MPs with tainted history, murder accused and corruption charged.
In India only you can see a person who tried to blow the parliament and kill the MPs has not received the punishment eventhough the Court has given its verdict.
In India only you can see the hesitant government to punish the conspirators of cold blooded murders of Prime minister.
In India only you can see an MP helping a person to move out of our country with forged / false passport.
In India only you can see blatant disrespect to Supreme Court Orders by political parties and politicians and the Supreme Court expressing its helplessness.
In India only you can see the first agenda of any party coming to power is to stop and stall all projects started by the erstwhile party with least botheration about the necessity of these projects to the public.
In India only you can see everything given free from the public exchequer thereby encouraging laziness and affecting the morale of the general public.
In India only you can see scenes like NOTE FOR VOTE in Parliament House.
In India only you can witness the surprise death of Nagarwalahs and Harshad Mehtas.
In India only you can see all politicians talking about their care for women but refusing to pass women’s Bill.
In India only every leader talks about corruption but hesitates to pass LOKPAL bill for the past three decades.
In India only a leader of a political party can say that all the funds ( given to the party) are given to the leader in personal capacity and Finance Ministry keeping mum.
In India only you can see policemen involving in rapes and custody deaths.
In India only you can see politicians talk of castelessness but fielding candidates belonging to the community of the constituency.
In India only you can see the number of castes increasing day by day to get reservation.
In spite of all these adversities there are rays of hope in the form of the young Indians and the hawk eyed media, in the form of the great Indian culture and Kalam effect on the school children, in the form of Therasas and Kiren Bedis, in the form of Supreme Court, in the form of Right to Information Act, in the form of honest policemen, in the form of vigilant public, in the form of Information Technology, in the form of M.S.Swaminathans, in the form of Tendulkars, in the form of Abhinav Bindras, in the form of Manekshaws, in the form of the great two epics, in the form of Bhagavat Gita the list is endless.
On this Independence day let us take an oath
To be non corrupt, to be a true Indian, to do all necessary things to keep the great Indian Tiger ROARING. Jai Hind.
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