Indian Politics, I presume, has perhaps reached its lowest
level in history. Well with time, the downward slope has only got itself steeper and with the current trend, I can only see it going steeper and
steeper. This is a gloomy phase. Oh, why am I am calling it a phase? This is
nothing temporary. A sense of permanency has long set in and its sharp teeth
are piercing more tightly with the passage of time. Surely, you can’t deny the
youth from the lack of interest they have in the current scenario, as far as
politics is concerned and this perhaps is significantly the most important
cause behind the lack of good able leaders from the youth in the entire ecosystem
of Indian politics.
All the great leaders of this nation who had won us freedom
will be definitely disappointed by the current scenario that we are in. Well,
disappointed seems a bit soft on them. They should be petrified. I mean really,
where are we living! These people, whom we bring to the helm of things, do they
really deserve to be there. Just consider this! They say they are in Politics, or
in other words, they do ‘Rajneeti’
(Hindi for the word ‘Politics’), which literally means ‘King’s Principles’. But
are they even close to it? Forget Kings, do they even follow any kind of
principle? I fail to observe. For me, things are straight! See, if you are from
a particular party, you must be adhering to a particular set of principles,
morality, rules or whatever you call it. So these particular set of principles
will definitely vary from party to party. So, just think once, every five years
how do these basic sets of differences bridge themselves bringing two parties
together? I mean they are not some kind of magic, for sure. People, who are
members of two parties, with opposite notions, bring themselves together.
That’s the fact. This is how Grand Alliances have formed and will always be
formed. Don’t you think, it is a bit too much to ask for too parties to do so.
At least, not with the elections around, it surely seems so. But when the bells
of elections ring, they just forget their differences and jump on with each
other, like nuclear fusion (only thing it radiates negative energy) to become
the best of buddies! Two parties, again I repeat, who have opposed each other
through out, do this, just looking at the mathematics of the vote-bank. If I
don’t call this hypocrisy, then the definition of the word will have to be changed,
I’m afraid!
In the past, India has had its fair share of good and noble
politicians. Great strategists, who had formulated such grand plans enabling us
to snatch independence and also post-independence, such figures who had united us
into a single entity, amongst all the diversities. ‘Unity in Diversity’, as it
is so fondly called today, was possible only because of them. But the sad part
nowadays is, having such a glorious past, makes this current generation of
politicians so very unbearable. They promise and speak so very much and in
return what do we get? Five years of falsehood, five of getting misled, five
years of walking back, five years of total corruption. It is my belief, those
greats who had crafted India as a nation would be tremendously sad looking at their
successors.
But people have belief, common mass have trust. That’s why
the largest Democracy still exists. It is only that hope that yes, good days or
in other words, ‘Achchhe Din…’ will
surely come one day. That is why we still stand in queues and cast our vote.
Only thing we don’t want is this hope to die down. Let them, in their AC
chambers, at least have a look at this common lot, the real Indians, what we
together can promise to do. Let them just feel it. Only then can they think one
more time before taking that cheque, under the desk, or for that matter, shake
hands with their opposites to just win votes. They should understand, they are
only winning votes, they are not winning our hearts…
P.S. – In the
beginning of this post, I wanted to write only about the negativity of the
politics, but you see, you can’t live in negativity. Thus, had to end it on a
positive note. As I totally feel and will always continue to feel that the true
power lies with us. Just imagine the total number of politicians, compared to
the total number of common people. The ratio will indeed be so minute. So the power
rests on us. We are the true Kingmakers. It is we who decide, who will rule us.
If we change, the system will change. Though this seems pure daydreaming at
present, I am sure we will do this and Indian Politics will again be heightened
to all its glory and our Democracy will not only be the largest but the
proudest one also. Jai Hind!
