Indian Politics.............In Need Of Total Sanctification

Indian Politics, at present, is in a complete turmoil. The UPA Government is finding it real hard to strengthen its political base and proving its majority at the Centre. The UPA, after winning the trust vote, is faced with crucial problems, with the allies demanding one thing or the other every single day. For instance, Mr. Shibu Soren, unsatisfied with the treatment from the Congress party when his demands were not granted, pulled out of the alliance. He wanted to become the Chief Minister of Jharkhand or at least the Coal Minister and he also had other demands which were bluntly refused by our strong and idealist Prime Minister. Manmohan Singh, in this respect, has truly brought forth his staunch image as a Prime Minister which stands in strong contrast with the image, formerly created before the public eye. The people and the media blatantly criticized his status as a Prime Minister which was thought of as a dummy in front of the countrymen. Mrs. Sonia Gandhi was thought of as the real hands pulling the strings behind him. However, certain decisions taken by Mr.Singh regarding the Nuke Deal and the highly publicised “Trust Vote” have recreated his image as an orthodox decision-maker before the world. An Economist by profession in the past, Mr. Singh has been able to conduct the procedure involved with the advancement of Nuke Deal talks, very smoothly and effectively with the help of the party Chair Person Mrs. Sonia Gandhi and also our Foreign Minister Mr. Pranab Mukherjee, who is an excellent tactician and strategist. He has also proved the majority at the Centre and won the "Trust Vote" thereby enhancing the confidence of the public for his Party, in spite of severe opposition from NDA followed by the Left which was further followed by strong criticism from Mr. Lal Krishna Advani, who never hesitated to call him futile and ineffective.

The politicians of our country need to realize that politics has become a totally polluted arena infested with criminals and opportunists. The young people no longer feel inclined to join politics and bring about a revolution in the country just because politics now abound with people who are illiterate and yet dream of becoming Ministers of the nation and run the country merely with the help of muscle-power and money-power. I would like to bring forth the instance of the Dalit Queen Mayawati in this respect, who in spite of being consistently pursued by the CBI for her incalculable list of illegal properties, has expressed her wish to become India's Prime Minister in the near future and she has even planned to erect a third-front in opposition to the NDA and UPA Alliances with the help of smaller regional parties like the Left which command greater influence in states like Bengal, Kerela and some of the North-Eastern States, Mr. Chandra Babu Naidu’s party, Mr. H.D. Deve Gouda’s party and some others. Her wild dreams seem to scare us Indians!! Mr. Lalu Prasad Yadav, in this context, expressed a similar wish while delivering his sermon at the Trust Vote session, which definitely provided a source of comic relief for the other ministers at the otherwise dull and monotonous session. I would earnestly request these respected and esteemed politicians to refrain from frightening us, the innocent citizens of India who would otherwise flee and settle elsewhere!! Finally, how can we ignore Mr. Shibu Soren, who had been spending his time in jail on charges of murder and yet never gave up his desperate ambitions to regain his position as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand, thereby re-establishing his sole supremacy and status over the Central Government? He once openly admitted that he would support any of UPA or NDA, whichever granted him greater benefits. He believes in getting his demands met merely by threatening the Centre of withdrawing his support at any moment he feels necessary. Unfortunately this is the current status of Indian Politics where politicians are constantly fighting among themselves, splitting into smaller and smaller parties instead of organizing into a single strong opposition against the ruling party.

If the current situation carries on for decades to come, there is no doubt about a million parties fighting in the country after three or four decades, for sheer gain of supremacy and power at the Centre. This is a more dangerous problem than Global Warming!! This way, progress of the nation comes to standstill and political fights gain greater attention from the people, the media and of course our esteemed leaders of the nation, with our nation’s destiny fading into the dark. I believe that elections should be contested between two major parties of the country, there should be a healthy fight, no rigging committed by the party-cadres at the voting venues and finally the party emerging as victor at the end of elections should swear to work for the country’s development and a better future. Of course, the opposition should present their differences from time to time supported by logic and reasons and the ruling party should pay heed to their views and patiently review their opinion. This way, co-operation from both parties leads to better functioning of the nation and of course greater advancement in the days to come, in all spheres. Existence of multiple parties only lead to chaos and disorder, corruption, entry of ineligible people into the political arena just for sheer lust of power, money and fame bearing no fruits of development for the country. A dual party system is better because it ensures fair-play at all levels of country politics, harmony and order in the country. People can cast their precious votes on the basis of various developmental works conducted by the leaders of both parties, without coming under the influence of any goons hired by party leaders to prove their muscle-power or any temptations offered by either party. This will encourage healthy competition among the party leaders and they will get motivated to work more and more for the public life betterment. Foul-play and corruption can thus be eradicated; the Gen-Y will be inspired by the works of the leaders and join in the mission to bring about a revolution in the political arena.

It was a moment of shame for the Indian citizens when a MP at the trust vote session openly displayed a bagful of notes before the speaker, Mr. Somnath Chatterjee, to prove the horse-trading conducted within the parties behind the public-eye. The world watched our disgrace and infamy but it was not enough to stir the politicians who went on throwing mud on one another. In this case, I would not take any side because I never conducted any sting-operation on those dishonest politicians and hence can never get hold of the true story required to bring allegation on any side. The motherland’s humiliation before the world embarrasses me just like any other Indian.

Its high time the youth of the nation should arise and join in the revolution. A complete catharsis of Indian Politics is required in order to save our country from the people who are no less precarious than the terrorists, creating mass destruction in our country. Role-models are required to mark the beginning of a revolution. Young leaders like Rahul Gandhi, Sachin Pilot, Jyotraditya Scindia, Milind Deora and Omar Abdullah has not yet acquired the status of national icons and gathered the spotlight from the media. But with experience they can bring about a change because they have it in them…..they are the representatives of the Gen-Y. We the people have to keep faith in them and with time they will prove their potential. Rahul Gandhi is already creating ripples in the media, though its not yet clear whether much of the attraction he has garnered is due to the Gandhi tag behind his name or his works at Amethy.I am sure he will prove to be an able son of his father in near time. However his sibling, Priyanka Gandhi Vadhera has intentionally withdrawn into her shell, the reasons of which are unknown (may be to bring her brother into the limelight!). But I think she should actively participate in politics and join her brother, thereby adding greater honour to her father’s title. Mrs. Gandhi, undoubtedly, is training her son well, who is assumed to take the baton from her mother in near time and who knows might contest the race in future for the Prime Ministerial position.

Moral of the story: We need more and more honest, educated and young blood in politics…..more and more young leaders. Important issues like poverty, unemployment, illiteracy, technological advancement can be dealt well by the fresh blood, no doubt………at least they can be presumed to deal the situation better than their aged predecessors. They lack experience no doubt but at least we should give them a chance to show their work on the national platform .It can’t be worse than it is now. (Perhaps they can explain the people better the need to conduct the Nuke Deal because the Leftists like Mr. Prakash Karat are misleading the people, out of sheer ego and self-interests….who knows he too might posses a secret desire to usurp the much coveted Prime Minister’s throne!!So I request Mr. Karat to enlighten us about his real motives instead of keeping the media people guessing and creating a veil of mystery as to what he actually desires….whether he supports the NDA or UPA or the volatile, so-called Third Front which might disappear any moment considering their leader Mayawati’s fickle-minded attitude to support any side which suits her interest well.)The spark required to initiate the commencement of the struggle has already begun……..its no less in importance than the 62 year old struggle for independence from British rule ,fought by our ancestors. The cleansing process should begin from the grass-root level to ensure complete elimination of corruption at all levels. We should now toil hard to justify the blood-shed of our fore-fathers else the term ‘independence’ will lose its significance. We would be in no better situation than we were years earlier, captivated under the British rule. Independence runs parallel to advancement .So let’s not wait for someone else to push us, its definitely no ordeal to shed our sweat for our motherland (after all we don’t need to shed our blood like our ancestors which was definitely much excruciating and painful!!) …….let’s bring about a change together. WE TOGETHER CAN MAKE OUR NATION PROUD!!WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN!!