Democracy is the most vulnerable form of governance if not the weakest of all ...
I vividly remember researching on Subhash Bose during my teenage years, contemplating wide eyed on the broader sense of all that he said or did ... ''You give me blood,I will give you freedom'' ... ''Chalo dilli'' ... And then there were Red Fort trials, Rani Lakshmibai Brigade, Swadesh-Swaraj et al. But what my mind most clearly captured even then was what he once remarked to the utter annoyance of Congressmen. He said that this nation even when liberated shouldnot resort to democracy immediately. There should be an autocracy/dictatorship for atleast first 10 years of sovereign else the roots of corruption and inefficiencies will dig so deep into the construct that it will then be utterly impossible for any mean to refine the governance.' It made lots of sense to me then ... It makes a lot of sense to me now ... Immensely futuristic ...
Corruption. Black Money. Undeclared assets. Ain't these the ailments that are corroding our very enterprise today. And fight we are putting in now,ain't we ... Gandhism ... That's one ideology I have always detested. Not for anything except for it being the most passive and pro-indirect action. Its an ideology of indecisiveness according to me. It transpired into our taking several years more to get independence and in today's context I believe its doing the same,yet again. Herd following someone remarked ??? Cool !!!
How many of us actually read about Lokpal before joining in the movement ? How many of us really understand the bill the way it is? Dont like it the way it is put across to you. Neat. How many of you are actually going to 'in-principle' stop paying bribes/commissions/passback/payoffs (did I miss any. Not wanting to let you have an exit route)... I would love to know it because as they say charity begins at home, honesty begins at thy own heart . My problem lies in the basic understanding of the entire corruption stuff ... More or less I guess ...
And then is the issue of the draft itself. I have huge respect for Kejriwal (apologies but cant say the same for Anna. Proof Proof anyone ... ) and am very sure that his intellect goes beyond the draft design per se but is this really a draft that needs to be pushed to form. Is it not too kiddish, fundamentally weak, immature. Did it entail enough discussions with stakeholders prior to putting forth to government ? Are we again making someone superhuman just because we want a superhuman icon all the time ? Wish had answers ...
Its a brilliant idea and an apt time to ideate as well but with this kind of draft ? Am sorry ? Am not appealed by draft though am thoroughly appealed by the vision per se. Vision of an honest nation where I dont have to worry about somebody trampling over me by paying Cash for Rights ... Plain simple one point agenda ...
And how can this post end without putting a few word for Man(!) Mohan Singh. 7 years back when I remarked that this chap is toothless-spineless and faced such an opposition that I felt as if he is Amitabh Bachhan himself. News News - He is still the same toothless - spineless - backburnered - good for no use gentlemanly chap ... You like him ??? Please make him an Finance Minister again but give me a Bajpai anyday ...
Too much of caustic remarks,enough to last for the duration of Anna Anshan ... More when there is further mockery in this context at parliament ... Signing off ...
