Saturday, 20 November 2010

Democracy-a romantic story

I was watching a hindi movie and as it happens usually, the movie broke into a romantic song, the hero describing how beautiful his love is and nobody else is as pretty which instantaneously provoked a contradiction in me. Ofcourse I have seen people lovelier than the heroine. Am I right or is the hero saying the truth? Who would be the judge for this? I believe it is not the beauty of the lady which is making the hero sing but the romanticism in his heart which makes him see his love interest the prettiest.
Democracy in India is also viewed in the same context. It is a pretty idea and has even prettier intentions but is it right for the people of India.Just because it has reaped such good results in Europe and America; does it warrant to be good enough for India.
Democracy, which is held by the scruff of its neck by the invisible monarchy and ruling dynasty, suddenly does not seem so pretty.
The Supreme court asks the PM of India to clarify his stand on 2G spectrum issue but certain Mr Rahul Gandhi gives a clean chit to the PM. I am wondering if this is a contempt of court or sheer mockery of democratic setup.And democracy what
democracy; where we all know that Rahul Gandhi will be fourth in the generation who will, one day, rule India.And why should PM be even bothered about what Rahul thinks or says about this matter.
Xiabao was recently awarded the Nobel peace prize because he stood against the state of China and took part in cultural revolution. He is asking for freedom. I ask him
freedom for what? Freedom from corruption or freedom from social injustice or feedom from poverty or freedom from hunger or freedom from casteism or freedom from terrorism or freedom from bureaucracy or freedom from female infanticide. He should take a look at his right side and see the festering face of democracy in India where a person who is alleged to have been involved in 17000 crore Rs of scam is not even ready to abdicate his portfolio. There was a milk scam in China which led to the death of 5 or 6 children there.The perpetrators of this heinous crime were executed, whereas in our democratic India we are still grappling to punish a terrorist who was seen wielding his gun in public, pumping bullets into innocent bystanders.

The couple, at the end of the movie, are holding each other's hand, singing another sweet song ,the movie ends saying "They lived happily ever after".