Saviours Who? - 2

Controversies galore! Controversies never seem to end. And now its Varun Gandhi and the Election Commission of India.

What I saw on TV is blatantly shameful, mischievous, ugly, un-Indian. I think, being a big fan of Varun Gandhi, he has let me down. He has let his family down. He has let his party down. He has let India down. 

I see it as an 'opportunity lost'. How many people in the country can boast of such a head start in life? Varuns and Rahuls and Priyankas and others are lucky. They are blessed to have taken birth into these families. The pinnacle where an ordinary citizen ends up after a successful lifetime, these blessed youngesters get a 'free' start at this 'pinnacle'. I often wonder, do these guys deserve this? And then they mess up? Perhaps they have not earned it! They have not sweat for it. No pains, yet they have the gains. Am I jealous? Perhaps at times.

The Election Commission. I have always had the respect for this institution. Thanks to the 'Sheshan Effect'. I saw, for the first time, the Indian political landscape afraid of someone. The EC has done a great job of conducting  elections. I have always asked myself, when will Indian elections be 'clean'? You have all sorts of criminals fighting and winning elections. You have politicians shielding such criminals. Criminals become ministers. God save my country!? Can somebody do anything about it? This was one of my reasons to join as an active member of the BJP. I want to contribute my small bit. As Advaniji exhorts, Ek Kaam Desh Ke Naam.

Today I am pained to see the EC in shambles. What is happening? Varun Gandhi did something nasty. EC was quick in decision - guilty, moral policing the BJP. Why single out Varun Gandhi? Does the EC has some personal scores to settle - with - Varun Gandhi, or his mother Mrs. Maneka Gandhi, or even his late father Sh. Sanjay Gandhi, or the BJP itself? If not, then why single out Varun Gandhi? I am not defending what Varun did. I have already spoken on that in the beginning.

The EC should have the guts to take on the history sheeters, the convicted, the under trials, the Mayawatis, the Azharuddins, the Laalus, the Mulayams, the Jayalalitas, the Jogis, the Sukh Rams, the Singhi Rams, -------------. Are you listening, EC? If Varun comes into your domain, then surely the 'others' should too. In Varun's case You (EC) moved in a matter of hours! (independently?) and for the 'others', you are in the Kumbhakarana State of eternal sleep. Why do you have a blind eye for something that is damaging the country, my India? Is this not the Constitutional Responsibility of the EC?

The whole Nation saw the 'Kissa Kursi Ka'.! This is as 'shameful' as Varun Gandhi's fiasco. You are acting on Varun Gandhi, who will act on you? The EC should be and has to look neutral and independent. This is what India needs. The referee should be neutral and impartial.

Mera Bharat Mahaan. Bharat Mata Ki Jai.

Saviours Who?

So we are in the 21st century! We are dreaming of becoming a modern nation. Mera Bharat Mahaan. Bharat Mata ki jai. As we march further into the 21st century, the Indian Nation confronts two types of threat - one external and one internal.

The external threat is from the extrimists, the gun trotting, trigger happy deranged 'animals'. Only recently we have witnessed the Mumbai Episode. India bled.

The other threat, Internal, is from 'within', from the self-styled 'Thekedars'. This is more disturbing and dangerous. Yes, more disturbing and dangerous. I feel ashamed of being an Indian when my fellow countrymen resort to what I feel is the most base act of humanity - hurting other innocent citizens, just because you have a different viewpoint. Whether it is MNNS in Maharashtra, or attacks on Christians or Sikhs, or the illegal Moral Police which hurts the great ones like MF Hussain. They march into schools, homes, functions, offices and hurt the Indian citizens and damage property and derive saddistic pleasure. The more recent Manglore Pub Attack by SRS activists on our women, the reason for this writeup, do not make me proud as an Indian. All such incidents are a National Shame. Nobody has a right to do so. In Indian democracy, not even the State has this authority. This is our democracy. The greatest in the world, despite these abberations.

Agreed different people have differnet views. It is a matter of debate and policy decision whether India should have a Pub Culture, whether other Western concepts are desirable or not. The laws exist to check illegal acts. We have different Institutions in our democratic set up which can tackle such situations. So why do we need moral policing? Ye Samaj Ke Thekedar Kaun? Who has authorised these law breakers to terrorise innocent Indians? Who are the Saviours of the Nation - Hooligans or the law abiding citizens? If this Talibanisation goes unchecked, India will become another Pakistan or Afganistan.

If theese hooligans cannot tolerate the liberal Indian Democracy, why should the liberal Indian democracy tolerate them?

This is why, India has to wake up, raise it's voice, build up public opinion and enact tougher laws to combat the terrorism from within. India resides in its villages,I being one of them, and India resides in its Youth, I being one of them,. Shri Advanii ji is guiding us, 'Ek Kaam Desh Ke Naam'. Let the Youth of India make this cause of fighting the 'terror within', their Ek Kaam Desh Ke Naam. Let the Youth be the Saviours of India.

Let us stand up for what we feel, what is good for us, what is good for the country. Let us make the Indian political leadership more responsible. Let us ask for Good Governance, Secure India and Happy Indians.

Mera Bharat Mahaan. Bharat Mata Ki Jai.