People who undertake fast in the name of democratic rights are equally guilty of violating or breaking the peace of the land, the people or of the constitution, even if such fast be undertaken under the garb of peaceful demonstration or otherwise, very much the same manner as are those deemed guilty of obstruction of government servants from carrying out their duties and responsibilities as framed by the government from time to time. Such acts of fast and pestilence ought to be construed as deliberately obstructing the government functioning, constitutional adherence and hampering of smooth follow up of people’s mandate by the government, verdict of which was given by the election commission on 16th may, 2009.
Such attempts to browbeat a government ought to be viewed as overtures which tantamount to robbing peace, rest and right of the people in power, who are expected to abide by the dictum of a government, voted in place and in consonance with the constitution adopted by the nation on 26th January, 1950.
Democracy is no any divine right handed over by the Supreme Being for money wielding or power hungry people to usurp powers of the government or of the people, in the name of people’s welfare or people’s rights. The present gang of hard-to-yield members under Ramdev, pretending to fight corruption in a country which is duly governed by an elected body of people’s representatives, is only robbing peace, rest and right of the people and country from abiding by the dictum of the government, in consonance with the constitution the nation adopted on 26th January, 1950.
How does one accept such select gang of uneducated and ill-disciplined people, be they Hazare or Ramdev, who project themselves as people entitled to confront a government elected by 1.3 billion people to be rightfully carrying out an errand in the interest of the nation, which has crossed more than 65 years since becoming independent?
Founded on 28-12-1885, the INC or the Indian National Congress rose to be a major player in defining independence movement, which culminated with the nation achieving its objective on 15th August, 1947. Common man, whether educated or illiterate across the country, needs to accept that this organization came to be unified under one platform primarily with a view to fight colonial rule of the British Empire. There is therefore, no doubt that since the start of independence movement some 200 years or more ago, there would have been much untoward happenings, both on the part of British who then held the administration or by the natives who were determined to fight the British for clinching independence from foreign rule. In the process, whatever guilt or crimes may have been committed by either side, was either censored or underestimated or even unrecorded because the primary objective of the Indian masses who held the advantage of being sons of the soil was to drive the British out by hook or by crook and the British administration to discipline the unruly mob. There is therefore, no doubt that during the entire span of nearly 200 years, much butchery would have been carried out by either of the groups which would have been overlooked by way of sympathy for the cause of the former and the administrative duty of the latter. Accordingly, in such a state of rivalry, much of what the natives suffered were highlighted in bold whereas the evil or the agony heaped by the natives on the British were either ignored or underestimated.
While dwelling on this particular topic, a crucial factor which escapes everyone’s notice is that the British who carried out orders of the administration were either doing their duty or even if acted crude by riding rough shod over a highly invigorated mob, were equally justified in having to safeguard the nation and its people. Much of what British did, they did so after having been driven to the wall by the natives who were more vengeful than fighting for a right. We need to remember that the British would have been more disciplined than the natives who fought in random groups to stave off any threat from British commanders. Accordingly, the acts committed by the natives were more under personal vengeance or to pay back in terms of what they would have been brainwashed by individuals and groups for attaining their ends. Ultimately, independence was achieved at the behest of a dialogue started between the natives and the British. However, the nation failed to accept the truth that the British rather than letting loose their ammunitions to wipe the population and country out, merely decided through a supremely ordained conscience vote, to must leave the country without any further bloodshed. Can Indian community accept this large-heartedness by the British? Till today this fact is yet to seep down under in to the bowls of Indians and we keep professing our cause and fight as ‘
British were magnanimous in holding out the olive branch to finally pronounce
This indicates a serious lapse within the Indian mindset which exhibits more of a selfish attitude within than the show of patriotism manifested in the overall acts and deeds.
Even today, every Indian runs for money and be it through film world or through cricket, the greed for money has never satiated their less virtuous lives to abide by a dictum of their own conscience. The recent instances of match-fixing or kidnapping for extraction of money is quite relevant here. It is relevant to point out here that such acts of match-fixing, kidnapping for ransom etc etc was not corrupt acts of politicians or people within the government.
If a thorough check of people and individuals are made, much would come to light on the extreme corruption resorted to by every one including those crying hoarse on corruption.
After Kisan Baburao Hazare, now Ramdev has thrown his hat in the ring in an attempt to rid the nation of a menace viz. corruption. The nation, in a very special manner, needs to be reminded that the particular instinct to amass wealth by people is but an innate characteristic apparent in every individual, read every Indian. No man is ever satisfied with his share of income and it is wholly natural and characteristic of people and citizens to enhance their position by earning extra amounts through dubious means. All irrespective of any particular individual nurse an ambition to stock money and riches for future needs, looking to the increasing need of one’s family or for leading a comfortable or luxurious life, now and till the end of time. To this end, it would be natural that everyone would grab money through whatever ways or sources one can for increasing his bank balance.
Even Ramdev is no exception in this particular area of mischief. The very fact that Ramdev too is amassing wealth under the garb of medication and yoga exercises, which has not had the final say from the Almighty, at whose Holy Will even today common people in spite making use of Yoga or the medication carried out by Ramdev and his gang, succumb to the one ultimate finale that is destined for everyone namely death. The nation is also not in the dearth of medical facilities and qualified doctors all across the country. Whereas Ramdev cannot be pointed out as a better qualified doctor with operational capability like other doctors or similar facilities galore as may be the case of demand nor is he adept at safeguarding the health and welfare of people and nation at large. Furthermore, any little bit of relief or cure that people may attribute to Ramdev as being the outcome of effectiveness of his cure through yoga exercises, cannot by itself be counted as meriting sole advantage due to and on behalf of Ramdev, because he is himself a below standard person with hardly any qualification (8th standard) to his credit.
Incidentally, the nation is being pulled down its climb to self sufficiency by people of lesser education such as Hazare earlier and now Ramdev, which tendency to pitch the nation against all future prospects of a progressive rise needs to be seen as mimicking being done first by Hazare and now by Ramdev.
How do we identify a select group of people within or outside government as corrupt and those crying hoarse against corruption as clean? Even at the start when the Dravidians had crossed over from the Indus valley and settled in the northern territories of undivided India, tilling the soil and taming cattle, it was a different race called Aryans who crossed over to these parts of India and made northern India their abode after driving out the Dravidians forcefully. How much butchery they might have inflicted on the Dravidians is nobody’s guess. One also needs to take in to account the fact that the Dravidians are obviously a peaceful lot, by virtue of their having succumbed to the ire and force of Aryans. This fact can be verified from the Dravidians’ descendants today living in the South, who exhibit an exemplary attitude vis-à-vis other people or the descendants of the Aryans where law and order too is, by and large, a major problem.
This man Ramdev who claims to be an expert in the field of yoga cure for various ailments, goes about under the garb of a Hindu sage, which exhibits his meanness in focusing his body and mind to a particular religious belief or faith and as such not trustworthy by the nation and people, India being a nation of diverse people and customs. Moreover, his antecedents, his integrity, his past-present-&-future life etc. are all shrouded in an otherwise hazy and suspicious profession not confirmed through education or research. His undertaking a fast ought to then be seen as overruling the stretches of a constitution the nation adopted on 26th January, 1950
It is therefore, imperative that the nation slap a strong deterrent & criminal case against Ramdev and his coterie, including his followers for deliberate obstruction of government functioning, constitutional adherence and hampering of smooth follow up of people’s mandate, verdict of which was given by the Election Commission on 16th may, 2009.
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