It is high time the Indian media and we all stood up and asked ourselves this question - IS INDIA REALLY A DEMOCRACY ? Or an OLIGARCHY - a Govt by a few , for a few !
A democracy is where the government is “ for the people ,by the people and of the people “.In the case of India , does the government in power fulfill any of the 3 criterias ?
Are they a government by the people ? No. They are in power with a mere 17-20% of the total electoral votes . So definitely it cannot be a government “by the people .”
Are they a government of the people “? . Definitely no . The scams being unearthed everyday now and the indifference or reluctance of the governemnt to heed the voices of the people and the media to punish the guilty proves so. Where the views of the Opposition are totally brushed aside and a choice imposed on the people through a process of steamrolling of the kind that has been witnessed in the FDI retail bill ; the 2G investigation and CVC Mr. Thomas's case, is surely a sign that its not a government of the people .
Are they a government for the people ? Again its a big NO . It seems like a governemnt serving only the corrupt business class, corrupt political class and the corrupt executive . The government plannning amnesty for tax offenders and arrests for those protesting against rape, black money, high prices & corruption proves so . The govt protecting and elevating ministers who protect moneylenders that thrashed the poor farmer proves so . The govts inability or unwillingness to bring to book those or even just one person who was suspected of having committed irregularities in handling state funds proves so . When a govt willingly operates and supports a system whose logic and rules are designed to allow maximum profits for those with real connections only ,while the people or common man is punished , brutalised or even murdered for raising a voice of dissent on the governments corrupt policies , it can no longer be a government for the people.
And finally where most of the media - the fourth pillar of democracy , also is unwilling to check those in power and instead is willing to be manipulated by the politicians and corporate to misguide and mould the public opinion for profit , then is there any semblence of true democracy left in this country ?.
This is what is happening in India today and yet we all proudly say that India is a symbol of real democracy . It’s high time we stopped blindly celebrating a “Democracy India’s success story” that is not real and paid attention to actualy what’s happening to people’s lives , ........to our own lives , our society and our country in general .
No comments:
Post a Comment