Trends Of Indian Politics In 2015 Disppointment
By Dr. Vivek Kumar Srivastava
31 December, 2015
Countercurrents.org
The New Year is on the wait. In few moments it will become a part of our life and whole year we shall live with it. Past year had its gay and desponding moments and the year on wait will be shaped much by the foundations laid in the year passed by.
Indian politics is game of power acquisition by any means. If some good values are lost; then let it happen. The common people are unaware about the trick world of the politicians; they are always busy in earning the bare living in order to live for some years. The country is full of inequality and the basic services are not available to the vast masses. The efforts at the government and political level at large are highly disappointing. In fact as India moves forward in the post globalization age after the two and half decades, it finds that most of its citizens at the lower level are more inequalised and starved than ever before. Middle class and affluent class enjoy the fruits but most are not keen to live longer due to economically suppressed social system.
There are several sections of the political world which did not yield any positive impacts on the lives of these many. Government talked about containing the corruption but truth is that corruption at the common people level has not come down. A case study of its most people centric department, the Railways, the middlemen still abound from booking to ticketing to travel. Corruption at the operational level in Railways still exists with unnecessary concentration of power in the hands of the Railways bureaucracy and their subordinates. The IES officers in the Railways are involved in the wasting the monetary resources as well the physical resources of the Railways, unfortunately this aspect have remained out of sight of the government.
Swach Bharat Abhiyan was highlighted with much fanfare but the reality is that several cities are still symbol of dirt and garbage which is spread in unrestricted manner. Government could not think to use modern road cleaning vehicles. Good governance involves providing the basic facilities to the common people in equal terms. The law and order situation failed. The killing of Akhlaq in Dadri was representation of the religious fascism. The sad story is that it is the prime responsibility of the government to protect the common citizen, but NDA government passed the buck saying that it was a case of the state. No need for the central government even to say anything. In the name of technicality the common citizen does not have the right of having a soothing and comforting statement of the leaders of government, a realistic joke of Indian democracy. These activities lead to the reduction in the constitutionalism and in the political trust, which is taking place in the country but political leaders do not pay any heed to these changes.
Political communication was of the lowest quality in the year. Not only the opposition but also the ministers passed bad comments. The statements of the political leaders showed their apathy towards the common people. They must know that their power, pelf and the status are due to people of India. Their disregard in any manner is not good for the democratic system of the country.
Opposition parties in the country like the ruling party did not perform well this year. The sad point was that Nitish Kumar having a clean image collaborated with a convicted politician just only to win the election. This shows that in order to get political power, political leaders can go to any low. The role of moral politics has gone far away in the Indian politics. Even the mainstream media do not discuss such issues. For these only analysis of win and loss is more important.
Worst exhibition of the political immaturity was that great Indian people were segmented. NDA took the hold of Patel. He was in fact presented as counter to Nehru of Congress. Congress pleaded for Nehru. Although truth is that both belonged to India not to a political party as the Congress of those days was party of the national movement which had full support of the Indian masses. This development in fact diluted the unity and integrity of the country. This needs to be understood by all the politicians that they should not be involved in such activities.
The year of 2015 poses several questions to politicians of the country. First: Are they really serious to contain the corruption? Or they are blind that corruption that prevails in multiple forms and in several strata affecting the life of common people. Second: Do they need communication classes? Should sane people arrange the correct speaking courses for them? Third: Do they want to follow the path of moralistic politics or just to form combination to win the elections in any way? Finally: Do they want to strengthen the unity and integrity of the nation or want to inculcate the psyche of disintegration among the people?
A message to all from common Indian citizen is that follow the right path or the people are at watch and they will correct them as WE THE PEOPLE are sovereign.
Dr. Vivek Kumar Srivastava is Assistant Professor, CSJM Kanpur University (affiliated College) and Vice Chairman CSSP, e [email protected]