To do Injustice is a Sin – but to Tolerate Injustice is a Bigger Sin..once said the father of a nation..But evidently he was a preacher of non-violence..didn't care to wreck the kids with a stick and consequently they did not learn the lesson..
Injustice..what injustice..we all get our share of rights..hell we now even have what is popularly known as the RTI...but the fact is that we have gotten so used to tolerating injustice that we are oblivious to even acknowledging it leave alone standing up to it.
My friend was leaving for a tour to Mumbai on the 15th..Shaken by the news of the recent blasts,I called him to check if his trip was still on...Though terming it glad would be inappropriate but he was much relieved that the blasts took place before his trip..and why not..Going by the Schedule,Mumbai is now safe for a month atleast..
The recent Mumbai blasts once again highlighted the shadow of terror we all seem to be destined to live under..and indeed we are now quite accustomed to it..like it is a fitting part of our national routine..The Home Minister managed some time to clarify that it was not an intelligence failure..It's just that everyone in the ministry was too busy finding ways to clear off their Tihar bound mates..Infact our projected future PM was busy promoting his party's agenda by rallying around a UP village claiming to be fighting for the rights of the poor farmers while all he did was play blame games like every other member of his team...
Mumbai's very own Kasab celebrated his 2nd anniversary..wonder if he managed to get himself a cake too..kalmadi can have tea with the jailor why deny kasab a nice birthday...Nobody is guilty until proven says the Indian law..well he got the gift he wanted...More lives..more blood..
The media is doing an extensive coverage of the blasts which means no more prime time interviews for the Rakhi Sawant wannabees...the Lokpal bill seems like a talk of the last century..but the sad part is that like everything else these blasts coverage will just be left as a gimmick to grab more eyeballs and raise TRPs...and if by any means India manage to beat England in the first test at Lords the blasts coverage will also take a backseat and join the long list of irrelevant issues....
If America can do it,why can't we curb terrorists off our land...the question that forces every Indian to scratch his hair out..well for starters it's not easy to catch them with such safe havens for them in our neighborhood...and when we do get a hold of them,we adopt them like our lost children...spend crores of the common man's hard earned money so that they can celebrate the rest of their lives in a safe and secure environment...why not use the tax paying common man's money for his own safety first...oh sorry we do infact...the defense budget gets the biggest chunk of our annual budget...but unfortunately only on papers...they have also got to find money for the Rajas and the kalmadis from somewhere dont they....and Accountability is something no one in the government understands the meaning of...Our very dear PM seems to be in hibernate mode throughout the year..I think he saves his public appearances for the campaign drives of the next elections...wonder how does his dentist manage to get him to open his mouth....
Injustice..what injustice..we all get our share of rights..hell we now even have what is popularly known as the RTI...but the fact is that we have gotten so used to tolerating injustice that we are oblivious to even acknowledging it leave alone standing up to it.
My friend was leaving for a tour to Mumbai on the 15th..Shaken by the news of the recent blasts,I called him to check if his trip was still on...Though terming it glad would be inappropriate but he was much relieved that the blasts took place before his trip..and why not..Going by the Schedule,Mumbai is now safe for a month atleast..
The recent Mumbai blasts once again highlighted the shadow of terror we all seem to be destined to live under..and indeed we are now quite accustomed to it..like it is a fitting part of our national routine..The Home Minister managed some time to clarify that it was not an intelligence failure..It's just that everyone in the ministry was too busy finding ways to clear off their Tihar bound mates..Infact our projected future PM was busy promoting his party's agenda by rallying around a UP village claiming to be fighting for the rights of the poor farmers while all he did was play blame games like every other member of his team...
Mumbai's very own Kasab celebrated his 2nd anniversary..wonder if he managed to get himself a cake too..kalmadi can have tea with the jailor why deny kasab a nice birthday...Nobody is guilty until proven says the Indian law..well he got the gift he wanted...More lives..more blood..
The media is doing an extensive coverage of the blasts which means no more prime time interviews for the Rakhi Sawant wannabees...the Lokpal bill seems like a talk of the last century..but the sad part is that like everything else these blasts coverage will just be left as a gimmick to grab more eyeballs and raise TRPs...and if by any means India manage to beat England in the first test at Lords the blasts coverage will also take a backseat and join the long list of irrelevant issues....
If America can do it,why can't we curb terrorists off our land...the question that forces every Indian to scratch his hair out..well for starters it's not easy to catch them with such safe havens for them in our neighborhood...and when we do get a hold of them,we adopt them like our lost children...spend crores of the common man's hard earned money so that they can celebrate the rest of their lives in a safe and secure environment...why not use the tax paying common man's money for his own safety first...oh sorry we do infact...the defense budget gets the biggest chunk of our annual budget...but unfortunately only on papers...they have also got to find money for the Rajas and the kalmadis from somewhere dont they....and Accountability is something no one in the government understands the meaning of...Our very dear PM seems to be in hibernate mode throughout the year..I think he saves his public appearances for the campaign drives of the next elections...wonder how does his dentist manage to get him to open his mouth....
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Besides all that you have written here, I'll tell you one thing we have a VIP guest now since a few years, His name is Ajmal Kasab, he is so special that he is kept according to all his whims and fancies, not just that but we don't even have any use of this guest whatsoever.
ReplyDeletePeople of India forget, Mumbaittes are the fearless lot! We travel by public transport just the very next of even the biggest terrorist attack when the bloodshed is not even taken care of. Thats the famous spirit of mumbai.
I believe we can make a difference, only if we want to. As far as I know nobody is making a conscious effort to tackle even a single problem of our constitution or security. The lokpal bill is still pending....
If the common people come together and stop the nation's daily income, or even threaten the economy (Which is already in shackles with the increasing inflation) the government might pay heed.
Nice post, nice concluding lines ;)
Cheers,