The Big Hindustani Tamasha!

 

The world’s largest democracy witnesses its testimony of being, evidence of very existence, as we move ahead zealously towards the secret ballot. After all sailing through a sea of instability all around isn’t an easy task. Hats off to the Indian Democracy!

 

Truly democratic, of, for and by the people, the country has many a varied names to flaunt of. It exhibits a panorama of Gandhi topis and white dhotis, a complete kaleidoscope of the policies, politics and politicians. And there democratically, have sprung up numerous parties. Branched out and evolved countless off springs adding spice to the pot. India now showcases an array of ideologies, policies and thereby thy politicians to choose from. The aam aadmi has a tailor made party to vote for, in accord to his line of thought. And that goes to the overflowing strength of the nation.

           

But as we sail into this, it dawns upon me our piteous state. The very meaning of the word democracy appears false. These months, the run up to the elections bear our warts and all. Democratically raised, the countless parties stirring up their regional tamashas, and a few messing up with the religion-al bakhedaas, have lost in their frenzy the connotation of the word issue. Though their issues now turn their guns against their procreators. But this remains ephemeral. As time ripens for a change, amnesia takes on the better of them. Bhai there are no foes or friends in this business. “Aapsi sahyog se hi to desh chalega!” and how well are twisted and turned the denotation of words like sahyog, to suit their needs.

 

Such is our belief in the system, in us that we prepare campaign and read out manifestos not for the elections but for the coalition post elections. That’s smart work. That’s the only ‘big thing’ for the government. The loss is no more a letdown anymore (I doubt if it has ever been). They are confident on their incapability’s; they have trust in their loosing ideologies, believe that their work and policies are inadequate and acknowledge that the janta disapproves of them. And so does it reflect our, the common man’s fading believes and missing in the woods, our thinking routes. Our basic essence now is bedlam that governs our walk ahead; our approach towards everything causes this coalition as an output.  And we call us a developing nation, with such a mess to get ourselves governed?

 

So there we go with all the mudslinging and draping democracy dirty. UPA, NDA and the precarious Third Front, all catapults such a puppetry and manifest the big fat Indian Politics, a complete entertainment package? So much is the coalition in the mainstream, so much does it form the axis that everything else forms a backdrop to this picturesque drama. So much is this into everyone, so much does it form the core of the netas that one can’t think beyond the mili-juli sarkar. And there creeps in the vices of democracy. The gatbandhan! They are in power, but with sahyog and they persistently smile to their sahyogis. Just to remain in power, just to be the policymaker, they appease their supporters in the House, forgetting the very policies. The tenure passes by just in an attempt to remain in for the whole tenure. National issues take a backseat and stability of the chair takes the top priority. Backing off the support and the fall of the coalition is of prime concern. Forget all the five year plans, the bills that pile up through the years, the laws that still remain from being implemented. Just for instance, the nuclear empowerment took off during the BJP regime, and was opposed by them when was being taken ahead by the UPA. The government faced the no confidence motion and there was yet another instance of corruption coming to light, scandals like the vote for cash scam. Just to please all the tiny supporting parties, the national interests keep on lingering. As aptly carped by adept/inept Sushmaji, (option open for consideration to the janta), “the United Progressive Alliance has been reduced to an Unlimited Prime-Ministers Alliance”. Revolving around it, is NDA far away from Negotiating Democracy Always? And at this terror struck slowdown, our thousand proficient leaders scuttle their way to the premier chair; nothing but coalition a step ahead.   

 

Had there been a single party government, things would have smoothened dramatically, thereby the government, legislation, judiciary, citizens and the country doing what has to be done, democratically still. They take the chair to rule us, rather than assuming office to serve us. And we need to get them to serve us now. We need to make them realize that the sahyogis are meant to actually sahyog the sarkar. Rather than supporting their selfish beings. The change takes in me. The change radiates from me and the change changes the air around me. My sincere vote would be the change!

 

Change in the politics of the country.

Change in the policies of this democracy.

Change in the way they work.

Change in the way we get them to work.

Change in India.

Change in Me.

Change is my wise vote!