Money and muscle power are threatening Indian democracy
Money power and politics have become synonymous. Lack of transparency in funding in our electoral democracy is making politicians corrupt, and they refuse to be self-accountable. It's time to end this farce, its time the republic of India stands up.
DEMOCRACY, SPOKEN highly as a form of government in the modern era, can easily become corrupt and inefficient. It may become kleptocracy if the people do not understand the value of their freedom; if they do not identify themselves with the nation as a whole; if they can't see through the chicaneries of the politicians. In a country like India, politicians have a number of cunning schemes to keep the people divided; they use religion, caste, language, region and what not, to create divisions among the people; they tell them mischievous stories with historical distortions and make sure that different sections of the people hate one another. By this they try to develop captive vote banks.
Naturally, they attract criminals to political parties and use them effectively against law-abiding majority during the umpteen conflicts shaped by themselves. This helps them to keep the well-mannered majority at bay; and to control all political power in their control. In India the majority are poor. Politicians are controlling them by bribes and if that does not work, by threaten us. For corrupt politicians, money is not a problem. They are able to grab land, indulge in extortion and run any illegal business with the help of dishonest officials and criminals. With more money, they grow more powerful and vicious. Thus, their atrocities spiral and they make a mockery of democratic institutions, including elections. For example, let us take Tamil Nadu. Elections have been scheduled on April 13, 2011. The Times of India has reported that cash to the tune of Rs.5.11 crore kept in bags on the roof a private bus has been recovered in the city of Tiruchirappalli. This is not an one-off case. An amount of Rs 25 crores in unaccounted money has been recovered in the last few days. Even for a well-educated professional, rupees in crores mean quite a lot. How can some of these politicians, just by making use of their arrogance and criminal way of life, accumulate enormous wealth within short periods? The assets of Sai Baba, who has been serving the people for more than seven decades, and has followers all over the world, are estimated to be only Rs. 40000 crores! Though for him donations have been flowing in from several countries in millions of dollars, it is only Rs. 40000 crores. By a single scam, a politician is able to swindle Rs.1,76,000 crores within a few years! In India, full-fledged political reforms, supported by suitably revised constitutional support, are urgently called for. For this, corrupt politicians are not going to take any initiative. It is possible only if our youngsters enter politics in large numbers, drive away the corrupt politicians at all levels and tone up governance by educating and involving laws-abiding majority of Indian citizens.
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