THE WAKE UP CALL FOR OUR POLITICAL ESTABLISHMENT

Anna Hazare hunger protest and the people’s support for him is definitely an indicator of public anger aganist corruption and nepotism, all that they needed was a catalyst and Anna Hazare’s fast was one which united the nation as one single entity which sent sleepless nights for the Government in the current dispensation.

The Jan Lokpal bill is  just a beginning of people voice over Governance, victory of people will herald a new beginning in accountability of the Elected Representative, the Executive and the next level will be the Judiciary and they better be prepared for such scrutiny by the Ombudsman who will have extra teeth to over see what is happening over every deals that the Neta’s ink and one slip can expose and end  their political career.

Let us understand why the political established was hesitant in implementing the Lokpal bill, it is because the Neta’s  while calling for transparency and probity in public life were stalling the bill, for their narrow personal security and thereby looting the country. This is not confined to UPA or Congress and we cannot single them out, the opposition BJP while crying foul about corruption in New Delhi is backing the Chief Minister in Karnataka who is immersed himself into corruptions like Land Scams and the likes, he has taken upon himself that he will only rest once his hunger for wealth if fulfilled, the JDS is yet again another example of corruption and there is a Book on its Chief H.D Deva Gowda who is the only Prime Minister with dubious distinction of having such book for wrong reasons.

The other major party in question is Samajwadi party,RJD,DMK,Telegu Desam,AIADMK and Bhahujan samaj Party are no bereft of charges against on corruption, nepotism, rape and manslaughter  to name a few.  The party distances itself if any one of them are exposed absolving themselves of the responsibility of the particular individual by asking him to resign and this is absurdity why act only when they are caught red handed why not track their back ground before you give them your B form for filing their candidature.

The Elections to be held in Kerala is glaring examples of the inadequacies of the Representations of People Act as it is blind on who is eligible to contest the elections to the vast extend of the term. Here 43% out of the total candidates who have filed their nomination have criminal background which means the old adage of telling “POLITICS IS THE LAST RESORT OF A SCOUNDREL’ is apt. Let us understand from the parties in question who have selected people with criminal background as to what was the compulsion behind such candidatures, are these parties trying to reform these scoundrel and putting them back to main streams or is it a return of favours for work solicited. Any ways what can we expect out of this goons who will rule us. The policemen who used to shower latis on them will  have salute them that is the power of our Mandate. Let us not restrict our criticism only to Kerala as this happens all over the country, we can find goons in our Parliament , at times of debates you can see them in their real form, pulling , pushing each other to show supremacy.

Yet we call India a Glowing Example Of Democracy. Alas God Bless us all !

The Indian political establishment has failed to understand the perspectives of the governed meaning “ How are people feeling the way they are being Governed” Often thinking that the Mass is just to watch them election after elections as the “right to recall” has never being used even once, neither we have had plebiscite as to whether we need this form of Governance, here there is a difference Governance and democracy, I am not taking about democracy it is about Governance. The Five year Election period for a Candidate should have a review after every 2 years here there will be no candidates contesting, it will be single sheet  of  paper asking people whether they are happy with the Candidate, If the passing percentages is less than 40% he will loose his membership. While we expect our children to pass the examination we let go Assembly and parliament Members without any test or exams, we elect them time and again based on their false promises.

Finally the time has come for a change, Anna Hazare the icon of the middle class today cannot save you for ever, we need more people like him to participate in the revolution and turn the country around and make politics a career option with valid and reasonable pay scales like that of an IAS or IPS officer, rather than asking our representatives to work for pittance and expecting them to be honest.  Utimately Values and transperancies comes with a price.

It is definetely a wake up call for the law makers.

Ramesh.V.Naivaruni

19th April 2011