Election fever is on. ON are also accusations and counter accusations between the so called leaders of political parties who claim a right over governing the nation. The mulayam beni barbs, despite the lows that have been attained by men in power are symbolic of the dismal state of political governance in the nation. Yet despite the regular five yearly jamborees, the situation this time is palpably different with the federal government on a life support system with over a year of its assigned life still in the bag.
Too many aspirants for the top
job, not for pulling the nation out of its abyss but merely for being the top
honcho and the power and perks that go with it. The prevalent environment where
almost everyone with power and pelf has their hand in the till, also makes
government formation more attractive as well as lucrative.
Yet it stinks. An environment
where we witness the law framers bashing up a uniformed official within the
precincts of the legislature, or surreptitiously watching blue films on mobile
while the august proceedings proceed ahead on taxpayers expense, or lining up
for entry to holy Tihar for looting the nation hollow can at best be called sick.
Yes it is true that in India, politics has indeed proven itself to be the last refuge of scoundrels.
Despite the rot, sloth and the
loot, what really hurts is the absolute apathy of the common man to the
prevalent scenario. Perhaps he has lost hope or worse still he has also joined
the bandwagon, the strength of which is growing by the day. What else can
explain the all pervading corruption, moral degradation and rampant disregard
for value systems that one witnesses day in and day out in the Indian social milieu.
The nation is indeed bereft of
true leadership at both the political and bureaucratic levels. Merely heading a
political or bureaucratic setup or being born in a dynastic family does not
confer leadership traits is a reality that needs appreciation and acceptance.
What the nation is badly crying for is a dose of true leadership, beginning with
the apex level and percolating to all levels below.
The moot question remains whether
the hopes of the conniving public would again be belied in 2014?
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