How deeper is the abyss still I
wonder with each passing day. Yet it is indeed gratifying that the highest court of
the land also thinks the same way. Its recent observations castigating the
society itself on the repeated cases of rape of young girls followed by its
remarks on the working and servility of the central investigating agency towards men in power reveals
all that is rotten about this great nation. Rape it is, of young girls and the
nation itself by perverted minds both at the base and highest levels in the
land.
Yes we all live from news to
news. First the news appears shocking enough, shockingly though its effect
quickly wears of as some other glaring piece of news takes over through the
breaking news route. Sad it is however to witness weak attempts of the
government to either expose or in many cases as recently witnessed to cover or
provide a justification, as the situation so warrants. Yet the conduct of the
establishment and the powers that be makes the populace hang its head in shame.
Is it not sad that rarely the establishment, irrespective of its shade of
polity offers the nation something that its populace can indeed be proud of?
The seriousness of the recent
excursion by the dragon, almost twenty miles deep within our territory and the
casual approach of the establishment is shocking to say the least. Would we as
an individual ever permit our neighbor, howsoever close a friend or rival he
may be to park his chair permanently in our varendah. On a similar analogy, why
such a casual attitude over an established enemy nation forcefully occupying a
piece of land that is ours? Perhaps we as a nation are afraid of the might of
the dragon that honed its biceps while we whiled away our time in
petty affairs. Yet despite the might of the bully, it does not behove us, nor
we have a right as a nation to surrender
our land without a murmur. I am itching to see how matters proceed.
The acquittal of one of the prime
accused in the sikh riots of 1984 by the courts today also came as a surprise
to many of us who root for justice regardless of the social status of the
accused. Yet the very fact that it took almost three decades for the case to be
finalized, even if to a conclusion not acceptable to many, sends shivers down
my spine for it gives an inkling of the time one would have to wait for justice
in this nation, even if one’s near and dear ones are murdered in broad
daylight.
The awesome amount of money spent
on the protection of those who attacked the state and its institutions is also
beyond comprehension. Democracy and secularism does not imply protectionism for
traitors and terrorists, perhaps pseudo democracy does.
And there are a plethora of minor
incidences that keep on shaking us as we live on and survive in this great
nation. A nation with a great past facing an uncertain future ever since it’s
tryst with destiny.
The need is for reforms, large scale rapid reforms, but is it possible in the absence of a sense of purpose, commitment and professional integrity in the entire tantra?
The need is for reforms, large scale rapid reforms, but is it possible in the absence of a sense of purpose, commitment and professional integrity in the entire tantra?
