UPA and The Silence Of The Lambs

What I really want to know is that how a government serving a second term in the parliament, with the help of its consolidating elements give birth to such a large spectrum of uncontrolled and devastating issues and still manage to stay silent and undisturbed? The immediate response should be some highly developed and researched answers based on facts and figures from history followed by a series of counter attack arguments trying to depict how naive the opposition was to 'freeze' the parliament over corruption when they themselves have been a master of the same art in the past. But what has taken into Sonia Gandhi and our Prime Minister Manmohan Singh?

Well of course Manmohan Ji is surely to remain silent as his speech without consent or directions from the party president is some sort of a mistake which is equal to the defiance of law. If Congress is a state, the Gandhis are the rulers and have some 'educated city folks' (like Chidambram, Manmohan Singh etc.) as followers who together hammer nails of congress ideology in the 'waiting to be written with something' wooden minds of the party members. The state is a failed state and the only success it receives is because of the 'mistakes' of others. Just as it is being argued, that the success of the Indian cricket team in the present day is not because of the team blue's efficiency but because of the inefficiency of its rivals, similarly, the UPA is surviving or existing because of the poor, impatient and amateur politics being played by its rivals.

But why is the 'Queen Of Italy' so shy to speak about the achievements of her party members? Why scams like the 2G Scam, the Adarsh Scam, Bofors Scam, CWG Scam etc. being served with acute media attention being, in a way we can say, 'ignored' by Sonia Gandhi? If she's taking all this time to prepare an answer stronger than ever then that answer better be something no one has ever thought or heard of. The UPA government is struggling to find a way to escape the flying arrows coming out from the strong and sound bows the oppositions carry in the form of these scams and other corrupt operations carried on by the UPA, now brought out in the open. Manmohan Singh is declared free from my side, this man never spoke... look back , he never did. History is a witness to the silence of Manmohan Singh. He was made Prime Minister just to be an apparatus to voice Sonia Gandhi's opinions and an instrument to bring her ideas, plans and policies into operation. So, we dont think of him as a convict.

Meanwhile, where is Congress' poster boy 'Rahul Baba'? Where's that cute little face who slept in 'jhopdis' and ate meals with farmers and even tried his hand at digging the soil along with the 'Harijans'. Where is he? Rahul Gandhi is very busy...n I mean very busy. After finally accepting his failure in politics (in the Bihar elections) apna Rahul baba must be thinking of opening up a new business or something. I hope he does better there... you need lesser drama, dialogues and family legacy and name to excel in that field. Rahul commented on almost everything before these scams came to light. He spoke about bringing the common man to the front, he spoke about the importance of farmers, he spoke about eradicating poverty and bring an end to corruption... while reading his speeches, n forgive me for my honest comments, I'm often forced to think that he might just be reading all this out of a book written by Gandhi or Nehru. :| I mean , c'mon man , bring something else out.... guess no one told Rahul Baba that WE ALREADY KNOW ALL THIS , SO SHUT IT !!

So overall, the party and its members are still at a loss of words. And you cannot blame them, I mean, if you are caught then you can defend yourself. But what can one do when he is caught defending himself altogether? :| The UPA government is no more an alliance, it is a small hole where several snakes are struggling to fit in. They are slithering and fighting and sulking in each other's smell. It's like overloading a container and trying to shut it with force. It sure will stay shut as long as the elements show no activity , but when something will move and cause an unpredicted reaction, it will let out all that you cant even imagine. And I think a similar container named the UPA is just about to let go.

The silence of the party head and other important members shows how true the allegations being made against the party are. I cannot see a future for congress right now. Will the party with its handful of remaining allies be able to pull itself out of this mess before the next elections? Will Rahul Gandhi, with some better make up and drama scripts be able to save the party from its almost octogenarian heads? Will Sheila Dixit be able to shut her mouth and finally accept that she's out of fashion now? Will the congress be able to gain the trust and loyalty of its allies? N finally, will someone be able to explain the difference between Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and APJ Abdul Kalam to Suresh Kalmadi? :P

Indian Youth And Politics (ref. DU Politics)

"Politics is the last resort of the scoundrels"

With such terrifying proverbs attached to its name, politics is already an infamous career opportunity. Cunning and sharp minded individuals come out as millionaires after entering politics. They gamble their money, time, future and at times even their family to emerge as a winner in this dangerous and infamous game. This is the situation of politics, atleast in India.

Politics has triggered the number of criminal cases in India. MLAs n MPs use their designations and red beacons to do everything against the law and the state. Countless MLAs n MPs are behind bars or have numerous FIRs laodged against them. Rapes, murders, abductions etc. all are crimes committed and supported by most of the politicians in India. To name them is not enough, to launch FIRs is not enough, it is useless to waste time in the court ...actually, there's nothing you can do about it. But Im not worried about the amount of corruption and crime cultivated by politics and politicians , as much as Im worried about the way the Indian youth is attracted towards it.

Imagine this, even with such a dirty image , millions of youngsters are dying to enter politics. And I can bet on my life that hardly .1% (or even less than that) are trying to get in to bring about a change. They're all for money, power and gundagardi! It reflects the mind of the Indian youth, the eagerness to be one them ..it shows how badly we have lost control of our children. Power is dangerous, it brings out the worst of qualities in the best of men. Wealth can best be described as 'Where wealth accumulates, Men decay'. We have failed to teach the 21st century children the noble concepts of Gandhi, Bhagat Singh or Nehru. The selflesness which prevailed in our freedom fighters is lost, it doesnt exist in today's youth. Today, its money power and wealth all the way. An ugly political picture still manages to attract millions of youngsters , we can draw out the conclusion that the young minds have been trained and taught (though unwantedly) to go after the 3 pillars of downfall-money, power and wealth. What is immoral, can be found in politics...what is unethical, can be found in politics...what is illegal, can be found in politics...whatever is unwanted and evil, can be found in politics. And unfortuantely, that is where we find our youth today.

There are two types of youngsters when it comes to politicals. Im not talking about haters and lovers, critics and supporters etc Im talking about the one's who want to be in politics and the one's who dont want to be in politics. The one's who want to be in politics,are after the 3 pillars as Ive explained earlier. They have a strong political base (most of them) and lot of wealth and time. They're least bothered about education and degress, about how many Agnis have we developed or the GDP or the BPL. They dont care where the Indian economy stands or what is the latest invention or development that can be used for the bettrement of the people, they're just too selfish to think about all this, not their piece of cake. However, there's another section of youngsters who dont want to enter politics. Why? How come? Who doesnt desire piles of currency notes and properties in the most posh areas? Respect for doing nothing at all , garlands made out of thousand rupee notes , lands gifted, appartments gifted, cars and properties ...Why someone would run away from all this? Why?

The answer lies in the question itself. Lets get back to the theory of ends n means. Yes there are people in this country who feel that no matter what ends they achieve, the means still matter more. Immoral, illegal and unethical means are not their piece of cake. Also, the amount of danger involved pushes themback. Maybe if we remove the element of danger, the remaining 'honest' people might also turn 'corrupt and dishonest'. But then, we must give them credit for their current status, as a little bit of risk is involved everywhere but still they choose morally and legally right means. But on the whole, this lott is staying away from politics only because they lack the base which is needed in Indian politics. If our father, forefathers , uncle, aunt, brother, cousin etc has been into politics, then you are well prepared to be one bastard too ....ooops! I mean politician too. :P

Delhi University is the headquarter of youth politics in India. It is equally influenced with all these concepts. Money is poured in from all sides at the time of elections, the winner takes home a lot of money and fame. How much money he'll be taking back home depends on how corrupt and dishonest he is or he can be. Students dont even turn up for the voting process, only close friends of the nominees make the effort of coming to the college on voting day. Hence the government formed at the University level is the same as the one formed at the Central level. Money rules and people follow. The educated dont vote as they know that the population of the uneducated and uninterested people will outdo them no matter what. But we all take out a little time in a day to criticize the government. Delhi University is badly affected by money politics and faces which you see on TV ahve sprung out of these colleges only. (most of them)

The election process is fair only if you look at it technicaly. But in reality, you already know the winner. Votes are purchased like bhaaji and paao. Independant candidates are asked to and ultimately forced to step down thanks to the amount of gundaa-gardi in India.We have no options left, only time can turn the key n open new doors which'll bring the long awaited changes in the Indian political structure.

Till then, its our:

Mr. Minister
Age-60
Bank Balance-Crores and,
Social Service-only through promises which of course are never fulfilled but modified to 'better sounding' promises in the next elections.