"TIME FOR REALITY CHECK"
Murders and rapes are common in the Capital now. Even the dailies depict a depressing scenario. For a foreigner, a newspaper shows what a sad state of affairs our country is in. Our papers are full of corruption, murders, thefts and everything that is depressing and demoralising.
It’s actually not true that our nation is as bad as is reported. The middle-class, which makes up most of the population, is highly moralistic, religious and quite oblivious to the world outside. There was a time when outsiders thought that we still lived in mud houses and were unhygienic. We were actually looked down upon, but today the world sees us differently. We are much more aware of the world outside, educated and smart. We are an emerging nation, and today even America has to think twice when dealing with us. However, there’s still some frustration in the masses, mostly due to economic reasons.
The youth of our country hate our politicians. The politicians have a reputation of being corrupt and extremely hapless in the law and order situation. Bihar today is such a change from what it was six years back, all thanks to CM Nitish Kumar who is clean and hardworking and has slowly cleansed the system. Delhi CM Shiela Dikshit has made the Capital a brand new city. But being the national capital, migrants from across the country reside here. But there are no jobs available for them. Migrants also get a culture shock by the lifestyle differences of the rich and poor. The rich are getting richer and the poor poorer. This difference is frustrating, which leads to thefts and murders.
To prevent rape, the mindset of men needs to change. Most Indian men are so full of themselves and think that making an advance on women is their birthright. If a woman does not respond, they feel insulted and then grab whatever pleases their eyes. It could be a woman or a car. Since birth, a boy in this country is told that he is superior. There are many cases of incest where relatives abuse the girls but no one says anything. Such cases are not even reported. Even today there are rapes that are not reported; dowry deaths that are not given importance even by the girl’s family; and there is mental and physical abuse of the women in this society which goes unnoticed.
Thefts, murders and rapes are all signs of how the males of our nation need to change. The Government needs to make sure that there is a livelihood for every individual in this country. Preferences to women in every sphere of life should be given. Women should have the confidence that they will not be grilled for hours on how she was raped and punishment should be made harsher and quicker. The politicians and bureaucrats desperately need to stop corruption which is ingrained in our system. Just the Press reporting it is not going to create much of a difference, but yes it definitely leads to a reality check.
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