"UPA’s COVER UP POLICY"
The image of our country has taken a beating after various scams have come to light over a period of time
The UPA Government has had a series of embarrassing moments. It is not only shameful for the people who are involved but is also embarrassing for the common man who travels abroad and has to answer questions about the way his country is being run by his chosen leaders.
Recently I went abroad and found that there was a vast difference of what the outside world thought of us today as compared to our image last year. Till only a couple of months back, Indians travelling abroad held their heads high. The country’s future looked bright and we were looked upon as progressive nation making a mark in the world. Things have changed. We hear of leaks that are exposing scams and scandals. The very integrity of our leaders is being questioned by everybody.
The common man has no answer why the guilty are not being punished? The commonly asked question is why is our system so weak and why is it that our politicians are never brought to book? After all it all started with Lalu’s fodder scam in the late 90s. Last year it was CWG scam and the telecom scam. One, of course, can’t forget the many corruption charges which have been swept under carpet for political reasons.
It is difficult to explain to these foreigners complexities of our democracy. As regional parties are gaining ground it is not possible for the Centre to not to have a give and take policy. All investigating agencies come under the Central Government. It is a sad state that our country finds itself in at present. It is frustrating for the aam admi as he fights to meet the basic needs of his family while watching corrupt politicians and bureaucrats who rule them fill their coffers. The ordinary citizen looks on helplessly and realises that he has no choice. It is either being ruled by the selfish or by those who have no moral standing. The common man has lost all respect for these men. They want harsh punishment for the leaders. The educated class on the other hand wants justice and wants new faces to take the running of the country.
In fact, one ends up feeling sorry for Manmohan Singh, who is a man of integrity and is honest. His compulsion of running a coalition Government is understandable but one can’t be a true leader if one is accused of shielding the guilty just to stay in power. It has become an embarrassment and his image has taken a beating. It will be extremely difficult to get rid of the tag of being corrupt to the core. The only way to save face is to punish the guilty irrespective of who is involved. After all it is the country’s pride that is at stake here.
For the present, the perception is that as long as the UPA is in power, it will follow a policy of forgive, forget and cover up every corruption charge that surfaces against any Congress man or its ally partner. Whether it is true or not is another matter but this is the perception we and the rest of the world has.
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