LET'S PRAY FOR HONEST PRAY
2011 was chaotic. Hopefully, this year, the corrupt will be punished & good governance will be the mantra.
One can heave a sigh of relief that 2011 is over. Hopefully, 2012 will be better. In the last couple of years, India has emerged economically stronger. We are at par with other emerging nations in the world. Sadly, last year was filled with chaos, political upheavals and scams. But being an optimist and having complete faith in the Judiciary, I can look forward to more cases of corruption being solved. The aam aadmi is tired of cases against politicians.
The cases go on for a couple of years and then die down with the politician serving any punishment. Sometimes I feel we need is a dictator who will put the mess the country finds itself right. Selfish and opportunist politicians should be behind bars. I look forward to a responsible opposition taking the ruling party head on. I want Anna Hazare’s message to spread far and wide. Hopefully scamsters and tax evaders will be caught. The public needs to understand that the selfish and careless attitude of the allies of the Government. The common man must vote for one major party if they want good governance.
Hopefully, in 2012 our politicians and bureaucrats will declare all their assets including the money stashed away in foreign banks. The citizens, too, need to act more responsibly. They must protect Government property and treat it like their own. They must also know what their rights are and fight for it and challenge what is wrong. The choice of voting is theirs and it must be done with utmost care. With elections to be held in five States this year, every citizen must make it their duty to elect a politician who is honest and does work for the common good. We have seen how people who jumped into politics without any grassroot knowledge are not politically savvy.
A nexus exists between the politicians, bureaucrats and businessmen. Till now, it has done more harm that good. But I am of the opinion that this link can be used for the betterment of the country. I would like to see National Food Security Bill and NREGA be delivered with honesty and commitment. Doctors should be made to go to the rural areas and treat the poor. It is time we had a good health insurance for all, orphanages where the children are treated well and proper old age homes.
We try and copy everything that the West does. But we overlook how they treat those who are handicapped or are too old to earn a living. The West has a system which takes care of those who need special attention. We, too, need a similar system. Though our Government makes tall promises, it seldom delivers. The result — the rich are becoming richer and the poor becoming poorer.
Let us take a pledge that this year, we will vote for people who are honest, work for the good of the society, ensure that every citizen is safe, there is no crime against women, children are not abused, roti, kapda aur makaan is available to all.
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