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Apolitical Correction

लेकिन बदलते वक़्त की नजाकत और बढ़ते युवा आक्रोश को ना समझ पाने वाली केंद्र सरकार अपनी संवेदनहीनता का दुष्परिणाम देख चुकी है, जब विगत १६ अगस्त से अनसन पर बैठे एक गाँधीवादी ने केंद्र सरकार और उसके सारे महकमे को समस्त मीडिया के सम्मुख घुटनों के बल चलने पर मजबूर कर दिया. गिरफ्तार करने की औपचारिक घोषणा के तीन घंटे के अन्दर अन्ना को छोड़ना, छत्रसाल स्टेडियम के अन्दर और बाहर दिल्ली विश्वविद्यालय के छात्र -छात्राओ का अभूतपूर्व व्यापक जनसैलाब का उमड़ना गृह मंत्रालय के लिए सरदर्द बन गया और उसने आनन-फानन में उन्हें छोड़ने का आदेश जारी किया.

अनसन की जगह ना देने से लेकर तमाम हथकंडो में टीम अन्ना को उल्झाने की कोशिस से जनाक्रोश को और बल मिला और अनैतिक तरीके से अन्ना की गिरफ़्तारी ने उनकी भ्रस्टाचार विरोधी मुहीम को नयी ऊर्जा दी. १५ अगस्त की शाम को जब अन्ना मात्र २०-२५ समर्थको के साथ अचानक राजघाट पहुंचे तो ३० मिनट के अन्दर करीब ५-६ हज़ार लोग वहां तिरंगा और नारों से लिखे पोस्टर के साथ पहुँच गए. उसी समय दिल्ली पुलिस कमिसनर का बयांन की "we never envisaged such a huge assembly in such a short notice ", भारतीय मानस पटल पर अन्ना की छवि के सर्वग्राहा होने का संकेत है. वक़्त रहते अगर संप्रग-२ गठबंधन सरकार नहीं चेती तो निश्चित ही हम एक गंभीर लेकिन सुखद भविष्य की ओर अग्रसर हैं और अन्ना हजारे ने कम से कम उस सुनहरे कल का सूत्रपात तो कर ही दिया है.

Drowsing Democracy

The political discourse of the country seemed not be change despite all arrangements by public movements following Anna Hazare. The conspicuous reticence to address issues of public concern by government establishment is ubiquitous albeit the govt is at nadir of its unpopularity. The consensus between the BJP and the Congress over the issues of inflation and price hike is nothing but hidden pact between two, unpalatable to general public in every sense.

The democratic world witnessed the senile act of cabinet ministers Virbhadra Singh and Pawan Kumar Bansal who preffered to have a nap in Parliament when finance minister was on microphone. Their age factor can't be an alibi following the Murli Deora voluntary exit from cabinet citing age to be reason behind. Furthermore, Rahul Gandhi's seltzer ebullience for youth seems knelt down before these ageing politicians. The "drowsing ministers’ show" is sheer negligence of over a billion people and embarrassing enough for a democracy. These footage uploaded on social media and broadcasted in electronic channels within minutes and spread like wildfire left no room for the Congress leadership for a clarification.

Earlier, when similar incidents seen in Parliament of Kenya the President Mwai Kibaki took initiative to stop the menace addressing a “special parliamentary sitting” to reopen the fourth session warned that such legislators would be “seen as laughing at the electorates who have high expectations.” Going even further he warned members that those found guilty shall attract half of their salary as penalty. Is our Prime Minister has guts to act similar fashion? Or the fundamental rights of MP’s can’t be curtailed would be another excuse?

Of late, the July cabinet reshuffling lost efficacy the moment it offsets with media termed it correctly as "musical chair game". Actually the Machiavellian Gandhi's is apt enough to keep the reins with them and hence dynamic, intellectual and youth leaders are kept apart from the system. The conspicuous reticence to intake youth in the ministry strengthens the accusation.

Inflation Of Corruption

Our taciturn economist PM drastically failed to rein in the inflation. He is too busy to lend an ear to the wailing public who is crouching under the sky rocketing of prices of essential commodities and now there is no room left to further rind the expenses to run a household affair. Furthermore The rising interest rate on Home loans following the perpetual rise in Repo rates by RBI has pare down the middle class ambition of having own home. Center put their hands up on the issue of inflation as it would be an unfathomable abyss and if such is the case does present leadership deserve to be on driver seat? Our agriculture minister Sharad Pawar claims of not being an occulist who do presume or rein in inflation at his wish.

The CAG reports and the palpable indiction of Delhi's CM's role in the embezzlement of thousand of crores in the name of Commonwealth Games is extremely embrassing to the Congress establishment as it is repulsive to the clean image of Mrs. Sheila Dixit, which undoubtly helped congress retain into power for third consecutive terms in the state of Delhi. Corruption has wide effect on economy and made a vicious cycle of which price hike is a side-effect. In contraction sarcastically we say that there is a candid Inflation of corruption in Indian panorama.

On the other side, the irreparable collateral damage conceded in BJP camp due to Yeddyurappa's political ambition is nugacious in no way. The candid indiscipline in BJP promulgated in media in myriad of ways across the world as as the capital city of Banglore is home to world's best MNC's and any political instability may effect them. Yeddyurrappa might have regurgitated the resignation pill but his clutch on majority of MLAs conform the probability of a proxy govt. in Karnataka in days ahead.

As corruption becoming the roller coaster of media, govt. and public attention, the issues of national development, health and education has slipped down significantly from list of priority since it become prey of perturbation of attention. Corruption & all the attention it took made the nation stand where a yawning abyss is right ahead. The development spectrum of nation seems murkier engulfed with corruption. Truly speaking, We can avoid corruption but we can't avoid the consequences of corruption.

In the monsoon session of parliament, the BJP and UPA compromise to agree for a discussion on price-hike that will not be followed by voting. The issue of corruption is postponed for the last week of August. While both Congress and BJP pats their shoulder to solve a looming impasse between the govt. and opposition been found out, aam aadmi is ingenious enough to understand the circumstances in which the truce has been reached.

Broth Without Cheese

During the last couple of months the state has witnessed contraction between the highest constitutional academic authority of the state and the government. When the verbal jibes between the HRD minister Mr. P.K.Shahi and the RajBhawan heightened, CM Nitish Kumar took the intiative and called on the Governor. The meeting runs for more than three hours between the head of ministers and the head of government and it seemed that a truce would be reached.

Honoring the Chief Minister’s requests, Hon’ble governor Devanand Konwar on Monday appointed new full-fledged vice-chancellors for six universities of Bihar. With this, six universities of Bihar got new full-fledged vice-chancellors while Magadh and Veer Kuer Singh University have to run with pro-VCs for time being.But as RajBhawan did this without any consultation with the state government, it attracts criticism by different quarters of govt. including HRD ministry. Moreover, none of the name from the government panel found place as the finalist.

But as Chancellor being the Governor is to insulate the Universities from unnecessary governmental interference and safeguard their autonomy, it is not healthy to flack him. At least the government quarters should not criticize the step as it is in the favor of future of thousands of students of the state and help reforming the system and streamlining the academic atmosphere prevailing in different institutions of higher education.

While the CM himself shows reverence and nicety to the RajBhawan others are supposed to be silent on critical issues. There is no need to heat the broth irrationally.