Before I post my opinion, I will like to make it clear that I am not attached to any political party or group. I am a person to have voted only once in my career and that also about 22 years back, that so because I have found only once a candidate who was honest and having clean image.
Now coming to my point. What happened in New Delhi in the early hours of 5th June, 2011 is open to all. In fact, the issues being raised today are those which concern every common man. India achieved independence on 15th August, 1947. But what we achieved can be called a true independence? Absolutely not. No doubt, we got freedom from the alien rule. That is all. The dragons of divide and rule, communalism, regionalism, lingualism, casteism, poverty etc, and above all the problem of law and order were still there. What were the issues why we raised the voice for freedom? We wanted a form of government which was our own, a government which cared for our upliftment, a government which secured our country’s wealth, a government which defended its citizens’ life and property. Has the independent India achieved all these issues? When we study our nationalist leaders and their thoughts, we feel proud of our country. But the present day leadership has forced us to feel ashamed. In fact, one feels ashamed not of his motherland but of the system where one is forced to be crushed. Nobody’s life or property is secured in the country. The demon of unemployment dances over the heads of thousands of Indians.
When India was under the British rule, the cry was over drain of India’s wealth to Britain and other European countries. All major contracts were given to the Europeans. Indians remained unemployed as all the major jobs were reserved for the Europeans again. All these problems persist in the country even today. The British used to crush all those who dared to open their tongue against the British system. That problem is there even today. The example is the event of the night of 4th and 5th June.
The Congress leadership justifies that the danger of law and order was growing. Were the sleeping people, who were sitting on non-violent Satyagraha, making any plot in the midnight? The Police Commissioner of Delhi says that they attacked the Police with the bats of base-ball? Let me ask Mr. Commissioner had they gone to protest against corruption or playing base-ball or cricket. Accepted the people attacked them, but why had they gone there at that time? To be attacked. Very sad. And the Congress leadership justifies the action. The Prime Minister very proudly says that there was no other alternative with the government. I had a great regard for Mr. Manmohan Singh but now I hate this useless fellow. If he was being forced to take such an action, he should have resigned from his post and had been the most popular personality in the world. But it is also a universal truth that power makes a man corrupt and Mr. Singh is no exception to it.
The major issue why all this drama happened. India ranks among the top in corruption in the world. The Indian politicians and the Congress leadership in general are the most affected ones. This has been proved in this incident. Had Baba Ramdev not worked in this direction, he would have been the most affectionate for them. Now the government is talking of checking his assets. Was it sleeping for the last 6 or 7 years for which he is submitting the returns. It seems that the government is serious of tackling corruption only if the Baba is cornered. It will be better if it finds out the corrupt people from all walks of life in the country and then finds wrong with the Baba.
Many people compare the Ram Lila ground incident with the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919. But there are certain differences in it. First of all, then the massacre was carried on by the foreign rulers, who had no love for the Indians, but this time it was our own elected rulers. Secondly, that event in the broad day-light, but this time it happened in mid-night, when everybody was sleeping soundly. But what is common in the two events is that in both the cases, something was being demanded from the rulers. In 1919 was the repeal of the Rowlatt Bill while in 2011 was the introduction of Lok-Pal and to take steps to put a stop on corruption. In 1919 the demand was not acceptable to the British and in 2011 it was not acceptable to the Congress. Today the Congress says it is not possible for the government to accept what the civilians demand. This is what the British used to say and the then Congress leadership used to agitate. Mr. Chidambaram and other Congress leaders say that the government is serious in curbing corruption? But the question is how? By crushing the people who agitate or dare to raise their voice against the system? If the Government is so serious then why it is doing so much drama and making such a hue and cry over this issue?
The present day Congress leadership should learn something from history. If it continues to crush the fundamental right of the masses to express their opinion, then the day is not far when we will see the 1789 of France or 1917 of Russia or 1949 of China in India very soon. God saves India!
