I love India
On the occasion of our republic day, I was thinking,
India is such a wonderful country.
Our constitution is so very unique. Of course, it would be my hypocrisy to say that “AAAL is Well” as per the Indian Constitution. No, still we do have untouchability, we do have discrimination but we are trying and evolving as a real democracy.
Here is our pre amble.
WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and to secure to all its citizens:
JUSTICE, social, economic and political;
LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship;
EQUALITY of status and of opportunity;
and to promote among them all
FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the Nation;
( Original; 1949. Preamble to The Constitution of India; By 42nd Amendment; 1976 the words SOCIALIST and SECULAR were inserted in this amendment)
Well, it hurt me to today. Modi taking out a Sanvidhan Yatra is a mockery of Indian Constitution. He has abused the Indian Constitution with his action so many times.
Does he believe and practice JUSTICE, LIBERTY, EQUALITY and FRATERNITY?
The Preamble seeks to establish what Mahatma Gandhi described as The India of my Dreams, “…an India in which the poorest shall feel that it is their country in whose making they have an effective voice; …an India in which all communities shall live in perfect harmony. There can be no room in such an India for the curse of untouchability or the curse of Intoxicating drinks and drugs. Women will enjoy as the same rights as man.”
But preaching before practicing and showing off is what Modi excels in . So, he took out a Sanvidhan Yatra. Big Show and No Substance.
I am in Delhi and I am glad that media has taken note of Modi’s yatra and all over the world and Internet; the catchy headline is Modi takes Indian Constitution on a “Royal Ride”.
How apt. He indeed does that prompting the Supreme Court and others to intervene.
Happy Republic Day to all proud Indians and lets work towards restoring democracy in Gujarat and freeing Gujarat from a megalomaniac DICTATOR.
shaktisinh
February 7, 2010 at 6:10 amdear sir
i love your working passion & understanding to know the people issue & try to solve issue at utmost possible.
still if all people working to gather then we can definitely achieve the progress of bhavnagar which other parts of Gujarat achieved.
Jindal
September 22, 2010 at 7:33 pmI love India too. However, India needs to do a lot more to try to get past dynastic rule.
The largest English-speaking democracy in the world has loads of untapped talent. However, India has not been able to shine like other players of the Asian miracle. Engineers run the show in PRC and their numbers speak volumes. In contrast, India’s largely incompetent bureaucracy continues to be a farce for a nation vying for a rightful seat at the table on the world stage. Unless there are drastic improvements, I’d myself suggest that the world not take India seriously unless it can articulate a vision.
Thanks to the largess of others, there are already ridiculous quotas for Dalits and Muslims. Have any diamonds come out of the grand giveaway in 60+ years? Has there been a study to estimate staggering losses from denial of education and posts to the highly qualified which were instead thrown away at average quota claimants? A huge landmass was generously given away as Pakistan during the partition all in the name of Islam — has Pakistan produced a single world class scientist or a noteworthy invention?
Instead of eliminating the legacy of the caste system, has the socialist era quota system not reinforced silly fault lines of the 20th century, along with backward divisive politics of vote banks? What is even more interesting is that the Congress Party has been instrumental throughout in promoting caste-based politics, and giving election tickets to dubious “connections”. A lack of vision is so obvious.
Given that in the 21st century India is finally on the road to economic progress, why not Indian politicians wear proper suits during foreign visits instead of donning uptight stodgy Mao-wear or the trademark cotton pajamas (cleverly used for fooling vote banks too)? No change in mindset or apparel — the body language speaks for itself.
Regardless of the party that holds the reins, leadership should be based on qualifications only i.e. pure meritocracy, not any other criteria, and definitely not birth certificates!
History shows that dynamic countries lead, others follow. India can’t afford giveaways anymore. What India needs is to reinvent itself.
Pokey
August 26, 2011 at 1:11 amGreat thinking! That relaly breaks the mold!