Stability in politics?

Stability is not India's destiny perhaps

(By Jyoti Narula)

The massive success of Bharat bandh called by opposition parties has been phenomenal. However illegal it may be called, but such a success of such a movement has been seen after years if not decades. This is obvious looking at the public sentiment that the ruling party will have to pay the price for their arrogance in the next elections whenever conducted. Popular sentiment is that the recent increase in prices of petroleum products is most uncalled for and most unnecessary and unwarranted; more so when the crude prices are hovering around $75 or lesser! This is strange that here in India we have crossed the level of retail price of the petroleum products that was at a time when the crude prices had crossed $135. As is obvious that the effect of increase in this most essential commodity is the highest in spiraling off the multi-pronged inflationary effect. How this can effect the daily living and the sentiments of the common people seems beyond the comprehension of the ruling party in their arrogance. Just on the next day of the announcement of the hike, the Amul and the Mother dairy announced increase in milk prices by Rs 2 (I am not sure how much petrol do they add to the milk). Paras dairy, Parag dairy and local bhaiyajis sort will follow soon. This has further put beyond reach of children of the common people this most essential commodity. Increase in prices of milk products have been a regular trend anyhow. The prices of milk products have been increased many times in the recent past and these are well over the limit where they could have easily absorbed the increase of 7% or so in the fuel which is a small overhead in the cost of distribution. Rise in prices of milk products have been most unjustified of all the commodities and could have been controlled well by those in power. But in India it seems that no one cares and the government is in control of nothing!

I have been observing the situation for the last more than one year before writing this. The ruling party has taken it for granted that people 'understand' the compulsions behind the increase in prices of essential commodities by the government. The ruling party has taken for granted that the people have not been joining the opposition parties in their hue and cry against the price rise. They have perhaps also taken for for granted that despite the spiraling effect in inflation induced by these frequent increase in prices, they have been winning elections after elections. The win of congress in the general elections and particularly in Delhi for the third time was just before when they crossed all limits in this regard. The reason they fail to understand behind their win is that it is not that people have no choice or the people 'love being tortured', but it is so that the people have been voting in a maturish manner. The voter in this country has been mature enough to value stability in politics and the governance. But those who gave them this promise seem to forget the same and have taken the mandate as a license to govern the country according to their 'own sweet will'. They are simply 'obsessed with reforms' and busy increasing the stock prices of oil companies by giving them 'freedom of being market driven'. I can say that the voter of this country has grown up but those whom they elected have become 'childish'. It was congress's more than two decade old plank of stability which could have been a boon for this country if achieved in the true spirit. People have understood this and were carried away; yes carried away from their individual preferences, religions, casts and so on and so forth to bring stability in the country. But to whom they had shown trust to achieve the same are busy neutralizing the benefits of such stability. People are now forced to think that had it not been the 'independence' of the ruling leaders from their allies, they could not have been able to snatch the milk from their children. Only the hung parliament can feed their children. Come the next election and the voter is ready to cut the wings of the rulers and 'hang the parliament' again!
आप भी कमाई कर सकते हैं, earn while you write your heart out in any language. मुफ़्त जगह हम आपको देंगे. पढ़िए....