“Parliament”oblivious of its French Coinage to discuss, parley and conference has degenerated from the debates and planning on the legislation to the bunch of uncouth civilized criminals , filibustering and defaming the opposition , thereby paralysing the Chariot of the Democratic functioning to the Elite vilification and slander.
The Winter session , for an instance , both the Lok Sabha and apparently more matured Upper house worked, if at all for 4.5 hours in twelve days , from the scheduled 125 odd hours and still vouching to be paid in a more justified manner, without any guilt that they were consuming up the tax payers money . No doubt, U.S. and Europe gives more privileges to their legislators, fair enough because they still do not have to fight the staggering poverty and malnutrition. At best, they don’t vouch for “AAM AADMI”.
The log jams regarding the Joint Parliamentary committee was a stumbling block the last session and continues to rock the floors of the Parliament even in this meet. it just takes different names: Scams, opposition, Women Reservation, Scandals, the shutter boxes highlighting the negatives or simple long and immortal debates … which has lost its marked significance. Gone are the days of the “TRYST WITH DESTINY” speeches. It is just a tryst between the Politicians, Media, and Bureaucracy. The Oath of secrecy and allegiance to the Constitution stands true till you are swindled by CBI. The Media has all the legal right to rise above the Law of Libel and the Civil Service very impartially toes and collaborate with the ruffians and the literate Netas.
This is Democracy and its Dance to the tunes of Public- the Ministers and the majorities. Whatever you say of Democarcy in India is true and the opposite is also equally true. The inherent feature of the Parliamentary Government , the principle of Collective Responsibilty is molested recurrently. The Ministers may commit follies, but their Boss can still manage to have a Clean chit. It is no more swim and sink together. What stands true is , they swim together, but they make individuals drown to save the image of the party. Tunisia and Egypt can not be repeated in India. One, the Government still Does NREGA … hundred hours of employment in a year and some poverty alleviation measures or subsidies. Two, India Can not stand unified , thanks to all religious fanaticism and perverse ramifications. Three, we have and will continue to have the tolerant attitude… the piece de resistance of the Indian Culture.
To sum up, everything changes, except change itself. Miracles doesn’t happen. We cant be buffoons even expecting it . taking all the things given, which definitely may not be in our favour, we need to again adjust and get maximum and minimising the losses.
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