Wednesday 15 January 2014

Playing charades on corruption

Advanced Learner's Dictionary defines corruption as- dishonest or illegal behaviour, especially by people in authorities; and yet another defines it as-use of a position of trust for dishonest gain.

Indians, and particularly Delhites, would barely have perceived that the man who along with his elite group--with spilling probity--not only awoke them from deep sleep, but, has adequately fermented them to die for a 'Change' also, has indulged himself in a different game, a game of remaining in power anyway, anyhow, and by doing anything. This is the first dose of change--for honesty ridden Indians . I can not assimilate the idea of hugging the man--whom more and more people like me detest up to the hilt. The catechism of every religion teaches us that if you are hand in glove with the culprit, you are also a culprit. 

The plank, on which he had forayed into politics with much fanfare--the worship of corruption, Sorry! Honesty--seems to have corroded at a rate more than expected. And today--I'm sorry to say-- is moving rudderless.

The Titanic boat of honesty has started showing chinks, and the people boarding it are dying for a more deadly evil--Power. And this power has started corroding their mental and physical health. Please peruse on few instances:-

1) One of the faces of the core group(with the honest bureaucrat as its bellwether) has challenged the scion, for I don't know what. He claims to be a common man, but a common man needs money even for a sojourn, and he is flying all over India; and that also with a convoy, How? There are a lot of hinterlands, where development is only on paper. Why then, he has opted for the most developed constituency of India which is not a capital? Isn't it a fraud on the hope and expectations of a common man? AAP doesn't want to eradicate corruption, but rear it.  

2) Before going into the hustings, you have offered the CM post to the first women top cop of India, to rope her in into your jamboree; but now your one time alter ego has drifted to other side of the honesty-stream. Why?

3) You were once deadly scathing on Kapil Sibbal, and has vowed in public to send him to Tihar prison. What happened to your noble plan? And why you are hugging this corrupt culprit(as per your declaration) in public?--hug him a million times pruriently, there will be no objections for your nocturnal trysts.

4) You want a national foothold, and schemes to rope in as many member of people as possible to your party is underway. For, what? Isn't it preposterous enough either to show to others of your capabilities, or for a better bargain for seats in case of an understanding? Prove your credentials against corruption in Delhi first, and then go all out against corruption. But you wont wait for a year or so, as you are dying for Power, sans Money and Fame; or, you have started playing second fiddle to the oldest political party of British India.

5) You have once aimed your gun at the then finance minister--the current President--but, where is the gun, the muzzle and bullet?--God knows.

6) Your elite group is learned and experienced, alright, but, why the incendiary remarks are only aimed at one community? Have you the guts to aim the guns at other communities?

Points are many and the time is few, I have got words from my seniors that on joining Tata Steel as an engineer, you were adamant and timid to take charge of the plant, as the work needed a lot of perspiration, hence opted for horticulture instead. Why? was not that a corruption?

Very few in India are there who have their spouse also of a commissioner rank--who can take care of the family. You are lucky that you have got one such life-partner, otherwise very few wives will spare their hubbies for such a grand project of change. You have shown enough loopholes in your actions and thought till now to doubt your intention. But, for God's sake don't indulge yourself into hugging the people who were the cause of your rise, otherwise our perception will be hanged. Better you ride on another plank than corruption, or redefine corruption to be limited to governance only. For then, we will not feel subdued by your shenanigans for votes and popularity. You have already committed your first political corruption by tying the knot with the most corrupt party of India(as per your own claim and proof).

I had once loved your concept of joining a political party, but that once is not now. And many like us, who have jobs in their hand will soon come out of your magic spell. Water balloon yesterday touched the high tension electricity wire and got burst prematurely; and I'm going for a new one. 

And to quote you verbatim--the common man can change the system, if it is awake. You have awaken them, have set new standards of governance, shown them great expectations, then beware!, they can erase you also; as you are also vulnerable to the same threat--even in your chaste, vault and seclusion(Muslim Brotherhood and other Arab Springs are live examples).





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