STRANGE ARE THE WAYS OF POLITY

In democratic India, we seem to come upon different meanings of democracy every now and then depending upon what suits us at a particular moment. Today after the voting on Foreign Direct Investment ( FDI ) in retail wherein the government managed to win the motion against FDI by a big margin. This win is being termed as a technical one as it was scored on the basis of the strength present in Lok Sabha at the time of voting. It is being referred to as a moral defeat because government could not muster support of half the number of total strength of the house. If this is what democracy is, then what is the locus standii of all the members of parliament as they get elected by getting much less than half the votes polled. Getting the support of more than 50% of the strength of total eligible voters of a constituency is something simply unimaginable. But then a reference to the constitution and the provisions contained therein are cited. Surprisingly when a majority on the floor of the house is concerned everything about the Indian democracy provisions finds a back seat and the morality comes to focus.

India has a federal structure and dangers to this constitutional provision are felt when the union government wants some radical reforms like FDI and Lok Pal. Surprisingly no component of this federal structure has taken up a fight against corruption, black money, favoritism, nepotism by bending the rules. In this matter perhaps everybody wants to excel the other in perpetuating this malaise to the utter chagrin and discomfort of common man. In fact the hidden agenda and ulterior motives motivate the ruling class to even assert that  all is well and the malaise is insignificant to demand their attention.

Every now and then, when we have elections in states or centre all kind of false promises are made whereas the fact is that even after 65 years of wonderful democratic rule the nation could not provide basic necessities of life, like food, shelter, cleanliness, drinking water, electricity, education, medical facilities etc.. Yet the political class claims to be selfless workers in the service of the nation and common man while in actual practice they are only working towards managing a lifestyle and amenities for themselves, equal if not better to the ones enjoyed by the rulers of developed nations at the expense of national exchequer. Can somebody explain and throw some light on where from and how funds for these big promised dole outs will come or it is still an effort to fool the gullible masses as had been done during last six decades.

The nation has learnt to live a rotten life, a life which comes across false promises and hopes every five years. It has also learnt that the motto of these men in the service of nation that promises are a means of getting power, a means of fooling the masses and are meant to be broken.It is only the fools who take their  assertions seriously.