Its a curse to be a commoner in India. The ill-fated undistinguished hapless man lacking class or rank distinction or special attributes is treated even worse than an animal.There are non-government organisations (NGOs like PETA, BJP leader Maneka Gandhi and many more) championing genuine animals'plight but no one speaks from hearts for common man.
He is looked down upon by elite and super rich, treated as pawn in their hands, meant to serve their vested interests. Remembered once in five years for vote by hungry netas and then dumped till another election. At public places, he is made to stand in long queues and to wait for hours. During a crisis like demonetization, he has to become an unsung martyr, sacrificing his life for "political" cause, And this guy is so innocent, he votes for those who are responsible for his sufferings.
The much celebrated proverb "Govt of the people, by the people and for the people" is a hollow slogan and lost the relevance in the highly orchestrated democratic set-up where only rich and resourceful can participate and win elections. Poor can't even independently exercise his franchise.Leave aside, elections, isn't it a pity that a new born died on the stairs of a govt hospital in Bareilly after being shunted between two Wings. The doctor on duty at the men's wing of the Bareilly hospital refused to examine the newborn and referred her to the women's wing in the same complex.
But there, the parents were told that there is a shortage of beds. They were told to go back to the men's wing. In the process, the baby was lost. The lips sympathies can not bring back the baby to grief stricken parents, But who cares for commoner. Now see what would have happened in this hospital, if the same incident had struck a distinguished, class or ranked family. Heaven would have fallen, and all top doctors would have bee-lined to treat the baby. This discriminatory treatment doesn't hurt common man, but undermines and uproot the system. India's history is replete with such instances.
While the nation is deeply aggrieved at the sorry state of affairs in Acute Encephalitis hit Bihar. the local "netas" are busy i playing politics. As many as 139 children have died till date. Unconfirmed reports claim that the number has crossed 150. Hundreds of children are admitted to hospitals. mostly at Muzaffarpur for treatment of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) which is characterized by sudden onset of high fever and convulsions.
The high number of deaths has been blamed on hypoglycemia or sudden drop in blood sugar levels. Experts attribute this to malnutrition and consumption of unripe litchi on an empty stomach and failure to administer glucose within four hours of the onset of fever and other symptoms. Its a grave crisis and govt should have moved on war footing. But our netas continue to dump common citizens. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar refused to take queries from journalists when they tried to seek his reaction on the outbreak. Worse, minister Prem Kumar sprinkled salt on victimized families' wounds on Friday saying that a conspiracy was hatched to defame the state.
Tragically, a nation’s destiny is, to great extent, shaped by the body of polity despite the fact that all societies across the globe believe that ‘politics is dirty’. The common refrain is that a good or gentle man, should never join politics. This sentiment runs in India deep where average citizen still believes in the thumb-rule of distancing himself from pure political activity. This is one of the reasons, why common man is still not a forceful voice.
He is looked down upon by elite and super rich, treated as pawn in their hands, meant to serve their vested interests. Remembered once in five years for vote by hungry netas and then dumped till another election. At public places, he is made to stand in long queues and to wait for hours. During a crisis like demonetization, he has to become an unsung martyr, sacrificing his life for "political" cause, And this guy is so innocent, he votes for those who are responsible for his sufferings.
The much celebrated proverb "Govt of the people, by the people and for the people" is a hollow slogan and lost the relevance in the highly orchestrated democratic set-up where only rich and resourceful can participate and win elections. Poor can't even independently exercise his franchise.Leave aside, elections, isn't it a pity that a new born died on the stairs of a govt hospital in Bareilly after being shunted between two Wings. The doctor on duty at the men's wing of the Bareilly hospital refused to examine the newborn and referred her to the women's wing in the same complex.
But there, the parents were told that there is a shortage of beds. They were told to go back to the men's wing. In the process, the baby was lost. The lips sympathies can not bring back the baby to grief stricken parents, But who cares for commoner. Now see what would have happened in this hospital, if the same incident had struck a distinguished, class or ranked family. Heaven would have fallen, and all top doctors would have bee-lined to treat the baby. This discriminatory treatment doesn't hurt common man, but undermines and uproot the system. India's history is replete with such instances.
While the nation is deeply aggrieved at the sorry state of affairs in Acute Encephalitis hit Bihar. the local "netas" are busy i playing politics. As many as 139 children have died till date. Unconfirmed reports claim that the number has crossed 150. Hundreds of children are admitted to hospitals. mostly at Muzaffarpur for treatment of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) which is characterized by sudden onset of high fever and convulsions.
The high number of deaths has been blamed on hypoglycemia or sudden drop in blood sugar levels. Experts attribute this to malnutrition and consumption of unripe litchi on an empty stomach and failure to administer glucose within four hours of the onset of fever and other symptoms. Its a grave crisis and govt should have moved on war footing. But our netas continue to dump common citizens. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar refused to take queries from journalists when they tried to seek his reaction on the outbreak. Worse, minister Prem Kumar sprinkled salt on victimized families' wounds on Friday saying that a conspiracy was hatched to defame the state.
Tragically, a nation’s destiny is, to great extent, shaped by the body of polity despite the fact that all societies across the globe believe that ‘politics is dirty’. The common refrain is that a good or gentle man, should never join politics. This sentiment runs in India deep where average citizen still believes in the thumb-rule of distancing himself from pure political activity. This is one of the reasons, why common man is still not a forceful voice.