Before reading this please go through Reporter's Diary
Reporter...Put forth Your question like this!
“Can the congress leaders think of nominating a person other than from Nehru dynasty for the post of prime minister?
Will the BJP led NDA can endorse an individual who does not belong to the Advani coterie?
Is it possible for the SP to nominate a person other than duo’s favourite?
Does Mayawati posess all the capabilities to become a PM?
Question towards Public
Are we ready to support an’ independent ‘individual’ if she or he has all the political,moral & intellectual credentials,to be the country’s head?
Secondly..
Suppose if a Dalit has all the above credentials….shall we endorse him/her for PM’s post?
Past
The pre- independence era& early 50’s witnessed a boom of Obama’s(with respect to capability) in India’s socio-political environment.Sardar Patel,CR,Jagjivan Ram,.JP Narayan….all were great personalities!Particularly,CR initiated innumerable number of reforms for the upliftment of untouchables and encouraged their participation in national politics.JP Narayan’s contributions are also praiseworthy in this matter.Jagjivan Ram..served as a defence minister,deputy PM(twice) .Regrettable to say that..the media carried an unwanted ‘discriminative’ headlines on KR Narayanan’s death.You are also committing the same mistake by highlighting the ‘untouchable’ elementin your question(Even though you sound to be positive for their upbringing)I feel you should have refined the question in the first place.Our SC chief justice?Hence,you cannot be neck and crop in your question.
But yes,there are certain ‘elements’ inherent in our political system…that prevents an independent (intellectual with all inclusive qualities) from becoming a PM.
Past&Present
Indian politics is full of paradoxes!We jog on to brag..the world’s largest democracy”.Alas!till this moment,we are following Caste,Clan&Regional politics.
In the early twenties,Gandhi publicly acknowledged CR as his successor..and wrote a letter to CR
“You are…perhaps the nearest to me.My innermost being wants your approbation of what I’m doing and thinking. I cannot always succed in getting it,but it craves for your verdict…”
Nonetheless,in early forties,owing to the ‘regional’ pressure,Gandhi took a different stand.Hindi speaking population(vast majority) preferred a northie to occupy the PM’s place.Thus Pandit Nehru was chosen.Of course like his contemporary mates..Nehru also had his own charm,which pulled the public towards him.
Under the existing scenario,its very tough for an individual with all political, moral and intellectual credential to be the country head..the reason is” politrical barrier”
Consider the internal elections held in each and every political party in India.The coterie vested with highest powers hold the ‘absolute’ authority and their pampered darlings enjoy all sorts of patronage.The liegemen are not supposed to question the functioning of higher authoritie..even if they questions,they will be thrown out .For this matter,all the parties weigh equally.
Caste,Clan&Region remain as a bottleneck .Unless and until we wipe out the 3 barriers from our’thinking’..it is unlikely for us to weave a dream for ‘Indian Obama’(even though we have witnessed Obama Boom in the past)in the near future.Mankind comes first,followed by gender,region…If we succeed in applying the ‘theory of mankind’ and calibre..we will be blessed with the best Prime Minister.
Concluding my comments with a Passage from CR’s diary(which was wrote during his days behind the bars in 1921)
“We all ought to know that Swaraj will not at once or,I think even for a long time to come,be better government or graeter happiness for the people.Elections and their corruptions,injustice,and the power and tyranny of wealth and inefficiency of administration will make a hell of life as soon as freedom is given to us.Men will look regretfully back to the old regime of comparative justice,and efficient,peaceful,more or less honest administration.The only thing gained will be that as a race we will be saved from dishonour and subordination”
Rest In Next ;)
Monday, November 10, 2008
Response to Reporter's Obambulating In Indian politics
7 comments:
Great piece..! finally.. nice to see somethign different on ur diaries..! The Indian political scene, doesnt leave anything to be discussed liek this nowadays.. it has gone spoilt beyond repair.
...and do keep posting varied subjects!
Thanks....Glad to see your comment!
yes,thats what i'm doing(posting on varied subjects)My 2 blogs are the outcome of Two(enitrely'different")subjects i'm dealing with ;)
"Caste,Clan&Region remain as a bottleneck" : EXACTLY.
...if the system is changed to proper regional representation, we are going to be the best democracy.
caste and clan may not be a major influence in coming years due to globalisation??
scrawler,indepth.. precise ... article :)
There is no denying the fact that there were waves of social uprisal in the past, especially during the time of national movement. Happy that one more person feels the same about the coverage of KRN's demise. Then about the use of the word 'untouchability', I like calling a spade spade. I think it is farfetched to think 'untouchability' has completely been wiped off, I think its routes are much deeper than aparthied practiced in other parts of the world. And I believe, the rise of Obama-like phinominon holds its relevance in the context of discriminative and exploitative practices like aparthied and untouchability. Then, I want it to be viewed an introspective question - are the so called downtrodden still remains political untouchables?
why we witnessed such 'waves' of social upraisal in the past?
The entire nation had only ONE AGENDA in the past.That was FREEDOM! we attained freedom through social awakening!
Under today's cluttered background,do our leaders carry a Common agenda in the interest of the nation?Absolutely not!
@Reporter i understand what you said.But is there anything called 'political untouchables'?
Out of the 543 Lok sabha seats,80 are reserved for untouchables.I feel it as the best way for the upliftment of neglected communities to politics,so that they can raise/compete with the 'touchables' or even more than that.
The 80 MP's..won't they initiate measures to generate more people of their respective communities towards poltics?
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