Today's Politicians Vs Mahatma Gandhi

I saw Mayawati's pictures in the newspaper with the garland of currency notes worth of Lakhs of Rupees. The report said just a week back she was presented with the same kind of Crore Rupee worth garland and a leader of her party also announced that Behenjee will be now greeted with same type of currency note garlands in all future occasions. This is the same Mayawati who had been in news a couple of months back for getting erected crores of rupees worth statues in her state Uttar Pradesh. (When our leaders would be in news for all the right reasons?)I could not help myself from drawing a comparison between today's leaders like Mayawati and the great father of the nation - Gandhijee. 'Dalit ki Beti' became 'Daulat ki Beti' as rightly quoted in the newspaper and Gandhijee even left the routine clothes & chose to wear just the khadi dhoti for poor country people. Former the showcase of ostentation & wealth, latter true living-example of leadership. How can I even compare the two?
At least Mayawati did it publicly. (Again let me clarify, by no way I am trying to justify wearing garlands of currency notes. I strongly oppose this idea.) There are so many other politicians (I will not use the word ‘Leaders’) who do take bribes under the table and are totally corrupted.
There is another breed of politicians who simply love to remain in news for all wrong reasons. A couple of days back, BNHS (Bombay Nature History Society) head-quarter was attacked and the word 'Bombay' in the name was replaced in the night by some shiv sainiks (how can they be called sainiks. Do they protect people in anyway?) by a board with a board bearing word 'Mumbai' in Marathi script. What good it will do to public at large? They just want to be in limelight by keeping the flame of their so called Marathi-issue burning. Do they think that this kind of acts will help them increase their vote bank? Strong supporter of Marathi-cause Raj Thackerey, even after a few years of the name change 'Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus'(CST) from old 'Victoria Terminus'(VT) kept referring to CST as VT in his public address not single time but multiple times. This is clear example of his double standards. The issues created by his sena or shiv sena are simply vote bank gimmicks and they have nothing to do with true Marathi pride or whatever they claim. Children of some of these sena workers are not studying in Marathi but English medium schools. They keep protesting people from other states, caste and communities coming to Mumbai and threaten organizations and companies to give priority to local Maharashtriyans but have hired non-Marathi people personally in their houses and offices according to recent news. Mahatma Gandhi practiced what he preached. But why again am I even talking about a legendary like him while discussing about the petty politicians of today. There can not be any comparison between them.
I wish younger lot among today's political field players like Rahul Gandhi, Sachin Pilot, Milind Deora, Agatha Sangama come forward and do some good work to take India at a new height of development and success.

Recent Attack on the girls in a pub in Mangalore

I heard this news recently that in Mangalore a few Shri Ram Sene Activists entered a pub in Mangalore and beat up a few girls who were sitting in the pub. They not only beat up the girls but dragged them out up to some distance.

It happens just after the republic day on 26-Jan-09. Is India a democratic country in the true sense of the word? Are we actually free citizens?

In the metro city of Mumbai also the news like 'A Bihari gets beaten up' or 'MNS activists attack a North Indian fellow's shop' or 'Sena activists attack North Indian candidates appearing for Railway exams' are quite common. A few days back these activists attacked Mumbai University. They haven't even spared Taxiwallas and Auto Rickshawwallas. Infact after their Dadagiri, some other people also have stopped paying Taxi and Rickshaw fares and do open Dadagiri and threaten poor drivers. Their chief can spit venom over North Indians and when is arrested, the whole city is on the siege and under fire. On Valentines Day Shivsena activists burn the greeting card shops.

Today this war is between MNS and North Indians. Tomorrow it can be between MNS and South Indians or Punjabis or Gujaratis.

In our constitution, it is clearly mentioned that any Indian Citizen has the basic right of staying anywhere and working at a place of his/her choice. It is the Fundamental Right of any citizen.

Do not MNS activists and their well-literate head know this fact? Why the divisive politics then?

We are in which age today? The news like Girls getting beaten up by a few men who claim themselves to be activists is shame. These activists are no less than Goondas or hooligans. Their act is abhorable and Government shall take immediate steps to curb such practice. There is no difference between Terrorists and these activist Goondas. And if Government is unable to stop them, we have to fight them out ourselves.

I wish to convey to the general public also that please don't be mere spectators of such incidents. When you observe such an incident, try to protest. Gather people around. Of course you alone can not fight a Mob. But even if you succeed in getting 4-5 people around you who are also the audience to the drama happening, please unite and confront the Goondas/so-called activists. Try to fight. Because that is the only way we can stop such a bad practice from spreading and making our lives miserable. Tomorrow you can be the victim. So whenever you notice something wrong going on, please don't simply ignore. Try to discuss and gather with people around and protest/confront. If we simply wait for Government or politicians to protect us and keep silence towards the wrong happenings then we will suffer more.