The title must have raised the eyebrows of yours
but I will explain you why did I title it like that?
When we talk about Democracy, Democracy means the
Rule of People. Every Individual should think feel that he’s the King or Queen.
But along with it come Responsibilities. Just as we have Fundamental Rights in
the section 51-A of our Constitution mentions that we have Fundamental Duties
also. We never refer to that. Most of the people don’t even know that something
like that exists in our Constitution.
Some people say that I should write that
“It’s everybody’s fault”. To which I say, “When I say Everybody,
my responsibility reduces. When I take it upon myself and I believe every
citizen should feel responsible for the flaws in India’s Democracy and the
problems facing it.
Dear Reader, I had like to ask you, when we talk
about corruption, we invariably blame our leaders or the administration, IAS
officers or IPS officers, we say that they are corrupt. As if we are very clean.
Is it right?? The people find it interesting to say that corruption should
stop. But to do that, we will have to struggle. When we say that, we are the
rulers, the rulers will have to do something. In my opinion, it has so
happened, that we have become lazy citizens.
In my own observation, I have discovered that
every Indian spends 8 hours a month just complaining. The roads are bad; the
police take bribes. A particular Chief Minister is like that. The Prime
Minister is quiet and all stuff. We say different things. I ask many people,
you do this every month for 8 hours, Has it changed anything? The reply
is No. I ask them Can It Bring about change? Again the reply is no. Then
I ask them why they do it? Anyways, let them do it. But what do I do? Have
I tried to do anything that would bring about some change in the country? I
sat, at least for two hours in a month decide to do some work keeping the
country in mind. If not anything else, just file an RTI application about
something that is troubling you. It does make some difference. I believe that
those who are proud of India, will have to do something. “Jinhe Naaz hain Hind par, Hindustan par, unhe kuch to karna
padega.”
Democracy is said to government of the people,
for the people and by the people. I don’t see such government, if I go looking.
So what is this? Just we vote, just because there’s a Constitution, we claim to
be in a Democracy. In fact, it’s a Vote-Shahi and not Lok-Shahi. Because, if I
take the current political scenario, what is the argument doing the rounds?
Some say Narendra Modi will fix things. Some say Arvind Kejriwal will, others
say Rahul Gandhi or Nitish Kumar will. That’s the discussion. Nobody talks about that they will do.
We say that we are in a democracy, but we are looking for a Messiah. There will
be no Messiah. In a democracy, all of us will have to work. If we do not work,
it will not be democracy. If want our country to improve, then it is our duty
to improve our government. If we do not do it and continue to criticize, it is
not going to make a difference.
I will once again say that it’s our fault as we
don’t take the responsibility. Someone said this, “When I woke up, I looked at
myself in the mirror. I tried to wipe the dust off the mirror and I kept
trying. It was evening, yet I couldn’t get the dust off the mirror. It was
night when I realized, that the dust was on my face, not the mirror.
People say that nothing can be done. Nothing can
happen in our country. I tell this people, when you visit Temples, Mosques or
Churches and come out, Do you find something in your pocket? Is there more
money in your purse? Or do you start looking more handsome or beautiful? It
does not happen. Then, why do people do it? Its’s out of Faith. You don’t see
any direct result. What do we do for the country out of faith? NOTHING. At
least try, just as a matter of faith. Think that, for our country, we will take
up a cause. And pursue the cause, whether or not we succeed.
Let each one of us take up an issue however small
it is, make it our own, nurture it and pursue it till it is solved. Then our
country could definitely be much better.
I
would change the title to “My India may not be great, but it will be and I will
be responsible for it…!!! ”
