Use Your Powers. Judiciously.
Political power comes not only with the Office you hold but also with the popularity you enjoy with your followers. For example the Power, KCR and Prof. Kodandaram have over the agitators is immense. But the Power Holders must use their Power judiciously and in a positive manner. Not in a destructive manner. Like encouraging Bus burnings, and harassing the common man with Rail Rokos and Rastha rokos.
If only KCR and Kodandaram use their Power to guide the Government Staff to work at least for 3 hours a day to attend to the common man’s needs and then be on Strike for the balance period of the working day, how much more civilised the agitation will appear.
Coal mines are the Life Line for the Thermal Power Sector. If Power generation drops how many hardships are being heaped on Farmers and Industrial workers? Is anyone bothered ?
Coal miners should be guided in their Strike by a responsible Union Leader, to first produce at least 50 % of the normal daily output and strike work thereafter. After all they are also responsible, as true citizens, to maintain essential Power Supply to Farmers and other essential services.
Students must be guided to attend classes, for at least 3 days in a week and be on strike the balance 3 days. They are after all the Future of this Nation. We can ill afford to train our Students in indiscipline and law breaking activities. How can we play with their careers and future lives ? Just to ensure KCR becomes Chief Minister of a future Telengana ?
The daily wage earner suffers the most, during the frequent Bandhs. Why harass the common man and deprive him of his daily meal, for the sake of your Political Goals ?
Why can’t the U P A Government use its Powers, and impose President’s Rule, when the Law & Order situation has totally vanished from the day to day Life ?
Would they not have imposed President’s Rule, by now, if TDP or BJP were in Power in Andhra Pradesh ?
Why can’t the Chief Minister use his Powers to maintain Law & Order ? When Section 144, is imposed, the District Magistrate / Collector has the Power to arrest the offender who violates the conditions of Sec. 144. Why does the Collector hesitate to use his Power ?
And he blames the Politician for his ineffectiveness. If you arrest the culprits before they gather strength, you have won half the battle. Let the Politician interfere and release the arrested persons later.
At least people will feel the fear of action by the district Authority. Easy escape route for the IAS / IPS Babus , is to blame the Local MLA or Party-in-Power functionary. Abandon your duty, play safe and be in the good books of the Politician. When will the IAS / IPS Cadre learn to do their job without fear or favour ?
So goes the Story, down the line, to the Tahsildar / Mandal First Class Magistrate.The Circle Inspector of Police and the Village Secretary. ( Earlier Karanam or Patwari, in Telangana region )
Play safe. Get your choice posting and be happy. Let the common man go to Hell. That is our attitude, our Psyche to-day. Search for excuses to be passive, nay, horribly indifferent to your actual duty and the well being of your fellow citizens.
If Democracy in its proper sense has to succeed, the Citizens, more so the Leader class citizens, must first learn to respect the Rule of Law, and the Rights of your Fellow Citizens to lead a normal Life, every day, irrespective of the Leaders’Political Goals.
When this basic requirement is not met, it breeds anarchy. And Dictators will spring up to grab the opportunity to bring Order and Stability to Life. Which is the most undesirable and unwanted development that should ever take place, anywhere.
Will wisdom dawn on our Politicians soon ? Will we become a civilised State again ?
When Telengana comes how will these Agitation Leaders ever bring Peace and Order in Life after having preached so much of Lawlessness and indiscipline ?
Do these Leaders have any foresight, at all ? God Save our Nation.
Parsa V Ramachander Rao.
Khara Nama Samvatsara , Ashwayuja Shukla Dasimi,
Vijaya Dasimi. October 6, 2011. Hyderabad.
Parsa V Ramachander Rao
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