This article is in stark contrast to the news that
appeared in The Hindu about an expert expressing his views on India’s growth
and the many reasons cited for our so-called decelerating economic growth. (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/indias-growth-may-stagnate-says-expert/article4456948.ece).
With our disoriented political system, gluttonous government, lack of zeal in
making political reforms, the existing nexus between our political system with
the industrial houses, shortage of adequate security, loopholes in our law and
order system, the community biasness of our own people, the pessimistic
attitude of the citizens towards development, and disinterest of people to
participate in active politics, we surely have nothing to expect from the
current scenario.
The December rape case saw an increase in mass
consciousness. It felt as if the conscience of the entire nation was shaken to
the core and forced to lift itself to speak for itself. People poured out in
large masses, everyone wanted to speak about the innumerable times they
themselves have felt humiliated and harassed. Lips opened to argue about our
ever degrading and disintegrating system, government did its best to divert the
attention of the people, and people came out in the open to form peaceful
protests. Time and again we see news of corruption, bribery, and depravity in
our newspapers. We learn about dishonest or fraudulent
conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery. We learn about our
political and administrative system being morally depraved or in a state of
being so. All know in their minds that the country is not safe anymore and that
the economy and administration both are on the verge of collapse. It does not take rocket science to realize where our
land is going and so an expert’s comments about the stagnating growth should not
come as a surprise to any of us.
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