Baba, Babus and the Bungling Congress
Looking at the drama unfold in Ram Lila grounds in New Delhi I am astounded at the folly of our Indian polity. A baba arrives in a private jet and is met with a motley group of senior ministers too terrified at the prospect of what the baba would do. Black money and graft and a long struggle to introduce a bill in parliament which in every self respecting democracy would be a no-brainer. Sitting here in the US I am reminded of a rather red faced President on National TV admitting to an inappropriate relationship not because he had a change of heart but due to an independent investigator and agencies such as the FBI which are outside the control of politicians and bureaucrats. So why the reluctance and delay.
Indian government has become a pure money collection agency for whoever is in power. Congress of course designed the system so whenever they are in power the graft is relentless and so aggregious that even the most die hard congress supporter would have a hard time defending them.
I made up my mind to leave the country because of Indra Gandhi and I see her progenies have kept up the lofty traditions. guys like Kapil Sibal and Digvijay Singh have replaced Devkant Barua and his ilk.
I hope the spark of change ignited by the common folks such as Anna Hazare is kept alive by the long suffering masses. I will be here waiting an watching and hoping.
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