Troublesome Government, Useless Opposition

Misery of Congress does not seem to come to an end. After much cried CWG and 2G scam, a new scam COALGATE has come to haunt the congress which eventually caused a greator loss to the public exchequer according to CAG report. Though congress has quashed the CAG report citing it extremely sensational. But it cannot overlook the fact that all these scams are creating a pit in which congress is most likely to fall in 2014 General elections.

The present situation is worrisome for congress at all fronts. It’s condition is pitiable in all states. There is not a single congress ruling state where it can claim to enjoy popular public support. Leave the states where they are not in power. The tension in Assam has given a potent weapon to attack the government in the hands of opposition. Troubles are coming from all ends towards congress. Before it can heal its previous wounds, a new injury occurs.

On economic front also government condition is not good. The failure of southwest monsoon has caused inflation and slower growth of our economy. Achieving 9% GDP remains an elusive dream. Global rating companies are lowering our sovereign rating and now there is a threat of getting a junk bond status.

No matter how bad and ineffective the present government is; it will meet it’s faith soon. But do we have an alternative? Is the major opposition party BJP doing its needful obligations properly? Certainly not. Instead of disrupting the session of parliament and bringing it to adjournment, it should allow a debate on the present problems. We are interested in listening to what our honourable PM has to say on his alleged role in COALGATE. Rather than the catchy slogans shouted by opposition.

Moreover BJP cannot claim to be Virgin Mary as it was their party government in Rajasthan and Chattisgarh which defied the auction of coal blocks. Their party policy on mining in Karnataka is well known. In which former CM B.S. Yedurappa is prime accused. So BJP cannot fool the people of the country by chanting slogans against the central government and trying to portray themselves clean. If they are completely innocent come forward to have a debate on the problems rather than hindering the work of parliament.   

अभावग्रस्त बचपन

अपने  संगी  साथियों  से
अलग  था  वो
बमुश्किल  मिल  पाता  था
उसे  दो  जून  का  खाना                                     
नहीं  करता  था  अपने  माँ - बाप
से  जिद  खिलौनों  की  वह                                  
अनाथ , जो  था  अभागा  ।


पढ्ने  जाता  था
एक  सरकारी  स्कूल  में
कुछ  फटी  पुरानी  पन्नों  वाली  कापियाँ ,
बिना  जिल्द  लगी
थी  उसकी  किताबें ।
सहेजने  के  लिए  उन्हें
बस्ता  भी  नहीं  था  उसके  पास
क्या  कर  सकता  था ?
मुफलिसी  का  मारा ,
जो  था  बेचारा  ।


मोहल्लें  के  बाकी  बच्चे
खेलते  नहीं   थे  उसके  साथ
शाम  को  ।
उनके  माँ - बाप  ने  दे  रखी  थी
उन्हें  हिदायतें
इसलिए  दे  दिया  करते  थे  वे  उसे  घुड़की
पाकर  अपने  घर  के  निकट  ।
दोष  था  उसका  इतना
कि  वह  था  एक  अछूत ।


आज  वही  दुत्कारा  फटकारा  गया  लड़का
बन  गया  हैं  कलेक्टर ,
पर  अभी  भी  औरों  से
अलग  हैं  वो ।
अपने  सहयोगियों  की  भांति
वह  रिश्वत  नहीं  लेता ,
और  ऊँचे  पद  का  अपने 
तनिक  भी  घमंड  नहीं  ।

तेरे बिना

पहले  कराये
स्वर्ग  के  दर्शन
नरक  भी
तुने  ही  दिखाया....

अब  तो  मर  भी
नहीं  सकता
यानी  कर  दी  तूने
हालत  अजीब ।

मरने  के  बाद  भी  तो
चुनना  पड़ेगा  एक  और  ही  जहाँ
जोकि  होगा
एक  दूसरा  कफस
क्योंकि  स्वर्ग  भी  तो  नरक  है
तेरे  बिना ।             

            

फ़र्ज़

सोचता हूँ  अक्सर
मैं  क्यों  रहा  हूँ  जी
क्या  करने  आया
इस  संसार  में, मैं  भी

माना  कुछ  खास  नहीं  दे  पाया
अब  तक  अपना  योगदान  यहाँ
चुका  हुआ  मान  चुके  हैं
क्या  मुझे  सभी ?

पर  लोगो  को  क्या  पता
कोयला  अभी  राख  नहीं  हुआ है
और  करने  की  बहुत  कुछ  ललक
मुझमे  बची  है  अभी |

इस  जहाँ  में
एक  खास  मकसद  के  लिए
हुआ  हैं  सबका  जनम
मैं  भी  अपना  फ़र्ज़
अदा  करके  ही  जाऊंगा |
              

Corruption A Self Inflicted Process

After Anna Hazare disbanded his team , Baba Ramdev occupied the centre stage against corruption at Ramlila Maidan. It seams there is no dearth of movements against the malaise of corruption in India. It is not at all surprising as India is one of the most corrupt country in the world. For precise ranking look at Transparency International report.

Today, corruption has become one of the major problem of our country. In India corruption exists at every level, for example, in registering a sale deed, getting mutation in revenue records, getting an FIR registered, getting permission from a municipality to build a house, tax matters, etc. People of our country blame the rampant corruption in government department for all their miseries. Many of us often give the example of western society where everything is perfect. So can we deduce that there is no corruption in U.S.A or other developed nations?

The answer is negative. Corruption do exist in developed nations but it is present only at very high level. In USA, you cannot offer a bribe to a policeman if he catches you violating some traffic rule. If you attempt to do that it will be a second, more serious, offence. Similarly, you cannot bribe an income tax official or other officials there. But they faced the same situation in the past what we are facing today.
Historical facts support this conclusion. For example, there was rampant corruption in England in the 18th and early 19th centuries when industrialisation was going on but was not complete.
Similarly, in America too there was a lot of corruption in the 19th century when the process of industrialisation was going on.

Corruption is the normal feature of the transitional period when a society (such as India’s) is passing from a feudal, agricultural stage to a modern, industrial stage. It is only when the transition is over and the country becomes a fully industrial society, like that in North America or Europe, that things will get relatively stabilised, and corruption will be considerably reduced. This, in my opinion, will take about 15 to 20 years more in India.

Feudal, agricultural society is a relative stable society. There everyone is well aware of their roles and work accordingly. There are stable social and ethical values. When the process of industrialisation begins things become topsy-turvy. In this transitional period before industrialisation is complete, two developments take place-
1. First, old (feudal) moral values disintegrate, but a new moral code does not come into existence
2.Second, prices start shooting up [inflation], while incomes are broadly stagnant (or rise much slower than the price rise).
Now, due to price rise and stable income people are not able to fulfil all their needs. So, they take bribe for satisfying their demands. As the feudal moral code is disintegrated so people conscience does not stop them from doing this immoral deed.

Anna's and Ramdev's movement are just emotional outburst towards corruption. they are certainly not a solution to the problem of corruption. Corruption is a self inflicted process which will take its own time to end. It will be vanished from India once it become fully industrialised. I am not supporting present situation of our country but there is no need to blow it out of proportion.

हिचकी

हिचकी  नहीं  आती  मुझे
लगता  है  
भूल  चुके है  दोस्त  यार

सगे  संबंधियों  का  भी
आया  नहीं
काफी  समय  से  कोई  तार

अब  तो  बस
ग्रीष्मावकाश  का  है  इंतजार 
जब  जाऊंगा  मैं  अपनो  के  द्वार
और  अपने  घर  बार   
     

SLL Laws for Women In India

Odyssey of women in India is full of hardship. They have to face the blunt of society at every stage of their lives from childhood till their death. Pick up any day newspaper and it is full of news of crimes against women. Females have always been a vulnerable section of society. Our lawmakers are aware of this fact and therefore from time to time laws have been made for their protection. But, unfortunately there are certain loopholes in these laws which also need proper implementation for their effective results. Let us have a look at some of these laws and flaws in them.

1.Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques ( Prohibition of Sex Selection ), 1994 ( PCPNDT ) Act- Provisional data of 2011 census gives India;s sex ratio as 940 females for 1000 males. But in 0-6 age group it comes down to 914 females per 1000 males. The reason is increased cases of female foeticide due to easily reachable sex selection centres in the country. This act was passed as far back as 1994, but it took the government two years to bring it into force.This act is a classic example of non-implementation of law. It was not even notified in some states for several years. This act makes sex selection test illegal and the doctor is liable for prosecution. But most of the cases filed under the act relate to non-regitstration of clinics and machines,and are not against doctors who are the major culprits fuelling sex selection. As expected, very few convictions have taken place under the Act.

2. Dowry Prohibition Act ( DPA ), 1961-  The practice of dowry promotes son preference and it has also been cited as a reason why pre-natal sex selection takes place. The Act contains several loopholes that make the conviction of an accused in a dowry case difficult.
One such loophole is the definition of gift as ditinct from dowry in the Act . The vagueness of this definition makes it possible for a person to contend that what was taken during the marriage was a gift and not dowry.

The definiton of dowry has also not been carefully crafted. It defines dowry as any "property" or "valuable security" that is givven prior to, at the time of or after the marriage in "connection with the marriage". This has allowed certain judges with a patriarchal mindset to reason absurdly that what is given after the marriage on certain occasions and festivals cannot be construed as dowry unless a direct connection to the marriage is shown.

This act was amended in 1983 and 1986, but some important amendments suggested by the women's groups and the Joint Parliamentary committee set up to look into the functioning of the Act were ignored. The Act itself is couched in neutral langyage which suggests that dowry can be taken not only by the bridegroom and his family but also by the bride and her family. this neutral language was used inspite of the self evident fact that the practice of dowry adversely affects only the bride and her family.

Deliberate police inaction in several criminal cases relating to dowry add to the apathy. It has been reported that the police in charge of registering and investigating offences refuse to register cases or refuse to investigate them properly.

3. Prohibition Of Child Marriage ( PCMA ) Act,2006- Child Marriage is another grave form of violence that a girl child faces. Though child marriage, being forced marriage, normally affects both boys and girls, it has a far greater and more adverse effect on the girl than on the boy. For many girls it is the beginning of frequent and unprotected sexual activity that can have serious health consequences. It compromises the all round development of girls and affects their education.

PCMA Act allows a child marriage to be declared void at the option of the contracting parties, that is, if either the husband or the wife petitions the court before a certain age. However, the main problem with the Act is that it does not invalidate a child marriage. In simpler words, the law does not make the marriage invalid even if it is performed when the child is an infant or at the puberty or adolescent stage. Such provisions make the Act totally ineffective.

This act is also not implemented by the state. Mass child marriages are openly performed in some parts of the country on occasions such as Akha Teej in Rajasthan.It has also been reported that police personal often refuse to take action to stop these marriages.


The above mentioned are some of the Local And Special Laws ( SLL ). Besides these Indian Penal Code ( IPC ) criminalises certain acts to protect females of our country. So the need is to implement the laws and amend them for removal of shortcomings if any.