Sudarshana Dwivedi, a guest columnist for Rediff makes the case for removing the security blanket that envelopes all of India's politicians from an MLA to the Prime Minister.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
They, the politicians, are called the leaders of the country. They use my -- taxpayers' -- money to guard their precious selves and leave me at the mercy of terrorists; like the defenceless ward boy of Cama hospital who manned the gate against terrorists -- and got a bullet as reward.
Why do these so-called leaders need to be guarded? Even if all of them are killed in terrorist attacks, is there even a single one of them who cannot be replaced the very next day? What entitles them to deserve the security for which I pay with my hard-earned money, and which is diverted from necessary weapons and protection to those who guard me?
They call themselves leaders. Who are they leading? With what?
Their insulated and inflated egos make them speak in deriding and patroniSing tones to a martyr's father. They make fun of a multitude of mourners. They make light of a calamity that has not only claimed lives but scarred whole families.
Do they care at all?
No sir. They resign listening to the voice of their muted conscience only when sure of being booted out otherwise. Some even then cling on to their chairs like a dying man does to an oxygen mask.
Politics has become big business. They call it service to the nation but in most of the cases it means amassing assets totally disproportionate to income. They enjoy unlimited clout and wield ruthless power on the same unsuspecting public whom they claim to serve.
Devoid of this only means of luxurious livelihood, most of them will not know how to fend for themselves. This is the only profession they are proficient in. This unique quality surpasses 'qualifications' of beliefs and ideologies.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Read the complete article at No Z Plus security
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
But what about the enormous amount of money that you would have to spend on re-election if one of these morons were to get bumped off by those crazy terrorists?
ReplyDeleteI think the public is going to lose either way - pay for Z-plus security or pay for reelection. You decide.