India, on sale

We boast of being the largest democracy in the world, we say that the ultimate power lies in the hands of the people, we say that we are advancing towards a new era where the neglected and downtrodden too will be able to see and realise golden dreams. All this is mere jargon which suits the speeches of political leaders, long texts written in the documents entitled "Vision India" but this is far from the reality. The blatant truth is my motherland, India has been put on sale. The recent MP scandal is just an inkling of the whole corruption industry growing under the blanket of Khadi and Saffron.

It might be noticeable that these MPs who were found selling their morals and ideals for few thousand bucks, did not belong to a single political party but almost all major national parties. This suggests that this malaise of corruption is not limited to few, but has engulfed all like some epidemic. Few days ago, there were newsreports regarding the death anniversary of those who sacrificed their lives during the terrorist attackes on the Parliament. I am sure those patriots of my motherland must be weeping that they sacrificed their precious lives for such MPs who sell their morals for a price lower than the price at which a hi-class whore sells her body. This also sends a message to the rich that the highest body in India, the Parliament can be bought at throw-away prices. The day is not far when rich people will proudly say that they bought the majority in the Indian Parliament for few crores , and this dream democracy will be reduced to an oligarchy.

These MPs won't hesitate to trade even the defence and military secrets of national importance only if they are offered the right price. This, in turn means that allowing such unscrupulous parliamentarians to rule over this country is tantamount to sending all those guarding our borders to death. In fact, this is the time to ask what can be an apt punishment for such corrupt MPs? I am sure, just an expulsion from Parliament and/or a few months imprisonment won't suffice. These people are the culprits who have breached the trust of hundreds of thousands who voted for them, they need to be dealt much more severely.

How can we allow such people to decide the policies of the nation? We have got to think about such problems right from the grass root level. Only people who have done some public welfare work should be allowed to contest for high public offices, and not the ones with numerous criminal charges against them. We do not want our MPs to be seen running from the police gun, nor do we want them selling themselves for few wads of cash.

This country is not just a large chunk of land, it is a culture, a spirit which lives in the heart of every Indian. We have already suffered 100 years of slavery for people like Mir Zafar, we need to learn from history and take the imperative action before it is too late,