A MAHABHARATA SANS KRISHNA
The election bugle has been
sounded and its reverberation are visible in Indian politics. The Mahabharata
is at the horizon and there is chaos all over the place. War ethics are being
thrown wildly all around, Dhritrashtra the King, is looking the other way,
while bad governance, corruption and communalism continue to plague the nation.
Dr. Manmohan Singh is not able to protect the interests of constitutional
bodies. The Pandavas of the country’s democracy continue to suffer helplessly-
be it the Supreme Court, Election Commission, CVC, CAG or CIC. Corruption
appears to be Duryodhana, hard to conquer. Bad governance seems synonymous to
Dusshashan. Shakunis of this age continue to keep the hatred alive, either by
suspecting the sacrifices of Police force in Batala House or by camouflaging
the acts of terrorism with that of legitimate dissent. Bhishma has become
irrelevant to the political scene much before the onset of the election. Tall
leaders like Vajpayee are no more in the contention, though many warring
factions would have liked to align with him. Sonia is in dilemma, how to
protect Karna from war and bring him in peace with Pandavas. Rahul is trying to
become relevant to the big battle, but he seems to have donated his armours, if
he had any, and is ill equipped to jump into the fray. A ray of hope to save
Pandavas did appear in form of Anna Hazare, but alas! he seems to have lost out
to the Chakravyuh of Indian Politics. The Advanis have been sidelined
through conspiracy by the bogey of Ashwatthama. The dog with Pandavas would
have reached heaven in that age, but now its descendants continue to be mauled by
speeding cars of Ashwatthamas. The Pandavas are confused, they appear to be
looking to Dr. Manmohan Singh on one hand, and to Vidura, the Constitutional
Head of the Country on the other hand. The President cannot deviate from his
allegiance to the Dhritrashtra, despite having his own reservations.
Shikhandis of this age are shielding the corrupt and inept
ministers/politicians- Have you not heard of CBI exonerating “bribe taking”
ministers & scam tainted politicians, even before the investigation
started?
In all this, the country
seems to be getting disrobed of its social fibre, like Draupadi and Krishna is yet to emerge…
- Sandeep
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