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 The
flyovers in Delhi seem to reflect the state of our
nation. Instead of being devices for development they
are holding up progress. Apart from disturbing reports
that some of the new flyovers of Delhi have
already developed cracks before they are even five years
old, holding out a threat to the smooth flow of traffic
in the Capital, the phenomenon also reflects the
increasing lack of concern for the public good. Political and
bureaucratic hypocrisy and irresponsibility is increasingly
taking over governance, both in the Central and the State
administrations. The time has come to end the callous spree of
sins of omission and commission of the bureaucrat-politician
nexus. The cracked flyovers of governance need to be repaired
and replaced where necessary in order to ensure that the
governance of India does not collapse.
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh's massive hunt
for the corrupt and the anti-people men-in-power has only
touched the tip of the iceberg of corruption and total lack of
concern and responsibility towards civic society and the
citizens. It has revealed that money raised in massive
taxation and ever-increasing dues from the citizens fails to
satisfy the greed and lust for wealth and power of the
governing classes. The record of governments at all levels of
services and infrastructural development is becoming
shockingly poor, wasteful and dishonest. It is time to launch
a national movement to ensure at least minimum satisfactory
governance if not good governance that the people deserve. Let
us start thinking at least. |
