“Only if man had been a little bit more intelligent or a little bit more stupid, world would have been a wonderful place to live in.”
How prophetic are these words of an eminent jurist Nani A. Palkhiwala !! If man had been a little bit more intelligent, a near-Superman would have allowed the world to remain a paradise, enormous amount of obnoxious uncivil/mediocre actions would have been precluded. On the contrary, if man had been a little bit more stupid, again world would have remained a paradise because animals are highly disciplined, live in harmony with nature which man would have become by being a little bit more stupid !! Unfortunately, men shall remain what they are and continue traumatising the world, countries, societies, families so on and so forth leveraging freedom granted under democracy. Does humanity really deserve so much freedom in the name of democracy ?? How many of us really understand intensity and depth of the doctrine of democracy ? Does ‘Born Free’ mean Born Absolutely Free with no riders at all ?
United States Of America is regarded as the most vibrant democracy where freedom is purportedly sacrosanct. They had a nationalistic President in Donald Trump who had been zealously guarding his country from multiple onslaughts and steering it forward amidst anarchic chaos. Yet, a large section of so-called well-educated/thorough-bred Americans have been struggling to catch him by his throat and pull him down unaware of enormous dangers that they would be inviting upon themselves, seeds of which were sown by his predecessor Barack Hussein Obama. Should they be allowed so much freedom to jeopardise their own country in the name of freedom/democracy, just because they are born free ? British democracy is proclaimed to be the oldest parliamentary democracy. Their debauchery right from the Crown down to the last man in street all over the world transcending centuries is the most mortifying saga of inhumanity and brutality post-Jesus in the name of Jesus. With roosters coming home to roost on rooftop of Buckingham Palace in the manifest of Islamic marauders, Brits are blissfully unaware of dangers to their existence for themselves, explained it away as magnificent pieces of democratic freedom, plurality and inclusivity. Their democratic freedom has allowed another monster of British Communists to take roots in that country in the form of Labour Party. We should have no sympathy/empathy for them as Brits had been a criminal tribe and sooner are they completely destroyed, the better.
Now here in Bharatvarsa, after a very long-drawn struggle, we had a well-meaning Prime Minister in AB Vajpayee who was not allowed a second term on flimsy, superficial grounds in spite of his brilliant performance as first non-Congress Prime Minister. Nation had to be plundered and weakened militarily for a decade to wake up for another nationalist Prime Minister in Narendra Modi to be installed. Throughout his first term, he had to undergo abusive attacks of all sorts transcending all limits of civility and nationalism. There is a Supreme Court that suddenly woke upto severe maladies of malgovernance afflicting the nation; an intransigent bureaucracy grumbling at newly imposed accountability with integrity; determined Opposition bent upon browbeating everything they come across within the country and tarnishing nations reputation by cavorting with sworn enemies of the nation in and out; stunned industry brought to book for looting financial institutions; traitors hiding in the garb of secularists coming out of their holes gnashing their teeth and seething in anger after being flooded with boiling water of law; attempts to unite, integrate and consolidate the fractious nation being jeered at and dubbed ‘divisive’; when inclusivity means surrendering to anti-national forces…it is all too pronounced to catalogue herein exhaustively. When a Vice-President declares the country unsafe for his ‘outright peace-loving community’ on the eve of his retirement; when lawyers like Prashant Bhushan and journalists like Barkha Dutt cannot be neutralised through legal process instantly; when a PG student in his late thirties openly challenges national unity on a University Campus; when an ex-Finance Minister skilfully and brazenly manages bail after bail in spite of compelling evidence and cocks a snook at Prime Minister; when Director of an investigating agency indulges in anti-national activities; when oldest political party in the country dares to appoint a foreigner as their President… it is time to sit up and contemplate seriously, “do we really deserve so much, unfettered freedom in our country ?” It is a question of far-reaching consequences to reckon with now. What are then alternatives to democracy as no country for that matter, may be left languishing in anarchy and chaos ?
Governance through Tanashahi i.e. Dictatorship is not only inhuman but also anti-human, diabolical in concept, depraved in range and implementation. Tanashahi had been smart enough to hide their real satanic face with some mellifluously narrated doctrines for instance Marxism/Communism etc. Those who fell for that, suffered for decades and when they woke up, discovered themselves grievously traumatised and dismembered. Hence, Tanashahi is outrightly ruled out.
Governance through Rajshahi i.e. Monarchy has been already been tried and tested in several countries across the world. In Pre-1947 Bharata, Rajashahi had been effective only in a few sporadic irruptions viz. Mauryan/Vijayanagar empires. In a larger dimension, Rajashahi has been disastrous, entirely failed in its primarily sacrosanct responsibility of protecting their natives, their wealth and honour. State of Rajasthan had been a powerhouse of Rajshahi where one Maharana Pratap was matched by more than ten Raja Man Singhs !! Multiple marriages by Kings ensured an army of aspiring progenies vying for throne and indulging in all sorts of treachery against their Kingdoms. Majority of royalties did not promote education so as to minimise Aspiration-Index among their subjects.
Governance through Lokshahi i.e. Democracy appeared to be an attractive mode of governance guaranteeing (at least on paper unlike with Tanashahi and Rajshahi ) equality before law for all, equal opportunities for all and appeasement for none. Have these cardinal principles been followed in letter and spirit in any democracy in the world including Bharata ? The way these sacrosanct principles have been shredded into pieces in Bharata, the way overseas cults/faiths have been smuggled into the country and equal rights demanded for them by harping on ‘unity in diversity’ (it is originally meant to unite various sects of Hinduism and not to destroy Hinduism by uniting it with Abrahamic faiths), the way higher judiciary mocks the majority and shamelessly instructs all to speak only English in an open court, the way Opposition unites to install a foreigner as an unelected ruler…are enough to establish beyond an iota of doubt, this is not the Lokshahi that our conscientious ancestors aspired for and this mode of governance too, is seriously flawed even if the concept is perfectly fine. What we suffered from has been Unfettered Democracy i.e. Lokshahi devoid of effective riders, gifted with flawed directives and distorted restrictions.
Lokshahi has too many bright possibilities of catching up with avowed objectives, hence it is impossible to reject it outright as a mode of governance of choice. However, all lose ends deliberately left like that by vested interests in Constituent Assembly and after, must be addressed now decisively. A disciplined/no-nonsense Lokshahi will always be perceived as dictatorial/authoritarian which must not deter Governments moving away from that. With scores of anti-nationals raised by Congress regimes hyper-active in almost every nook and corner of the nation eager to rip apart whatever they can, liberal democracy may be a recipe of disasters. Situation in the country has been turned so grim by them that authoritarian democracy alone is call of the hour to tackle them effectively so that nation can rapidly move on the path of development so as to cover the yawning ‘development-deficit’ earliest possible.
I am presenting hereinasunder a few instances with the sole intention to spark an outburst of streams of ideas from all around. It is not feasible to provide an exhaustive catalogue of all such possible measures in this one, an individuals effort.
Freedom of expression must be rationalised/optimised. Every piece of political criticism must be inoffensive, based on solid facts and figures immediately followed by alternatives.
If Government denies a corruption allegation, no one should be allowed to repeat the charge in public and must take recourse to judiciary.
Negative news that hold the potential to damage nations image abroad must be severely curbed. Every negative remark must be accompanied by mention of a corresponding positive development.
Any criticism even if political, before foreign audience abroad must be severely restricted. Convicted politicians must not be allowed to issue any political statement in addition to ban on contesting elections.
Proceedings in corruption/criminal cases by courts must be beyond public criticism. Anyone having any grievance whatsoever must knock at judicial doors instead of declaring himself/herself honest to the core even after being convicted.
Judicial waywardness must be disallowed. Courts must confine themselves to the task of interpretation of law. Judicial authority to legislate, interfere with Government functioning etc. must be curbed.
PIL must be accepted only in rarest of rare cases involving public interest only. Supreme Court must not be allowed to adjudicate bail petitions, frivolous cases like CCTV/liquor in dance bars, height of Dahi-handi etc. SC must also not be allowed to adjudicate cases pertaining to faith for instance Ayodhya/Rama-Setu etc.
They must submit to NJAC and must be acutely conscious of public perception about them.
President must be empowered to nullify any judgement of Supreme Court which may be deemed undesirable with or without ratification by Parliament. SC judgments in cases like Sabarimala, height of Dahi-Handi, dance bars in Maharashtra deserve to be rejected by the President outrightly.
President must also be empowered to direct judiciary to re-calibrate their priorities in harmony with public mood. Deliberate postponement of Ayodhya dispute is an example to buttress the necessity of such an empowerment.
State Governors must have greater role in managing State Universities and take up causes of public importance. Selection procedure of Governors must be a stringent one.
Parliament is supreme and it must be declared so in the Constitution explicitly.
One Nation One Election must be declared mandatory by the Government. Discussions must be restricted to means and methods of implementation and not on its merits.
Hindi must be declared national link language and Bharata a Hindu nation.
Ideology Regulatory Authority Of Bharata must be constituted to monitor and restrict entry/spread of bogus ideologies/cults/faiths in the country from abroad.
Secularism and Socialism must be deleted from the Preamble of Constitution. Secularism is an extension of Christianity/Evangelism while Socialism is the camouflage for depravity of Communism.
Article 30 must be scrapped in toto.
Relationship between Centre and State need to be re-defined in view of several instances of conflict of interest owing to political reasons adversely affecting development activities.
Muslims/Christians/Sikhs/Buddhists should no more be regarded as minorities.
Constitution must be guided by principles of Canakya-Niti and Manusmriti………..
This list cannot be exhaustive here itself. Much wider debate is required. This article is meant to provide the spark to a prairie fire of overhauling our entire polity. Here is a caveat for all those who matter, must convince themselves –
This nation is NOT Hindusthan of Babar/Aurangzeb.
This nation is NOT India of Edwina Mountbatten.
This nation is Hindu-Rastra of Bharatavarsa, of Adi Samkaracarya, Maharsi Canakya and Dr. KB Hedgewar.
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