Politicians and voters, before and after elections

Politicians and voters before and after elections

Politicians and voters, before and after elections

Politicians and voters before and after elections

What can you do with Rs100 ?

Across the globe people are deeply dissatisfied with their governments and leaders. No one buys their glib talk anymore. Here is an example why;

In the lower house of the Indian Parliament called the 'Lok Sabha', a government MP (Member of Parliament) narrated a story to glorify his leader .....

"There was a father who gave 100  Rupees each to his 3 children and asked them to buy things and completely fill up a room.

First son bought hay for 100  Rupees but couldn't fully fill the room.

Second son bought cotton worth 100  Rupees but unable to fill the room completely.

Third son bought a candle for One  Rupee and lit it up and the room was filled with light completely."

The MP added "Our Prime Minister is like the third son. From the day he has taken charge of his office, our country is filled with the bright light of prosperity"

A voice from the opposition asked "Where are the remaining 99 Rupees??

Living like a King and for free.

• My dog sleeps about 16 hours a day.
• He has his food prepared and served to him.
• He can eat whenever he wants, 24 hours a day, 365 days.
• His meals are provided at no cost to him.
• He visits the doctor at least thrice a year for his checkup, and for any medical treatment. For this healthcare he pays and does nothing.
• He lives in a nice neighborhood in a house that is much larger than he needs, but he is not required to do any upkeep. 
• If he makes a mess, someone else cleans it up.
• He has his choice of luxurious places to sleep. He receives these accommodations absolutely free.
• He lives like a King, and has absolutely no expenses whatsoever.
• All of his costs are picked up by others who go out and earn a living every day.
• I was just thinking about all this, and suddenly it hit me like a brick in the head.......
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• My dog is an Indian POLITICIAN !

My thanks to Ms. Priti Quinn for this article

Fire at AMRI hospital

Early this morning on the eighth of December a terrible fire broke out at the AMRI hospital in Kolkata. As the senior staff  fled,  89 persons lost their lives and many more were seriously injured, all of them patients. No later had the media broadcast the news that political damage control and finger pointing began.


As of now;

• Two owners and four managers have been arrested, and they will be released shortly on bail. 
• The hospital cannot function practically and legally because the government has cancelled its licensee.
• A compensation of Rs 50,000 has been awarded to survivors of the deceased. The hospital's junior staff and the  ill equipped brave firemen who risked their lives doing a very tough job are being blamed for a bad job and responding too slowly.
• TV anchors  shed crocodile tears as will be their hosts on the talk shows.

Tomorrow;

• The factories inspector will make a report showing that he did his job as will the concerned fire inspector. 
• The concerned municipal officers in charge will move some files and reports here and there trying to pass the buck, and some junior person will be suspended. 
• The newspapers will blare this tragedy on their headlines. 
• The politicians will start a one up-manship game.

The day after;

• Wheels of corruption will turn.
• The owners and managers will look to influence by monetary or political pressure, the police, the concerned legal persons from the government, the victims families. 
• Various vultures political and others will descend on the situation sensing a good killing to be made. 
• Money will change hands and the situation will quieten down.
• The TV stations will suffer amnesia.
• The newspaper will relegate the incident to history after taking it sequentially through pages, 5, 9 and finally page 16.

Six months later;

• The hospital will be restarted under a new name and management with old owners having new politically powerful partners.
• The owners will start a new hospital flouting the rules.
• The suspended officials will be reinstated and the case will join the million other cases pending in our judiciary.

This is not how a modern civilized society functions, this is how a sad joke is played on citizens by their chosen political leaders, civil servants, police and merchants of death.
Each one of us has every right to feel indignant, angry and sad. Since we are normally mute spectators or participants in small ways we have no one to blame but ourselves. We play our own little games of trying to get ahead by manipulating or ignoring the system by;

• Just being indifferent.
• Refusing to exercise our voting franchise or voting for bad /corrupt people. 
• Bribing bureaucrats and government officials rather than follow the correct way.
• Teaching our children all the wrong things or by setting poor examples of behaviour.
• Give up hope of exerting our right and cower in front of two bit tyrannic public servants.
• Do not contribute to our communities and humanity in general, remembering all our rights but forgetting most of our responsibilities. 

If we want to make a difference then we should remember that;

A different world cannot be built by indifferent people; 

and    

As we sow, so shall we reap.