The Democratic Dictator !!!

"A Democracy is the government of the People, for the people and by the People"

We achieved independence in 1947 and it’s been almost 65 years and since then we have a long way. Today India is the largest democracy in the world. We are no longer just a developing country but a global power to reckon with. Today the entire world is aware that India can not be taken lightly.  

But the political scenario of the country is something that irks me continuously. The Indian government is definitely by the people but whether it is of the people and for the people is a controversial topic. The political scene of the erstwhile young independent and struggling India was a lot brighter with pragmatic leaders who had put country before self but as we progressed the political will power declined continuously and we came to the brink of dictatorship in mid seventies, some people feel that at that moment it was required. I am no one to assess the conditions during that time as I wasn’t even born at that time. Let’s assume that it was the call of the hour and move on.

Slowly and steadily as India developed the political will power of the Indian politician declined, they started losing the connection between their people. There was not much work that they did and they lost the sympathy of the general public. This led to rise of regional parties, though the chronology of events might not be exact as I say but I strongly feel that emergence of regional parties is due to the disconnect between the national leaders with local population. The presence of these regional parties became so strong that they became the brokers of power.

The politics kept on losing its meaning and today a new kind of political leader has emerged, this leader come into power by means of democracy but once elected prefers to wear the cloak of dictator. Dare not say anything against him or else be ready to burn in the fury of this Democratic Dictator. He prefers not to listen and only act. Anything and everything that has to be done should be as per his directions. He is the sole decision making authority and the party to which he belongs or owns has mere puppets to carry out the directions without fail. There purpose is to reach the higher echelons of power and that is by means of flattering the dictator himself.

Democratic dictator is not bothered about the land or the law of the land. What he says is right and what he says becomes the law. He only answers the questions which he deems fit and prefers to duck out everything else. The development of the people and the country is not on his agenda but he prefers to present himself as the knight in shining armor at the troubled times who preferred to appear only for the sake of people. He does try to silent people by removing their agonies but just force them to sit quite else test them under the pressure of laws. That way there will be no agonies and the rule will be extremely successful. He tries to play as the ultimate king maker at the central and international level especially making the most of the presence of some spineless leadership.

It is most disturbing that we are today having some of the democratic dictators in our country who are doing to much of harm to the country. It is because of these political leaders that the future of India appears dark. The only way is for people to wake up and realize this and throw such people out of the power. That is the only way this country is going to survive.