Monday, September 27, 2010
क्या यही लोकतन्त्र है
सत्ता के लिये चुनाव के बाद गठबंधन बनाकर सरकार बना लेना लोकतन्त्र का सबसे बड़ा मज़ाक और जनता के साथ धोखा है. विभिन्न पार्टियां आम चुनाव में एक दूसरे के खिलाफ़ विष-वमन करती हैं, ताल ठोकती हैं और चुनाव के बाद बंद कमरों में समझौता कर सत्ता का बंदरबांट करती हैं. धुर विरोधी पार्टियां भी सत्ता के लिये जनता की आंखों में धूल झोंककर चुनाव के बाद एक हुई हैं. सन २००४ के आम चुनाव में मार्क्सवादी कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी और कांग्रेस ने पश्चिम बंगाल और केरल में एक दूसरे के खिलाफ़ चुनाव लड़ा. कई स्थानों पर खूनी संघर्ष हुए. दोनों पक्षों के कई कार्यकर्त्ता मारे भी गये. लेकिन चुनाव बाद? दोनों पार्टियों ने दिल्ली में समझौता कर लिया. सत्ता की मलाई दोनों ने खाई. कांग्रेस के मनमोहन सिंह प्रधान मन्त्री बने, तो मार्क्सवादी सोमनाथ चटर्जी लोकसभा अध्यक्ष. राज्यों में दोनों पार्टियों ने एक दूसरे का विरोध करना जारी रखा. भोली-भाली जनता ठगी सी सारा खेल देखती रही.
भारत के उधारी संविधान द्वारा स्थापित फ़र्ज़ी लोकतन्त्र अब वंशवाद के कारण राजतन्त्र का रूप लेता जा रहा है. जिस लोकतन्त्र की तारीफ़ करते राजनेता और मीडिया थकते नहीं, वह मात्र मृगमरीचिका है. लोकतन्त्र के नाम पर जिस प्रकार की राजशाही चल रही है, उसके लिये किसी नये उदाहरण की जरूरत नहीं. जिस तरह बेखौफ़ अंदाज़ में बिहार में चल रही कांटे की चुनाव मुहिम के बीच राजद सुप्रीमो लालू यादव ने अपने २० वर्षीय बेटे तेजस्वी की ताज़पोशी की है, यह किस्सा भारतीय राजनीति में निर्लज्जता के जो कई अध्याय हैं, उनमें सुनहरे अक्षरों में अपनी जगह अवश्य बनाएगा. राजशाही की यह बीमारी किसी एक राज्य या दल में थमने वाली नहीं है.जम्मू-कश्मीर से लेकर तमिलनाडु, महाराष्ट्र से लेकर उड़ीसा-बिहार तक सभी राज्यों और केन्द्र में भी एक ही हाल है. नेहरू-इन्दिरा-राजीव-सोनिया-राहुल, पवार, अब्दुल्ला, लालू, मुलायम, बादल, बंसी लाल, देवी लाल, चरण सिंह, गौड़ा, मारन, करुणानिधी, नायडु, रेड्डी, ठाकरे, शिबू सोरेन.........................आप लिखते रहिए भारतीय राजनीति में वर्चस्व जमाए परिवारवाद की सूची, भारतीय लोकतन्त्र और राजशाही के पोषक नेताओं के कानों पर जूं भी नहीं रेंगने वाली. वंशवाद में आकंठ डूबे देश में सैकड़ों राजनीतिक परिवार ऐसे हैं, जिन्होंने भारतीय लोकतंत्र को जैसे अगवा कर अपने परिवार का बंधक बना रखा है. दुनिया के तथाकथित सबसे बड़े लोकतन्त्र की यह सबसे बड़ी त्रासदी है. हमारे नेताओं ने इस देश की जनता और हमारे लोकतन्त्र को अपनी व्यक्तिगत जागीर समझ ली है. अपना सबकुछ अपने परिवार के नाम ये नेता लिखकर चले जाना चाहते हैं............यह देश, लोकतन्त्र, हम और आप जाएं भाड़ में.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
SACHIN
Thursday, January 28, 2010
लोकतन्त्र
Monday, November 16, 2009
PROBLEM IN TAPPING BEST TALENTS
Addressing the National Education Day function in
The government can open 20 more IITs, 10 NITs, 6 IIMs and 600 model schools during the 11th plan (2007-12), but how can it ensure that high quality teaching staff are also recruited? Our scholar Prime minister has realized the problem but suggested no solution. He and our learned education minister Mr. Kapil Sibbal, both know the problem and solution as well, but their hands are tied in present set up of democracy and appeasement policy launched by their predecessors. This is the main reason as to why a scientist working in
Not only educational institutes but all government departments are also facing the quality problem due to the burden of numerous incompetent staff and officers as a byproduct of policy of reservations in recruitment and promotion. At present almost all the top managerial and technical posts of U.P. Power Corporation Ltd, Utpadan Nigam, Jal nigam, Setu Nigam, Irrigation, PWD etc. are held by members of a particular reserved category ignoring the talents and competency of officers and staff of general category. The quality of work in all government departments is getting deteriorated day by day. Here, in our country opportunities are snatched from the real talents in the name of social justice.
B.K.Sinha,
Sunday, October 11, 2009
NOBEL TO INDIAN ORIGIN
The seventh day of October 2009 was indeed a great day of pride for every Indian, when the names of prestigious Nobel Prize winners in the field of Chemistry were announced. After a long gap of eight years a scientist of Indian origin was selected with two other scientists for the highest award. Dr. Venkatraman Radhakrishanan, a Tamilnadu born gem of India, a senior scientist at the MRC Laboratory at Cambridge has been awarded the Nobel Prize along with two other scientists, Thomas E Steitz from USA and Ada E Yonath of Israel for their studies on structure and function of the Ribosome. It will help to prepare more reliable antibiotic drugs for the cure/prevention of several chronic diseases. It is surprising that a man who completed his B.Sc. and Ph.D. in Physics, switched over to study of Biology and Chemistry and finally achieved the goal successfully. He has proved that knowledge and research know, no barriers and nothing is impossible.
Congratulations Mr. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan! We are proud of you.
Monday, September 7, 2009
HOLIDAYS IN GOVT. DEPARTMENTS
In democracy, several methods are applied to attract voters – to award public holidays in order to appease followers of different religions, communities and castes is one of them. Sometimes government offices remain closed for 3-4 days in continuation causing serious hardships and problems to common people. How a country may afford five out of twelve months in compulsory holidays! Don’t get amazed – we are affording. An employee of U.P. government is legally authorized to avail 160 numbers of holidays (Gazetted-40, Restricted-02, Sundays-52, Second Saturday-12, Casual leave-14, Special casual leave-06, Earned leave-31, National holidays-03) in the year of 2009 as pre gazette of state government. No country in this world, other than
- Restricted and Second Saturday’s holidays may be cancelled for ever.
- The name of gazetted holidays be changed. These may be given a new name – Festival Leave.
- Except National holidays, no holidays should be declared public holiday.
- One can avail six festival holidays in a row, only on the eve of a particular festival
If a Hindu worker is willing to go home on Holi, he may gladly avail six days’ festival leave. Offices may be kept open with the help of workers of other religions and the persons unwilling to avail their leaves on that particular occasion. It will be the duty of head of office/department to keep office open for all the days except Sunday. It will increase the efficiency and output of all government departments. The present notification of holidays may be kept intact with dates. One can avail festival leaves at the time of festivals only. Gradually the number of festival leaves may be reduced from 40 to 25.
The employees will be the best beneficiaries because those working at distant places from their homes may celebrate that festival with their dear ones. They can easily get such leaves and spend at least one week with their kith and kins. Like casual leaves, every employee will try to make a good balance of festival leaves for availing these at correct point of time. The employees, who avail less than the prescribed leaves may be awarded incentives on pro rata basis. This system will not hurt the feelings of any community. It is in greater interest of our country in general and the employees in particular. The common people can visit any office on any day (except Sunday) for their works.
In the beginning, any reform invites oppositions and sharp reactions but after proper counseling, unanimity may be derived. Only a strong will power is required. We cannot dream to establish our country in the category of developed nations without increasing the number of working days.