When India was ruled by the British, oppressive as the rulers were, they did not stop peaceful, non-violent forms of protest such as satyagraha.
Fast-forward to the present day, when "free" India is ruled (the word "governed" no longer applies) by a corrupt coalition of politicians led by Mr. Not Clean -- Dr. Manmohan Singh. Dr. Singh and his Congress cronies are hellbent on protecting the de-facto "Right to Corruption" that presumably allows them the clout that they currently have. So scared is the ruling coalition of a strong anti-corruption law, that in "free" India, a group of legitimate protesters are unable to get permission to launch a peaceful agitation.
If it weren't such a gross insult to democracy, it would be laughable that a peaceful protest was being scuttled. To me, the current UPA 2 is even more draconian and high-handed than the erstwhile British rulers of the past that my grandparents fought to overthrow.
Shame!
the British did lock up Gandhi
ReplyDeleteWell so then it is fair to say the the UPA is an empire and we don't still live in a democracy.
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