Comment – Ashok Arora

We the people of India constituted India into sovereign socialist secular democratic republic to secure to all citizens: Justice social economic and political, and also fraternity assuring the dignity of the individual. Unfortunately, many of those having taken oath to ensure achieving of this noble mission, have been ignoring it with utmost impunity. Sant Kabir always evokes us with his famous couplet; ‘Barda hua to kya hua—’, which means; so what if you are big if no one is benefitted by your wealth. Five trillion economy is meaningless if a common man is at number 136 of poverty index, and also at the bottom of human rights, happiness, women safety, judicial independence, and freedom of press index, respectively. Sahir Ludhianvi stirred our souls in film Payasa, with his song; ‘Zara mulq ke rehbaron ko bulao—-’, which meant please call the rulers and show them the pitiable condition of the poor. However, unfortunately, the Political class has been totally insensitive and irresponsible, especially during the last eleven years. Millions of dollars are spent on advertisements, and celebrations of Republic Day. We must make sincere efforts to achieve the real mission to secure Justice for all, instead of going through the ritual every year.