Right Every Wrong.

                       Let Us Right Every Wrong.                             M.V.Ruparelia.

To-day, Citizens form a People Power with an Informed & Proactive Citizenry and can change the present deplorable position of working of Democracy. “The purpose of life is not to just create wealth for oneself and one`s family, but that life is to be lived for a greater purpose. This purpose is to create and leave behind a legacy of a better world for future generations, a humane world where there is social equity and a nurturing environment for one and all ``

We observe that even an illiterate labour engaged for laying down cable, lines for water or electricity does not do his allotted work properly, though paid adequately. He does not restore road properly after just haphazardly finishing his work, causing lot of inconvenience to citizens. Majority of Citizens working in Government & Public Sector do not perform their duties promptly and properly for which they are paid sufficient emoluments. Many work only after getting extra money from those, whose work, they do! Grievance Solving Machinery is defective and completely ineffective!! Citizens working in Private Sector are kept for benefit of the employers. Labours at the lowest level also do not work with heart but work haphazardly and half heartedly, resulting in defective workmanship, endangering life of others and causing inconvenience to others. General standard of honesty is very low in most sectors of the society. There is general tendency to avoid paying taxes and taking personal advantage of situations, laws, loose & irresponsible Government Machinery.  Many citizens have no consideration for national spirit. It has become a custom, way of life to get Work done by paying illegal gratification and follow their leaders!! Even educated and informed citizens follow this path!! Recent mass uproar for corruption and Lok Pal Bill indicates the sad position of the country. Passing of Lok Pal bill or other legislation may not bring the desired results, unless the most important principle of performing fundamental duties by each citizen is followed voluntarily or forced by providing quick & heavy punitive action against defaulters. Human Rights principles are for Human beings but when citizens forget human instincts and adopt animal instincts of complete selfishness, no rights accrue to them!!

Many of the Representatives and leaders of people like Ministers, MPs, MLAs, Nagar Sevaks, Panchayati entities, Bureaucrats, Judges  etc have become expert in exploiting the citizens by dividing them  by caste, creed, religion, political followings, reservations etc. They even pay money for votes!! Their main aim is to get votes and some how get & remain in power and not the interest of citizens` welfare. They are not Sevaks but Masters of citizens! They are after their rights & do not perform their duties!! We are seeing day in & day out their misbehaviour & misdeeds. Parliament is not allowed to function for days together wasting 2 cror rupees of Citizens per day! Similar pathetic position prevails at State & Municipal levels.

Education & Media can do a lot to improve this situation. Fundamental Duties must be imbibed in each student. Media must continuously and consciously propagate the necessity of each citizen performing his/her Duty sincerely and automatically.

Citizens must awake to this serious situation of the country and start acting with zeal and create proper situation before it is too late! The need of hour is to speak out & stroke out. The entire situation has arisen due to tolerating every thing and not speaking out and bringing the unacceptable faults to the notice of concerned Public Authorities and defaulters. At every stage & every place, wherever we are, we must not silently tolerate every injustice to citizens and bring to the notice of concerned Public Authority. By constant & many persons bringing injustice/inconvenience to the notice of concerned Public Authorities, position will surely improve. We must also bring to the notice of individual citizens their misdeeds affecting public & uncivic behaviour from time to time. Speaking out & Stroking from time to time will improve the situation. It is very necessary that citizens are made to realize through special and repeated propaganda by media/government/NGOs; strict effective and quick legislations; quick heavy punishments; social stigma etc that they must perform their basic duties first towards Society and then only desire and take advantage of their rights.

We must strive for some changes in our Constitution, which may give us full time MPs, MLAs, Nagar Sevaks etc, who should devote their full time in their constituency and not once in 5 years for asking for votes! Only those, who are sincere & honest, should be allowed to contest and voting should be compulsory for each citizen. No political party should be allowed to be formed and each individual will be responsible to his/her constituency. Proper Policy, Guidelines & Action Plan for the progress of the Country should be laid down every 5 years & annually. Elections can be every 5 years but any elected representative can be called back before this tenure by following the laid down procedure. Abolition of Political Parties appear necessary, as they fight for their existence and showing One-Up ship & not for serving Citizens.

There should be Fundamental Duty Commission on par with Human Rights Commission. Human Rights should be for humans only and any inhuman behaviour must withdraw human rights of that individual. There should be Common Law- Code of Conduct for all citizens irrespective of religion, cast, creed etc. Just like Citizen Charter with targets to give various facilities by all Public Authorities, Citizens Duty Chart should be prepared for duties/functions of citizens individually, in Family, in Society & in Country and notified for information & following strictly by all Citizens. Strict punishments for defaults must be laid down and followed in all cases without fear or favour.

All citizens in Democracy are required to be well aware and well informed of the fact that Rights can be enjoyed only after doing one`s Duties and Individual Social Responsibility. To-day, unfortunately in our Country, majority of Citizens want to have their rights without performing any duties. There is a mad rush to take advantage for self without thinking of others! We have seen large number doing frauds, preparing duplicate inferior goods, mixing anything & every thing in grocery, water in milk, fake medicines and what not!

Senior Citizens and their Associations must awake to the present deplorable situation of the Country and take up this challenge of improving this situation to the extant possible by speaking out and stroking out for each wrong that comes to their notice and get that done right  with their experience and utilization of time.