Recently there have been a lot of videos, news items and
statements from the designer politicians and would be student politicians regarding
the use of word Azadi. They talk of azadi in Bastar and Kashmir and mostly just
the word azadi. I do not know what they want the azadi from in a democratic
country. Azadi in expressing their opinion, it is already there but it comes
with a responsibility as all freedoms do. Azadi to hold demonstration and hold
seminars well that is there too, albeit with a responsibility of not disturbing
the public. If they want azadi in harassing
the public, holding to ransom the education system then it is not azadi but is
called hooliganism and goondagardi and then they should have the guts to hear
criticism, accept punishment and understand the restrictions that come along
with each freedom.
Have these people
ever asked the citizens of India as to what they want azadi from rather than
forcing their sense of misguided azadi on others and expecting that shouting,
fighting, holding educational institutes to ransom and public at large means
azadi. Yes we also want azadi. We want azadi from these so called student
leader shaming the country and holding educational institutes to ransom. We
want azadi from these so called designers and marginalized politicians from
disturbing the educational institutes and lives of our son’s and daughter’s. We
want azadi from this corrupt and irresponsible political system which gives
rise to murderers and criminals to become our leaders and representatives. We
want azadi from these corrupt political parties that use public funding for
their personnel use and use black money to fund their elections. We want azadi
from the corrupt civil servants who demand bribe for even doing their work for
which they are paid by our taxes. We want azadi from this filth which decorates
our cities and emits the foul smell. We want azadi from this pollute atmosphere
where it is becoming difficult even to breathe. We want azadi from this policy
of appeasement of certain classes of the society by the elected
representatives. We want azadi from this system of reservation to be replaced b
a system which will help the poor citizen in getting a decent house to live,
decent food to eat, decent medical facilities and good education system for
their children so that they can become responsible citizens. We want azadi from
the overpopulation which eats away the progress we make. We want azadi from
this badly maintain roads, buses, trains to be replaced with decent transportation
system. We want azadi from this traffic jams which we face every day and poor
driving conditions and bad drivers on the road. We want azadi from the power cuts;
no supply of electricity in villages, no roads, no basic facilitates like
telephone what to talk of broad band and post office.
I can go on and on and probably list a thousand more things
from which a common man wants azadi but do these student leaders and so called
designer politicians and actors ever come to this common man to ask as to what
all azadi we want. They are more interested in forcing their sense of azadi on
us. Who gives them the right to do so? By all means hold seminar, discuss, give
suggestions and advice the policy makers about improvement in the system and
make all positive comments but for heaven’s sake do not talk about the
motherland or breaking the nation or pass unwarranted comments about the brave
armed forces personnel. By all means praise them; thank them for the freedom
they provide you for enjoying this life and the freedom they guarantee by
fighting against the enemies of the nation. The nation as such does no ask
anything from you but only gives you these freedoms selflessly without demanding
from you anything back in repayment but expects you to adhere to the laws of
the nation and sentiments of its people and armed forces.
