Friday 28 April 2006

Quotes on Quotas

The Union Cabinet Minister, Mr. Arjun Singh, has finally confirmed my suspicion. I was scekeptial whether my friends would agree to me or not. Now, after the latest Quota fiasco, I reckon, everyone would agree that Mr. Singh heads Hopeless and Reckless Department.

It has been around six decades since we have been indepedent. Indepedent Thinking, unfortunately, has not evovled in the minds of the politicians. It seems as if their minds are so slaved to the reins of power, that they can't even afford to be labelled as Representatives. They want - or rather demand - to be lauded as Politicions. A breed of individuals, who are blinded by the clout.

The essential purpose of bringing Democracy in this land of Raja-Maharajas and Riyasats was to subside with the anomaly of absolute power being enjoyed by a ruler and distribute it to the common man. As this would consequent into a chaos; every individual defining rules to his convinience and need; the decision making power was limited to a group of individuals who would effectively represent the entire subject of the state.

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