We all know and agree that India is underdeveloped. Developing as our politicians put it. But we never agree that as human beings we too are underdeveloped. People in general are poor and malnourished, maybe thats why the nourishment has never reached our brains. At least not enough to vitalise the cells that tell us what is right and what is wrong. Civilization is a phenomenon that evolves. We pride ourselves for having one of the oldest civilizations. And yet we never moan at the slow pace of evolution that our civilization shows.
Eat a chockolate or an ice cream and throw the wrapper on the road. Take the short cut to save time, even though it is a one way. Murder, to get some more money. Well okay that one isn't what we do, you say. But isn't a murder only a higher version of banditry which can safely be assumed to be the big brother of thievery which all of us do indulge in. Some time or the other. Office supplies?? Software piracy?? Music sharing??
Then why blame those murderers? They killed for what they thought was right. IOCL has many more officials who will take this as an example and just take a little bit of bribe and look away. And why not? They have their families to support. Why should it be forced on them as part of honesty morcha to get themselves killed for others?
Why should only a handful suffer for the rest of us? Why should they get the brunt of the corrupt politicians and their hard hitting, killing chamchas? I feel its the duty of the populace to come up and do something instead of just hoping that some people will keep their moral values higher than things that matter. By raising a slogan or two and bringing those killers to justice we may win a small battle. But what about the rest of them? IOCL alone has over 23000 sales points.
He tried to shutdown one. He was killed. But he was alone. What will happen if on one particular day 23000 of us decide to take samples from all these outlets and send them for testing. To be on the safer side each one can take one policeman as a witness (or maybe bodyguard depending on which part of the country you are from). What will happen if all these reports are sent collated to the management in IOCL? Wont it be a sufficiently big challenge for all the politicians put together to negate all these reports? Maybe I am being too optimistic but if something like this can be orchestrated then I am sure some result will come out of it.
And it definitely wont be what my senior, hostel mate, and fellow being was meted out.
Manju we will all miss you. And those days will always remain etched in our minds when you enthused all of us to win Sikandar. Hope this sacrifice of yours enthuses us now to become real life Sikandars and win the world from those corrupt politicians. Our world.
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