Independence Day.

Independence Day.

Hmmm. That’s a real fancy term to use. How independent are we in reality ? This question has been hounding me since yesterday when I realized that today was the 15^th of August. Well for starters what has freedom achieved for our nation ? I could actually go mentioning points that I actually read in the newspapers today morning.

Most of them mentioned how our freedom fighters toiled day and night to ensure that we achieved freedom. Some of them (rather most) even sacrificed their lives in the battle for independence. But has their martyrdom been realized for a broken cause ?

I would certainly think so. I have never been anti-India ( though I always support Pakistan in sports ) but the bureaucracy and the political system here has surely left me exasperated. Things have degraded to such an extent that a return to normalcy seems like eternity.

Two months ago when I went to collect my Voter ID, I was asked by the election officer at the polling booth about my choice of vote in the elections. I was frankly taken aback by the question. I replied that my vote would depend on the circumstances and the performance of the individual parties. He turned down my answer and replied that I would have to collect my ID the next time, because this time, the IDs were being issued only to voters of a particular party. He refused to give me my ID though my name was clearly endorsed on his list. That was disgusting. My mom who was with me then, told me to forget it ( She hasn’t been allowed to vote for the last 2 elections though she has a valid voter ID ). She asked me to come again next time and if I don’t get it even then, maybe I could think of pursuing the matter further.

But I am still reeling from the shock of being denied my fundamental right to vote because I may not vote for a particular party.

This shucks. There have been many other incidents that completely rid me of any feelings I might have towards the political system in this country.

Today, I was watching the news on TV when a few MPs were quizzed about the Indian country as a whole. It was shocking to know how ignorant our so called “leaders” could be. One of them didn’t know what the colors of the national tricolor are. Another thought that the national song (Vande Matram ) was written by Rabindranath Tagore. Another said that the chakra in the flag is white in color; another said the topmost color in the Flag is Green. Not even one of about 4 Congress MPs didn’t know what Gandhi’s actual name was. Some guy even had the audacity to mention that he frankly didn’t care about someone who is long dead. That’s how high our leaders’ IQ actually is.

People do not know about the so called stalwarts of their own parties. Man this country is really going to the dogs.

Such incidents and the knowledge that we are actually governed by a bunch of clowns, with no sort of resemblance to sanity actually makes me wonder if it really was worth sacrificing so many lives and ridding ourselves of the British.

I have always been anti Gandhi and I think this is my best time to criticize his policies.

I really think, he wasted his time roaming around the country half naked and preaching non violence for nothing. He rid us of the most efficient disciplinarians in the history of the sub continent only to set us up to be ruled by a herd of inefficient and incompetent morons.

But maybe my generalization of politicians as a whole is wrong, and I know I do respect a few of them but once a politician, always a politician.

Today as we enter the 60^th year of independence, I am really overwhelmed by the thoughts that the British were actually good for us.

Hey I too love my freedom, which we may not have had under the British but I rather prefer the British than a group of jokers framing policies for me.

“God save the queen , nay, God save India”