MORE MAYAWATIS ARE IN THE WAITING

     Mayawati has done it again. She has inaugurated a park with statues of Kanshi Ram, B. R. Ambedakar and of course herself. A lot of people think this is a waste of good money and empty braggadocio and arrogance at its all time heights. But just think. What in the world brought us into such a sad state of things? What were the ideals of our forefathers before the country got independence? After independence we forgot everything or side tracked everything connected with ethics, moral and just rule. Remember how many statues and naming of parks, monuments and other structures were named after the great Mahatma and Nehru and those close to the Congress. Why wasn't there even a generous sprinkling of such names for such structures for dalits or iconic figures belonging to the scheduled chaste or tribes? Aren't the rulers who have ruled the country by whims or fancies been able to remove poverty of the land? Weren't they as arrogant as Mayawati? Perhaps, they were more stealthy in their approach and harboring conceit and crookedness of the worst kind. Surely they did just what she did only by hiding cleverly their devilish intentions. Mayawati was a trifle too showy. In fact, it is rather difficult to identify address and streets due to the plethora of them being named after a few handful of great individuals. Mahatma Gandhi's name is okay as he is the father of the nation, but the names of others could be easily distributed among other greats of our country.
     If Mayawati has displayed arrogance then the other parties are not too far behind. In any case the polity will never look around for they are so engrossed in petty politics. The real power and wealth is actually the common masses who sweat and strain and most of whom don't have passports, credit cards, vehicles or even the basic amenities. It is our polity which should change. Mayawati has taken the cue of the misdeeds by similar parties thinking that this is the best and the right way of expressing herself to gather votes.
      Will this continue for long? I have my serious doubts and something like Egypt, Libya and other countries which we are hearing about every other day, can also abrupt here. The people of almost all walks of life have become fed up with such hopeless politics and no serious efforts for improving the daily life of the people.
       So, Mayawati is right in her own way. Nobody, especially the political class, has the right to protest.