Baton Of Suo Moto Responsibility

It is very easy to enjoy the warmth of one’s nest. Peeping out of the nest is like being aware of empirical facts yet choosing to be indifferent to it. But it takes a lot to transform oneself from being just a silent witness to the relay runner with the baton of change or reform. Pardon me for being truthful to the extent of bluntness. But I can’t hold myself back from calling one numb to the change around if he is not acting ecologically and is thus not a living being.

Allowing the things to continue as they are in cases where its continuance is a hindrance to development is like total subjection the situation. In this way one is allowing the miscreant to continue his dominance (social, psychological, economic and ideological) and arbitrariness unabated.

Indian societies where ignorance is the norm, forget about attaining a certain intellectual level, it becomes imperative on the part of intelligentsia in such situations to spring into action against such elements. The action need not be revolutionary outbreak or spearheading any movement. It can be a direct discussion and dialogue through government’s own devised methods. Some political parties or coalition for that matter after assuming governance had been hypocrite to the extent of passing laws, setting up machinery against corruption and maladministration and yet violating them all themselves with impunity.

One of the prime reasons for it is inaction on the part of educated citizens. Judging people’s representatives by their self proclaimed standards make things easier for citizens. They can be trapped in their own mesh of promises, provided we do so.

Right to information and Social Audit is one such important an potent weapon in that direction and that is the reason that off late politicians are trying to dilute its provisions.

Having said that, the possibility of the above envisaged action can be easily played down stating the insignificance of contribution made by one individual alone. I have an answer to them. Your contribution may be too insignificant to make a desired change but it may inspire some other to take the baton from where you leave. We all have the fires burning within. The point here is that who chooses to act first. So, be the one who reflect the aspirations of the society and who equally influences the society.