India's democracy has never been so weak. The three pillars of democracy have fallen down. Will the Constitution hold up? Would the Pradhan Sevak be able to save the integrity of the Constitution of India? Would the President of India, the stamp man, be the shining star who would save the beautiful constellation? Would the Chief Justice of India listen to his colleagues and adhere to the principles of natural justice? One can only speculate. The burden has fallen upon the citizen, the common man to stand up, open their eyes now. Ram Mandir se bhi zyada mahatvapurna mudde hai is desh me. Communalism, love jihad, land jihad, "hamare Jawan border pe lad Rahe hai" has to be done away with. One does not only need to get themselves educated, one needs to be learned as well. The falling standard of debate in the country is sad. One needs to come out of the current political atmosphere and brace the constitutional values for once. For the founding fathers very intelligently drafted the Constitution. It has the power and the ability to save a sinking ship called the democracy of India. It is, however, upon the citizens to understand this. No Prime minister, no President, no Chief Justice can do what the common man can. What a learned, constitutionally aware man can. It is when you speak, that the democracy prospers. It is when you debate that your mind develops and maintains the sanity and the sanctity of your rights and the Government, along with the constitutional values. Everytime you support a right wing or a left wing, communism or capitalism, Ram Mandir or Babri Masjid, you need to know the facts, the law, the policy and the Government, and even more, about yourself and your needs. If you are jobless, you need to question the Government why you are jobless. If you're not able to get the basic standards of living, you need to question the Government. Because in this country, if you don't question, nobody gives a damn. People in politics can and do initiate a narrative everyday. One day they can instill 'patriotism' in you by talking about the sacrifices of the armed forces, the next day they would say that they won't give an inch of land in South Mumbai to the same defence personnel. (Jaise ki wo zameen unke baap ki ho). Have a sound mind before complimenting a person on his remarks of impregnating your wife with 10 kids. Everytime you think that the 2G scam was a lie, do question why did the licenses got cancelled by the apex court. When your elected representative says that the girl who got raped, got raped because of her own fault, you need to throw them out of the system. Democracy is for the citizens. It is being challenged everyday. It has to be. If the citizens are aware, it will win the battle. Otherwise.... May Ambedkar give the three chiefs of Indian Democracy the brains and the blessing. One may consider that writing on social media doesn't and can't affect anything, but if it had been so, Shreya Singhal v. Union of India would never have happened and we would still be living with an unconstitutional/undemocratic 66A. Yours Leftist/Rightist/Capitalist/Communist/Marxist/Congressi/AAPtard/Bhakt/Naxalite (Whatever suits you) PS: Even the justices have had a press conference now Mr. Prime Minister. (ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON 12th JANUARY, 2018 AFTER THE JUDGES' PRESS CONFERENCE LED BY JUSTICE CHELAMESHWAR)
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