Essays

If you ask a rational thinker - what is politics? He will answer - Politics is a dirty game of scoundrels to make money. Well, this answer might create many arguments. But, unfortunately, this seems to be an appropriate definition of 'today's polities'. Today politics has become a profession. People join it not for serving nation but for serving themselves. It is a mere means of earning and more and more money. They are least bothered with the development of nation. All they are concerned with is their power and bank balances.

Earlier politics was considered as a 'responsibility' and today it has become just a 'profession'. Earlier people used to join politics so that they could sacrifice their lives in serving the nation. Now-a-days people join politics to earn power to rule people and become strong monetarily. Earlier we were having leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Patel, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Gopal Krishna Gokhle who were ready to make sacrifice of their lives for the country.

Now-a-days we don't have 'leaders' we just have 'politicians'. This is because the leader is the one who leads his nation towards progress. On the other hand, politician is the one who plays with politics. So today we don't call them our leaders but they are merely politicians who play politics as a game.

Every time in the election public vote for different politicians in the hope that this time they will do some welfare and protect the nation. But every time the political parties come with a bang and go with lots of money and scams in their accounts. Nobody is bothered with the welfare of people. Before election, numerous promises are made with the public. But after election none of them is fulfilled. Politicians with criminal records rule people and nothing is done. It’s not that everyone is corrupt. But nobody hears the cries of honest and sincere persons. Sometimes they are not provided with enough powers to meet their objectives. Even today's public has become mute. People have accepted the corrupt system. They are leading their lives peacefully and are not willing to indulge in any kind of trouble or dispute. If people will not start opposing the wrong actions of politicians boldly then the day is not far when these politicians will rule the public the way Britishers ruled over us.