Patriots-Patronized and Unsung

It’s the Second day of October, a festive and auspicious day, Jayanthi of the father of our Motherland. A day free of all rituals and religious duties, but still the day is filled with a festive environment on our TVs and Newspapers. The portrait of a half naked fakir dots all the spot where your eyes lay on. Peace becomes, the motto of the day; Raj Ghat, the Video of the day; Ishwar-Allah song of the day; Khadhi, the dress of the day; and Gandhi, the movie of the day.

Almost six decades have passed; Historians of the sub-continent were kept busy, writing the official and politically acceptable version of history.

The Pak academia invested all its time in proving that Muslims were different from Hindus who cannot coexist with each other and therefore Partition of India was correct. If Partition was correct so was their Quiad-e-Azam, M A Jinnan. Jinnah and Liaquat were the hero of the Pak Story , the Hindus solely represented by Congress, solely mentored by Nehru-Gandhi duo were the bad guys.  

As far as our History goes, the congress awakened India, the congress Liberated India, it stood (as still is) for secularism but the League played spoilsport, congress wrote the constitution, congress developed India and Congress Liberalized India.  

Congress History is Indian History and the History was written by descendants Nehru-Gandhi family.

The Central Cabinet Ministers by their nepotism have reduced the honor of India to that of a Jagir and Nehru-Gandhi family it’s Jagirdars. Consistently the tax payer’s money is used to promote the congress mascot Sonia Gandhi in all of the Governmental advertisement as UPA Chairperson. Rahul flies of IAF planes, so does Sonia.

As for the Prime Minister money does not grow on trees therefore we should learn to live with 32 Rs for a day but god know where on earth he gets the money to feed 350 guests at a fair price of Rs7000/ per meal. The luncheon was arranged to commemorate her majesties eighth anniversary of coronation.

On the Last week of September, the print media carried a full page advertisement by the ministry of culture commemorating an event celebrating 150^th birth anniversary of Motilal Nehru.

Motilal Nehru was a freedom fighter and deserves our gratitude, but what business does the ministry of culture has with the birth anniversary of a freedom fighter? If the Government has a new protocol, does it apply to all Freedom fighters?  . Wikipedia introduction says he was born on 6^th May 1861 and not on 25^th September 1862. The event saw the release of a stamp and a coin of MLN.

Buy any Postage stamp in your neighborhood Nehru, Gandhi, Indira and Rajeev would be the prominent faces. J Nehru himself probably missed his father’s centenary 1961; Sonia has reminded us of MLNs.

The Congress Government has used and abused the contributions of freedom fighters and social reformers for its parochial political needs. The contributions of many a selfless leader has often been conveniently overlooked, if it is politically unrewarding.

28^th September was the 105^th birth anniversary of Bhagat Singh; the event went unnoticed in India. Commemorative coins issued on his birth centenary in 2007 saw its light only in 2010. The popularity of Bhagat Singh even forced the Pakistan Government to rename a street in west Punjab.

The list is endless; three other prominent leaders conspicuously overlooked by congress include Dr.B.R.Ambedkar, Subhas Chabdra Bose and Vallabhai Patel.

Ambedkar’s role in constitutional drafting is a well documented history; still congress insists Nehru’s whip speeded up the process. The constitution was completed on 26^th November 1949 but for pure sentimental reasons it was pushed to 26^th January 1950. April 14^th may be national holiday on account of his Jayanthi, but Doordharshan is yet to screen the Mamooty stared movie Ambedkar.

Subhas Chandra Bose broke away from congress, raised an Indian army and forced many mutinies in British Indian army. A recent Pakistani blog on Dawn opined, it was Bose who frustrated the British to leave not Gandhi or Jinnah. The British gifted Independence to Ceylon without any popular demands from the natives.

Vallabhai created a united India out of some Five Hundred odd countries. Countries were made to fall in line either by diplomacy or use of force. He wielded a strong conviction not to give to any Muslim demands (After Partition) for separate electorates. The country’s Integrity was his priority, post partition.

Bhagat Singh remains only in Punjabi folk and pop songs; Ambedkar is still a depressed class leader; some Bengalis remember Bose and the congress Leader Vallab bhai Patel is a role model of the BJP.

By clever use of the public money, a single family has created a TINA factor. The public must be made Aware of the politician’s lavishness. The CAG must not question the Government’s policies but also its excesses.