Devils of Democracy
Better the devil you know than
the devil you don’t know
By Mukesh Sharma
They are ‘super-humans’.
Though they look like human-beings in shape, size and form, they are endowed
with phenomenal powers. Their unfounded utterances can be heard all over the
world through their mouthpiece media. Their public acts which are mostly charm
offensive, can be seen by teeming millions from every nook and corner of the
world through TV channel. They manage to get the blind support of seemingly sizable
number of Zombie-like supporters who are said to have surrendered their souls
to their respective devils in return of certain favours. Of course, they are
none other than the Devils of Democracy.
Devils of Democracy
In epics, parables, fables or fairy tales, these devils have
been given different names: Satan, vampire, evil spirits, he-wolf. Rakchhas, Asuras, etc. In the age of Kings and Queens, they were known as
robbers, dacoits, looters or marauders. But today, in so-called democracy, devils are recognized and respected as netas,
leaders or politicians.
The most of the devils are well-built, and are born with
dynastic leanings. They appear as a common
human, but they possess several ‘uncommon’ qualities. Devoid of phobias, devils are stage-conquerors; they have gift of gab;
with their suave talks and glib tongue, they can convince, confuse or corrupt
anybody. Each devil has his own army of so-called ‘party-workers’; these
workers are paid in cash or kind; they
are used to create a perception that their respective ‘devil’ is Devta; he is a redeemer; he is a messiah. Though devils are not God, they are not less than God.
With his clouts, a devil can make life of a commoner heaven or hell.
It seems that the most of the devils are blessed sons of goddess
Lakshmi;
they have umpteen independent source of income; they roll in money. In rarest
of rare case, if any devil doesn’t have money, once in power, he makes his pile
just in five years not only for himself but for his seven generations. Devil
continues to get richer and richer year after year that too surprisingly, without
any material business. Devils have mind boggling
power to digest; they can chew and fart out at the same time. Even the
most-scared IT department is afraid of devils.If
by the turn of fate, something goes wrong, a devil’s worst is far better than
the best of a common man.
If a cat has nine lives, a devil has eighteen. An ordinary
man may die of a petty malaria, Devil survives successfully kidney, liver transplants and even multiple heart surgeries. The most of the old foggies are alive and kicking even in
their 80s and 90s. The dreaded terrorists can attack the convoy of soldiers easily, but
they seldom dare to touch the cavalcade of a Devil. Undoubtedly, even death
thinks ten times before claiming the life of a Devil, maybe, out of natural reasons.
Common man believes Devils are
above the law; even the Supreme Court, predominantly, remains busy in settling
the cases of Devils only. A Devil can get Supreme Court gates
opened even in the dead of night, and commoners
cases are dragged on for years with date after date. A Devil is
seldom convicted, for, his accomplices remain ready to take the blame for any
crime committed by the Devil. Thousands are incarcerated in jails for petty
crimes or as under trials, but a devil manages to get bail. Devils are not only lawmakers but
they are law unto themselves.
A Devil never gets old
or retires until the bitter end of life.
Even with one foot in grave, he can contest the election. If he loses Lok
Sabha, he can manage to enter the Parliament through back door, Rajya Sabha. And
thus a Devil becomes an institution in himself. By the quirk of fate, if any Devil
dies, he is declared as Martyr.
Devils are just
promise peddlers. They never keep up their promises. Jobs can be created, if
India like China becomes a manufacturing country. Wealth can be created, if exports
are increased; natural resources are harnessed technologically. By promising
doles, Devils want to make people
beggars; they don’t want to provide them economic independence.
On the stage, a devil sounds as a servant of the people but off the stage, he
turns into a Satan. Devils fight against one another in public. But in private life, they all are close buddies. To a Devil, public is like an old woman who
can maunder and mumble, can’t do anything. Except on the day of voting, the
people are just a trash/scrap. This is how devils continue to rule the people in the name of
so-called democracy. The ‘coalition’ government formed by Devils by holding
each other’s hands is a Government of the
Devils by the Devils for the Devils, not
for the Welfare of the People.
No devil is Devta.
Some are more devilish than others. So cast your vote judiciously. Better the
devil you know than the devil you don’t know.
