The Central Government and some of its ministers are very vocal about the programmes being implemented by it. They are also extra vocal when criticising the Left parties or the Anna Hazare movement. BUt why they are completely silent when the issues of the poor and down-trodden people are brought before them?
Even 60 years after independence, there are crores of people who are illiterate. There are crores of people who are starving. More than 2 lakh farmers have committed suicide during the last few years. There is no potable drinking water in many areas of the country. Crores are not having any shelter.
At the same time, about 10% are rich and have every thing with them. They have black and white money. The government is making policies for the benefit of these 10%. The ‘daridranarayanas’ have been completely forgotten by them.
The continued increase in prices have increased many fold the miseries of the people.
Is the government sleeping or deaf and dumb? Nothing of the sort. It is well aware of all these. It is that it don’t want to end their miseries. This government is the government of the haves. The have nots will not get anything unless they fight for it. The capitalist path of economy has ruined he world. Protests are rising against this in all parts of th world.
India has a long history of fighting against injustice. It is time to strengthen this fight to ensure justice to the have-nots and the suppressed.
Whether the Central Govenment is deaf and dumb?
10 Thursday Nov 2011
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VAN Namboodiri's Blog 
The Central Government of India is neither ‘deaf’ nor ‘dumb’ – it is literally a government “Of the 1%, for the 1% and by the 1%.”
Government! Where is it? I have’nt seen one in this country. I am surprised if you have seen some government in our country.
As for as the common man is concerned, government means a virtual body and a topic to discuss at work place or home. Nothing above it. The common man is not a part of it.
The common man, unfortunately, is the one who decides who should be the government every after 5 years and thus gets time for 5 years to talk about it, critisize it and repent over it. It happens everytime after 5 years. Sometimes, it could be early too.
Meanwhile, the farmers continue to commit suicide, common man continues to pay for hikes in petrol and other essential commodities and then we would keep writing about it in one or other blogs and express our displeasure. Nothing changes.
If change has to come, it has to come from the common man. The common man must learn to reject the government. The common man must break his silence. The common man must decide what is good for him and what is not.
Everything will happen once the common man breaks the silence. Then, when will it happen? A million dollar question that remains un-answered and only the common man has the answer to it.