Sharad Pawar has received a resounding slap, echoes of which are reverberating across the length and breadth of India. The man who did the deed is Harvinder Singh, a handsome Sikh. But that is immaterial, what is material is that there are thousands others all over India who feel that Harvinder should have landed a few more. There are others who feel they would like to do the same thing i.e slap some minister.
These are dangerous portends and show that the public at large is fed up of the shenanigans of the political class. The present Prime Minister Man Mohan Singh has presided over the greatest corruption scams in Indian history, where cabinet ministers have been part of a great swindle. In fact it is nothing short of a loot and yet we have Man Mohan Singh going around with a smile.
Nobody can hold a brief for Harvinder and his deed, but the fact is the common man wonders what can be done. The antiquated judicial system where Bail is the norm and trials run for decades, the chance that the culprits will be brought to justice at a early date is almost like a pipe dream.
It is about time the political class took stock of where they are heading. They must realize that the Indian public is very tolerant, but it takes a match to light a haystack and one can never be sure.
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