Is India becoming a country of robbers?

     This article is not meant for Indians who selflessly serve our country so they should not feel bad.

     The Indian mentality is to do every work only for personal gain. The intention behind every work is only to earn money. There is no patriotism or national feeling involved. It doesn’t matter what happens to others, but I just need to earn money. This selfish attitude makes every work a business, not selfless service. Every work should earn money, otherwise, life won’t be sustainable. But the work we do should not only be a means of sustaining our own life but also benefit others. The work should have quality and be valuable enough for others to easily benefit from it. But this ideal situation doesn’t exist in India. There is no patriotism in the Indian mentality. Every work is limited to ‘me, my family, and my progress’. My work should contribute to the country’s progress, which in turn will benefit me. So, my work should be quality-oriented and properly evaluated. But since every work is centered around earning money, it has become looting rather than service. Although the country benefits from their work, it’s like a farmer watering his crop for his own benefit, and the water unintentionally benefits the weeds as well.

Let’s understand this through the following examples:-

1. Political field:-

We elect representatives to serve the public. For example, Gram Panchayat members, Sarpanch, Panchayat Samiti members, Panchayat Samiti Chairperson, Zilla Parishad members, Zilla Parishad President, Corporators, Mayors, MLAs, MPs, Ministers, etc. These representatives do work for the development of the public interest. However, in these development works, they secretly embezzle large amounts of money in the form of commissions, which affects the quality of the work and causes huge financial losses to the country.

In other words, the elected representatives are supposed to work for the people’s welfare, but they indulge in corrupt practices like taking commissions, which compromises the quality of work and results in significant financial losses for the country.

2. Government officials in all fields:-

Government officials are actually meant to serve the public. For example, Village Servants, Extension Officers, Group Development Officers, Talathis, Mandal Officers, Tahsildars, Sub-Divisional Officers, District Collectors, and other similar officials. Originally, the word ‘officer’ meant someone who is always engaged in service. However, the majority of government officials take bribes and work dishonestly.

In other words, government officials are supposed to be public servants, but many of them indulge in corrupt practices like taking bribes, which goes against the true meaning of their role.

3. Judiciary:-

In India, justice is sold for money. Without a lawyer, it is impossible to fight a court battle. The poor do not have the capacity to pay the exorbitant fees of lawyers. Moreover, lawyers also, instead of finding the truth and facts of the case, twist the case for money. Witnesses are bribed and bought. Fake evidence and documents are created for money. Often, even judges are helpless in front of money and give wrong verdicts. Often, police officers take bribes and create a system that favors the criminal. The result of all this is that the poor are deprived of justice.

In other words, the Indian judiciary system is plagued by corruption, where money plays a significant role in influencing the outcome of cases, and the poor are unable to access justice due to their inability to afford legal fees and the corrupt practices of lawyers, police, and even judges.

4. Health and Medical Field:-

In India, most doctors in government hospitals do not take proper care of patients. Instead, they set up their own private hospitals and practice there. Government medicines are embezzled. In private hospitals, private doctors, instead of treating the patient’s illness, exaggerate the severity of the illness for money and perform unnecessary treatments, which sometimes even result in the patient’s death. There have been many incidents of kidney theft in the past.

In other words, the Indian healthcare system is marred by corruption and negligence, where government doctors are more interested in their private practices, and private doctors prioritize profits over patient care, leading to unnecessary treatments and even illegal activities like organ theft.

5. Educational Field:-

Ideally, the educational sector has a huge responsibility to inculcate good values in the new generation and make them ideal citizens. But that is not happening. Teachers in government schools and colleges, instead of teaching properly, conduct their own private classes due to greed for more money. Big political leaders have opened their own private institutions for financial gain, turning education into a market. The poor quality of education in government schools and colleges has increased the popularity of private classes, which are unaffordable for the poor. The education provided there is also superficial, focusing only on increasing academic grades on paper, rather than imparting meaningful knowledge. As a result, creativity is not fostered in students, and innovative researchers are not produced. Patriotic and socially responsible citizens are also not created, and even if they are, their numbers are negligible. Therefore, the credit for their achievements cannot be given to educational institutions, but rather to the students’ innate intelligence.

In other words, the Indian education system is flawed, with teachers and institutions prioritizing profits over providing quality education, leading to a lack of creativity, innovation, and socially responsible citizens.

6. Commerce and Trade Sector:-

 Ideally, if traders and farmers work together, the agricultural sector in India will definitely develop, and the economic condition of farmers will also improve. However, the business class in India is very selfish. They buy the crops grown by farmers at a very low price through auction, making the farmers virtually bankrupt. Auction method is gambling method. Despite being producers, farmers in India do not have the right to decide the price of their crops. The entire country runs on the hard work and sweat of farmers, but they themselves are struggling to survive.

In other words, the Indian trade and commerce sector exploits farmers by paying them very low prices for their produce, leaving them impoverished and without the right to determine their own crop prices, despite being the backbone of the country’s economy.

7. Industrial Sector:-

The industrial sector in India is literally built on the exploited blood of contract workers. Contract workers in the industrial sector are made to work like oxen for years on meager wages. The owners of companies, management, and contractors are getting rich on the hard work of contract workers. Contract workers are made to work for 16-16 hours, sometimes even 24 hours, in extremely difficult conditions. They are not provided with any safety measures. In return, they get very low wages. Their work is not legally documented. They do not have legal protection. As a result, in case of an accident or any incident while working, contract workers do not get any benefit or protection. They too are struggling to survive.

In other words, the Indian industrial sector exploits contract workers by making them work in harsh conditions for long hours with minimal wages, no safety measures, and no legal protection, while the company owners and management reap the benefits.8. The rich avail benefits meant for the poor: To make the lives of the poor easier, the government here implements many schemes. However, the majority of the rich class bribes officials, creates fake documents, and declares themselves poor on paper to avail benefits meant for the poor. For example, rationing, housing, loan waivers, and other such schemes.

In other words, the wealthy in India exploit government schemes meant for the poor by bribing officials and creating fake documents to falsely claim eligibility, thereby depriving the genuinely needy of the benefits.

8) Adulteration Emperor:

The number of people adulterating food items for financial gain is increasing day by day. For example, milk and other similar food items. The health of people is at risk due to the consumption of adulterated poisonous substances.

In other words, the practice of adding harmful substances to food products to increase profits is becoming more prevalent in India, posing a significant threat to public health.

9. The rich avail benefits meant for the poor:-

To make the lives of the poor easier, the government here implements many schemes. However, the majority of the rich class bribes officials, creates fake documents, and declares themselves poor on paper to avail benefits meant for the poor. For example, rationing, housing, loan waivers, and other such schemes.

In other words, the wealthy in India exploit government schemes meant for the poor by bribing officials and creating fake documents to falsely claim eligibility, thereby depriving the genuinely needy of the benefits.

10. Religious and Spiritual Sector:-

The true purpose of the religious and spiritual sector is to awaken humanity in people and achieve human welfare through it. India’s saints have made significant contributions to the religious and spiritual sector. However, their teachings are now limited to just being spoken about. Except for a few exceptions, no one in the religious and spiritual sector is seen following the ideal teachings of the saints. The teachings of the saints have now become just a means of earning money. Humanitarian values like compassion, forgiveness, peace, selflessness, and charity have disappeared from the religious sector. Regardless of the religion, saints, mahants, and religious leaders have become mere titles. Instead of following the virtues of great men, only their praises are sung, which has become a prevalent practice here.

In other words, the Indian religious and spiritual sector has deviated from its true purpose and has become commercialized, with leaders more focused on earning money and gaining titles rather than following and promoting the teachings of saints and great men.

“In short, a heartbreaking and inhumane situation has arisen in India, where ‘thieves and swindlers are flourishing, while genuine hardworking people are starving’ – a situation that tarnishes humanity.” -Here the traitors are living in luxury and the true patriots are living in misery.

Conclusion:

This text highlights the stark contrast between those who cheat and exploit others to gain wealth and those who work hard but struggle to survive, emphasizing the need for a more equitable economic system.

Author 
Arun Ramchandra Pangarkar, Initiator,
Labour revolution, the voice of the poor

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