Business Standard

Another Republic Day

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Welcome to another Republic Day, But is the country going the right way. Great hopes we had of this government, Alas it is turning out to be a figment.

A party obsessed with cows and religion, Is creating a lot unnecessar­y tension. With cow care and ban on beef, Has caused loss of jobs and grief.

Many promises were made, As usual they went in to a fade. The much touted job creation, Has become an illusion.

Even the honourable supreme judges, Have developed certain grudges. The Chief remains standoffis­h, And continues to be selfish.

Where is the sign of developmen­t, There is only futile argument. Expected was better governance, What we got was only nuisance.

In politics, there is too much religion, Leading to hostility and aggression. This kind of relentless negativity, Results in progress becoming a casualty.

Engine of politics is black money, For the politician pure honey!

The government is like an octopus, With its tentacles all around us. For the slightest and trivial reason, The fringe becomes bold and brazen. And a reason to go on a rampage, To vent their pent up ugly rage.

So let us celebrate this Republic day, And sincerely mend our ways, To keep our country going astray!!

Shanmugam Mudaliar Pune India release of this controvers­ial movie and even the censor board had cleared the movie with a few cuts, there is no way protesters should be allowed to damage public property like this. The current state of affairs is most unfortunat­e to say the least. These attackers who did not even spare a school bus and were armed with petrol bombs just shows the extent of damage they wanted to do.

What a shame that anyone now can hold our democracy to ransom. We all should hang our heads in shame if this is the kind of environmen­t we are giving to our future generation­s. If maintainin­g law and order of a state is the prime responsibi­lity of a state government then they need to do a lot of introspect­ion. It is good to show a rosy picture of India to internatio­nal investors at Davos but if we can not keep our house in order and let these fringe elements run riot, we are no good for any investment. Bal Govind Noida

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