CHANGING INDIA- A HEALTHY DEMOCRACY Rajmohan Gandhi discussing with Sagarika Ghose focused on the need for a pluralistic society; expressed concerns about money spent and media campaigns on a leader or a party during Lok Sabha elections 2014 drowning democracy! He emphasized that "danda" politics is counter productive in a democracy. Although Sadhvi Jyoti's expressed regret in Parliament and the PM strongly disapproved of her controversial remarks, the Opposition still kept disrupting both houses. The BJP had not allowed Parliament to function when they were in the Opposition. The hardliners in the BJP who want a non secular and polarized society are being encouraged by the BJP soft pedaling due to its RSS culture, unable to unequivocally condemn and put a stop to such communal activity and thinking. There is no fear of the law. Rampant rapes and crimes, ungodly Godmen, cults, violent anti minority actions, caste politics, coloring history, education etc are insults to mankind and our Constitution. Administrative and police reforms need a "fast forward"and arresting of "fast backward" thinking in today's world must be firmly curbed!If we have pretensions of being a world power, this tit for tat behavior in Parliament and with the PM who has given the impression of change from an ideologue into a statesman,not walking that extra mile to reign in communal behavior, we cannot change India to a vibrant democratic nation with healthy and progressive outlook with deep meaning in his "Sab Ke Sath,Sub Ka Vikas" slogan.
