**True. The situation will continue unless we the People of Republic Independent India will exercise independence in its true sense. Who has the time for taking steps in this regard in real sense. We Talk, We Discuss, We Debate, We Collect information, We make reports... but the question is are we really contributing in real sense???
With lots of efforts we got the Right to Information Act? but everyday in some of the news papers we read that even after having RTI , we are not able to seek the info for which the Act came into existence. If even after having the Right to Information we are not able to we are not able to get what we deserve that how a common man will exercise Freedom in Free India..it seems simple but in reality its a very complex process. On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 9:19 AM, Nithiya <nithi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Every third person in India lives Below Poverty Line. > An average of 6000 children die every day due to malnutrition. > but the way our country equips herself with arms and weapons is shocking. > India is the fourth largest importer of arms in the world. > > Every Republic parade speaks of the new weapons made or bought in the name > of natonial security. > There is no report of where and when these arms were or are being used is > another question > The money of the poor man's taxes are spent enormously on warfare and not > on welfare. > For every rupee spent on actual development, ten times are spent on arms. > > Gandhi said that India lives in Villages. Most of the Indians are in > villages. > But our villagers live wihout social security, > There is no electricity, no road facilities and no rural medical and > educatoinal facilities. > > > There is no list of how many new villages got electricity > How many new villages got rural dispensaries in the last one year > How many tribal or dalit villages got rural schools or water facilities etc > etc > > But under the name of border security and national defence, billions of > rupees > that are meant for the basic rights of people are spent on arms > > India has amassed so much of the tax payers money to focus on unwanted > threats > > There is no budget for settling disputes, no money for peace negotiations > We are still viewing the shamful parade of how the common people's money > has been misused.... > Until we, as citizens excercise our right to know and right over national > spending, > we may have to continue to view such shameful republic parades in future. > > Vivekananda told: Arise, Awake and Sleep not.... > When shall we wake up? > When will we ever learn? > > > > Nithiya (nithi...@gmail.com) > > >
