Why Bihar’s Politicians Behave Badly?
Posted : August 25, 2006 at 6:28 pm [IST]
Naturally the question must be coming to the mind of all Indians many a times. Do the politicians represent truly the people of Bihar? What happened yesterday in parliament between the elected members of JD (U) and RJD naturally is something shameful for any one from Bihar? The news relates to the members of RJD and JD (U) in the Lok Sabha who came close to fisticuffs and exchanged unparliamentary invectives. JD (U)’s Prabhunath Singh, the man at the centre of the controversy, even resigned his membership and challenged Lalu Yadav like a village wrestlers to fight an election. Both Prabhunath and Lalu were in their worst best on TV channels. The whole episode was hot masala news for quite sometime.
Will Prabhu Nath, Lalu or Ram Vilash will agree to this or not? Will Sarad Yadav or Nitish organize an all-party meeting for a code of conduct for the behaviours of their members at least in parliament? But why should the people of Bihar adore them? And why should the parliament become safe haven for criminals if they are on warrant? As per the media news Shadu Yadav, the brother-in-law (Sala) of Lalu Yadav is escaping an arrest from the police. He was the one who was the main culprit or the hero of yesterday ‘Bihar Show’ in parliament. Lalu Yadav claimed Prabhunath Is also in the wanted list of Bihar police. Why should the speaker or chairman of the houses not take care of this and stop these people in name of democracy from coming to the houses?
However, I feel it can be only the people of Bihar and Bihar’s police that can bring a change. Why can’t the students from Bihar in the national and state capitals who constitute a huge number show their displeasure against such behaviours of the politicians? Why can’t the eminent people of Bihar in academics show their anger on such happenings in public that damages the image of Bihar? Is it a little too much to expect from these communities who must take the mantle to change the things? But then I start brooding. Are these entire things not because of the lack of total urbanization in Bihar over the years? They behave as if they are in their rural settings and fighting as their forefathers used to do for small little conflicts of shellfish interests?
- Indra
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