Madhu Kodas of India

Madhu Kodas of India, An Appeal to Fellow Citizens

I have been closely following recent happenings relating to Shri Madhu Koda, Member of Parliament and former Chief Minister of Jharkhand and some of his cabinet colleagues that have been appearing in the Press. Without going into the murky details which vividly reveal the tale of greed, avarice, and ambition of relatively young, elected representatives for whom politics is the stepping stone to a life full of riches, unbridled power and the license to loot, let it be understood that it reflects the tragic case of an opportunity lost for crores of tribal and non-tribal residents of Jharkhand! It is the culmination of a story of betrayal by their own leaders in whom people had reposed their trust.

However, this is not the story of Jharkhand alone. We believe that the same story is being unfolded in other States of India whether they are in the North, South, East, West or the North East. Lust for power, hunger for wealth, intolerance of dissent and unbridled ambition characterizes the politicians of various hues in several States. This is disappointing, to say the least.

It seems to me that the top political elite of our country is running their parties like running a criminal gang and it seems to hold well across all the political parties. Most of the political parties willingly enter into close liaison with the criminal gangs and their members , award them tickets to contest elections under the banners of their respective parties. Money muscle and caste still play major role in electoral process in India and is encouraged by certain politicians and their parties. The ordinary citizen has been reduced to a mockery in the present scheme of things and their honor is at stake at the hand of the corrupt. Few seem to be objecting to this blatant game of cheating and selling our own country for thier own narrow business and criminal interests. Media as an active partner, many a times glorify the violators of the social codes.

I just ponder and wonder many times as to how many more Madhu Kodas will be generated in the system to plunder the hard earned grain our masses before we can possibly put some check on them and bring the guilty to account for their deeds.

It has been widely reported that the investigations in the Madhu Koda case have taken a backseat with the approver retracting on his statements. May God give us all enough moral strength to take on the High and Mighty when they are on the wrong side of the law and show them the rule book.

I appeal to the collective honor of us all as citizens to expose all the Madhu Kodas and investigate them fairly and boldly without succumbing to any amount of pressures from any quarters.

Jasvir Singh (The views expressed here are my personal views)