On the eve of Independence...

~ ऐ मेरे वतन के लोगों 

It's the 14th of August... tomorrow is our Independence day... unfortunately, and it pains me deeply to say, that it doesn't feel like Independence day, coz it doesn't feel like being independent anymore... The Govt should be ashamed of itself...if we, (yeah, this is not a personal opinion, but a general emotion: of hatred) as the citizens of India, post such write-ups... alas, "It" won't be ashamed, rather furious... ("It", here, is used for the govt: and it is most appropriate that this word is used, for the govt is no more than a non-living piece of ______, fill it up for yourself)...and ohh, if somehow, "It" reads all this, i might be arrested...how much i would like that, for it would be better than being arrested under this mask of freedom...i wonder when were the Rights taken away from Us...coz m sure we don't possess them...

our home minister says, and i quote, "if a person's life is in danger, and please mark my words, if a person's life is in danger, it is not only the responsibility, but also the right of the govt to intervene"... (source: Press Conference, 13-08-2011)... 

i respond, Dear Sir, perhaps i am in a nightmare where i see Police killing people... and its been months...the dream is not ending, and i am almost falling into depression... Sir, please intervene somehow...

first Ramdev and many innocent sleeping people (and i am not using words like Sant, baba, etc to address him, as i know it dejects u)... then farmers in Pune, and many more instances... and now you have put 22 conditions before Anna Hazare... i am sorry, but i studied Civics as a subject, though only till 10th standard, but that was enough to teach me of our rights... and according my understanding of the state of affairs, this is a breach of our rights...

i thought we had freedom of speech and expression; i thought it was our right to live a safe life, and i am sure i heard you correctly when you pretended to be a well-wisher and said the govt has to protect a person's life...but in today's times, it feels "you" people have some kind of special right to killing people at will and lying shamelessly... but, if it were so, why are you not killing Kasab... perhaps, coz he most deserves it...perhaps, coz we most demand it...

considering the present scenario, I would rather call our form of govt a Dictatorship... "by", of course, the ignorant and helpless people,"of" a party/alliance, "for" [the benefit of] the party and corrupt people... 

but, who am i make such a statement?... and how would it matter?... well, if nothing else, I am a citizen of this Great Nation, and if every single citizen, or even if 60 % (not more than 60% vote, on avg) pledge to turn tables, it would matter, won't it?

I am struggling for words to express myself truly, or perhaps, I have the decency to not use the words which would fit the most. I feel strangled...outraged...disappointed...

no...i am sure, its a nightmare... there is still sometime...before its midnight and we officially enter the 65th year of free India... Dear Sir, please intervene...stir me...end this nightmare, if you possibly can...coz i fear, if we wake up at the stroke of midnight, the govt shall have to sleep forever...

P.S. something has to be done...and we are the ones who have the responsibility of doing that something...to all of you who read it, comment if you feel like, but please do "think" even if you don't feel like it.!!! 

Jai Hind.!!!