The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has fulfilled yet another promise
of starting an Anti-corruption Helpline. They are also training people to carry
out sting-operations themselves and help catching the corrupt officials. So they
have empowered 1.5 Crores people of
Delhi as Anti-corruption inspectors. No doubt, this move has been applauded by
media and by common people alike. This is a popular move and we are a
democratic society which is a game of number. Yet, everything that is ‘popular”
is not ‘right’ because if majority of the people of any society would have been right, they would have been
happy and successful. We must, therefore, wait and see if such an action is
indeed a wise move.
Sometimes, our children who do not focus on study as they enjoy
playing, spending time on Facebook and internet, talking to their friends on
phone and many other activities. So when their performance dips, we are quite
angry with them. We want them to improve for their own benefit. We often shout at
them, criticize them for their poor performance and scold them before others
including their friends. The result is that whenever the children see their
parents, they open their book and pretend to study while his mind is elsewhere.
Parents are happy as they see their child studying. Yet his performance dips
further and that unnerve the parents. Now they know that the child is only
acting to study. They ridicule him, threaten him and shout at him even more.
They even punish the children by withholding their pocket money, cancelling
their picnics and even physically beating them. Yet that does not improve the
performance of child.
Gradually the communication between the child and the parent
is broken. Then one day the child rebels and tell his parents that he shall not
study and that they can do whatever they want.
We all know this and hence we handle our children with love
and care. We try to understand them,
argue with them and persuade them to do the right work. We show patience as we know the change is
gradual. Punishment is used only as a last resort only when everything else fails.
The present approach of AAP Govt is likely to result in reduction
of the instances of bribe taking and may even ensure their coming on time to
avoid punishment. Yet can it insure that they work what they are paid to do?
Can it ensure that RTO inspector give the driving license rather than rejecting
him many times in the test? Can it ensure that police would curb the crime and
nab the criminals which involves risk of their own life?
Their anger against the government may have to be borne by
the citizen only by their legal but unfair judgments.
What if the work itself stops and Government officers
strictly go by the rules which are so archaic that one can always find reject
to say “No” rather than “Yes”.
Can you replace all government officials?
Can you replace your erring child with a child who is more disciplined?
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