Introduction
Since the dawn of independence in India, people have been
voting different political parties to form the governments at the centre and the
states. This has been happening for last
69 years. Initially, political parties and leaders knew very well that the
common man was their bread and butter. Hence, they were always with people at
the time of the requirement. As the years passed, the leaders enjoying the
perks and power have begun more brazen in their anti-people activities. They
try to tweak the laws to benefit their requirements and keep the ordinary mass
in a state of foolery. The modern-day
leaders have heavily fortified their surroundings with people who are close to
them. That is how they have become totally
alienated from the electorate. They want every perks and benefits available in
the country for them at the cost of people.
Change in Mindset of Modern-day Politicians
Due to the continuous exposure to the corridors of power,
the so called leaders have become emboldened so much they have started to think
about themselves as the uncrowned Maharajahs. Moreover, the so called babus or
bureaucrats have started to become responsive only to these leaders. The unholy nexus between the leaders and
bureaucrats have grown to such an extent that they orchestrated many
manipulations to increase their wealth and hold in to the corridors of power.
These efforts have resulted in a number of scams. During the earlier days, the
number of scams was less due to the straightforward nature of politicians. The
leaders who have entered into the politics later have become insensitive to the
needs of the very people who have voted for them. These leaders have devised
methods to make electorates as vote banks and get their votes for them.
Psychology of Electorates
Though there is a change in the mindset of leaders, the
outlook of electorates has not changed. Moreover, the minds of people have been
polarized along the religious and caste lines. Hence, they are forced to work
on the lines of what their leaders think in the hope that they would get some
benefits ultimately. Using the carrot stick, the leaders have been flocking the
electorates to their desired direction. Hence, thus common men have become the
pawns at the hands of leaders in their political chessboard. The electorates
have lost the ability to think and become easily brainwashed by their leaders.
Emboldened Leaders
The leaders have been trying to convince the ordinary
citizens that they are entitled to all the privileges that can come to them at
all cost. They are ready to go to any extent possible to avail those
facilities. They think that people
should sacrifice their freedom to give free access to the facilities for their
leaders. Many of the leaders think that they are uncrowned Maharajahs who are
entitled to have perks and power to stay in power. They openly violate laws and
the law enforcing agencies and bureaucrats just support in their pursuit of
power in the name of the people.
Changing Mindset of Youth
However, the outlook of the educated modern youth has
changed. They don’t want to take these brazen violations of law by the leaders
to avail these facilities lying down. They have started responding in kind and
have been capturing such incidents country wide in their phones and upload them
in social media sites for public consumption. This has forced the government to
rethink about the strategy of approaching people. Therefore, the leaders and
officials were instructed to not to take up issues that would alienate them
from the people.
