And they say life sucks !!

Standing Ovation

In a bizarre order, which stink of a feudal mindset, the Rajasthan government has issued a diktat to all its employees, making it mandatory for them to stand up and greet the visiting MPs or MLAs. Have you ever heard of anything more wacky order as such? Ever since I was a child, I was taught that respect is something you command not demand. Such order really questions the credibility of the Rajasthan government in taking a step towards progress. This also makes one think are we moving from developing country to an under developed one? For heavens sake we are in democratic country in 21st century and this is a not a jungle raj. The order clearly states to show proper respect and regard to a Member of Parliament (MP) and a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) especially when they come visiting. The government employees have been asked to stand up when the MP or MLA come to visit them.They have also been told to see them off personally, by actually leaving their rooms and work, among other things. As per TOI, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s government says that what the government employees are being asked to do is nothing new, but just a part of the Indian culture. Why for every baseless thing we do, we cover it up by saying it’s our culture. It’s preposterous to pass on something like this and justify it by saying it’s our culture. Agreed it’s our culture, then why do we need an order for this? Is the government suggesting that people are cultureless? We Indians are taught by birth “atithi devo bhava” and we do treat our guests with due respect. Politicians like Shibu Soren started his political career by using mob attacks. Rabri Devi who was as smart asa cow was chief Minister of Bihar. Off late one MP of Andhra Pradesh has slapped a bank manager. With politicians having such a bad reputation how would anyone agree to such a demeaning order and show respect? This is a heinous act and I wonder how the ruling party has agreed something like this to be circulated. These are the incidents that hold us back from being in the league of developed countries. Like the roots hold the plant from movement, we also cling on to our culture anytime we want to pass on any such nuisance. I guess it’s high time that we stand upto such issues and raise our voice, use our freedom to speech.

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