Things that irk me................

There are many things that irk me,

I read a newsreport that Privilege Motion is to be moved against Bal Thackeray for making some comments against MP's from Bihar and UP. I hold no brief for Bal Thackeray. I despise his politics. But the question is something different. The honourable speaker, who is a sane man, has been roaring that he will not tolerate any negative comments about any of the MP's and that it should constitute a breach of privilege. Ridiculous. The quality of the MP's and their dismal behaviour in the Parliament alone should be enough for us to criticise them. No meaningful debates are allowed to take place, MP's are known to play truant and the house hardly transacts any business. Hooliganism is a way of life for most MP's/ Why the hell should they not be criticised? What makes them more equal than others in the society?

Politics makes asses out of even decent gentleman. How else can you justify our PM Manmohan Singh blaming the NDA for the abysmal state of the agricultural sector in India. Pray tell me, Dr.Singh, what the hell were you and your government doing these last four years?

S M Krishna resigning as Maharashtra Governor to fight in the Karnataka Elections is no surprise. It is high time we reevaluate the role of Governors. Do we need them at all. They serve no purpose and more often than not are stooges of the Central Government not allowing the elected State Governments to work. Why should out of work, political losers and trouble makers should be rewarded at a cost to Public Exchequer defies logic.

Budget after budget we see rise in spending on Military. But hardly anything is spent on Primary Education and the upgrading the Judicial system - Two areas that has been begging for some concrete action. An uneducated lawless society will ensure that we remain backward.

More on this later................