Independence Day: The challenges the country Faces

India is going to turn 63 on August 15 this year. Many things that were supposed to change have not changed, infact, there are added challenges to this country which is so diverse that sometimes it becomes difficult for the government to manage.
The first challenge for the country is maintaining unity in diversity. Today there are many secessionist movements that are taking place to create a seperate state. This is challanging the basis of what is mentioned in constution where it is said that India is unity in Diversity personified.

Our secular credentials also face a grave challenge. Both the major parties of the country should think before calling themselves a secular country. Secular does not mean that you cut a hand of a Muslim or that you crush a person under the roller. I think it is high time we revisited the constititution and get the definintion of secular clear in our heads. Secularism means that there is mutual peace and coexistence between all member communities and that the government does not interfere unnecessarily. Secularism doesnot mean that u deny a house to Emraan Hashmi just because he is a Muslim.

Our judicial system is down in the doldrums. We have to seriously think about bringing reforms in our bureacracy so that justice can be provided to every victim. It seems the judiciary has forgotten for what purpose it was formed. How many times have we seen that courts take endless years to conduct trials and in the end leave the accused scottfree to roam in the country because according to the judiciary there is a lack of evidence. Take for example the acquital of Sajjan Kumar and Jagdish Tytler in the anti sikh riots of 1984 for lack of evidence. Take the most recent example of Professor Sabharwal's perpetrators roaming around freely because again the prosecution failed to give enough evidence to convict the accused .

Unless these challanges are met and unless there is equitable distribution of wealth in the country till that time we cannot say that the country is progressing and we can keep dreaming of becoming a superpower one day.

JAI HIND!!!