For the past few days television channels and newspapers have been flashing news about the ‘Currency garlands’. I was going through an article 2 days ago regarding the same and read that Mayawati was seen with a garland of currency notes of some LAKHS and also a member of Rajya Sabha Ejaj Ali was greeted with a garland of some 1 lakh. I was a little shocked to see such news.
I was wondering that in a country like India, where a majority of population is below poverty line, where poverty can be seen at every corner, where people are not able to get proper food to survive, do politicians have to wear currency garlands? And when they are asked by reporters they say it’s a gesture of love and support by their supporters. This is something very shameful.
Why don’t people or their so called supporters use this money to help those poor children who are dying of hunger or for those people who are suffering from diseases like cancer and can’t afford expensive operations. There are many villages without schools, why don’t they use this money to establish schools, so that we can have better future for our country. Are these politicians playing with people’s lives? Do they really care about their ‘Janta’? If they do, then why do such silly things happen?
It is really disappointing to see such a scenario. Hope these politicians think over all such stupid issues before thinking about leading the country and solving its problems.