WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2014 DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU daily Excelsior Dance for the rain ! Established 1965 Dynastic politics grips country Rohit Kapoor Founder Editor S.D. Rohmetra Harihar Swarup Half of dozen from Karnata- daughter of former Union Min- inal party, either move to anoth- ka belong to one dynasty or the ister, Santosh Mohan Dev are in er party, float their own party or he way progeny of politi- eal life story, as narrated by an eminent tax lawyer other. The oldest is H D the fray. contest as independents. (Nani A Palkhivala) in one of his annual budget cians have been mush- Next are proxies such as Kumaraswamy, son of former The dynasties are no longer speeches (used to be delivered almost as a ritual) Trooming in every nook Prime Minister, H D Deve Gow- confined to the Gandhi family wives of criminals who replace R DB castigates Health Deptt and corner of the country, it reads, - In several parts of Africa when the rains do not da. A key political figure in the or Abdullahs in Kashmir, the their husbands if they are ren- would be better if Indian democ- dered ineligible to contest or come, the tribal chief conducts a ritual dance watched by lackness or indolence is too soft a phraseol- state, he was once Chief Minis- Chautalas in Haryana, the Pat- racy is henceforth called ter. He is often accused of pro- naiks in Odisha, Karunanidhi in wives of dacoits, underworld the anxious members of the tribe. The dance does not ogy to castigate the functioning of the State "dynastic democracy". Dynastic viding a platform to the BJP. Tamil Nadu and Mulayam Singh dons, politicians gone under- bring rains, but it consoles and satisfies the people who Health Department when we take into con- politics has been around for long There is a sibling rivalry too. Yadav in Uttar Pradesh. They ground to evade arrest. Also feel that their chief is doing something to alleviate their S and it rules parties across board. sideration the displeasure and dismay of the Geeta Shivarajkumar versus have been mushrooming every there are the overnight politi- misery. Election promises are made to serve the same pur- Uttar Pradesh may be described Kumar Bangarappa, daughter of where. cians like wives, sons, relatives Division Bench of J&K High Court which has been as the capital of dynastic politics pose as the tribal chief's rain dance. And hence reflect- former CM S. Bangarappa, Gee- It is no longer a secret that of powerful politicians or ing in a broader perspective or with deeper vision, the hearing the case of regularization of various cate- with over 26 juniors, cutting ta is to take on BJP's B S Yed- that 29 per cent of Lok Sabha actors, sportsmen, public fig- party lines, already in fray. Con- tribal ritual ought not to be brushed aside as a poor com- gories of officers in the Department. This is not the dyurappa on JD(S) ticket from comprises members from polit- ures, who jump in the fray at the gress has 10, SP 7, BSP 6 and Shimoga. But brother Kumar ical families. In the process the last minute to try luck. None of parison or analogy. first instance of a State Department showing BJP 4. may play spoil sport by contest- performance is sacrificed at the them have serious commitment Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was a relentless champion of brazen indifference to the order of the court. The oldest, Rita Bahuguna ing against her. alter of personal growth and cre- to serve the electorate and are human rights and staunch believer in democracy, he said: Earlier also in these columns we have described Joshi of the Congress, is the In Tamil Nadu, not just sons, ates a new ruling class which solely motivated by their per- "Democracy is not a form of government, but a form of daughter of former Chief Min- the state has seen the rise of values connections more than sonal gains. social organization." In "Prospects of Democracy in how overtly State Departments subvert the court ister, H N Bahuguna and she will Union Minister Kamal India" he analyzed Indian Democracy and said a democ- orders obviously with the purpose of shielding contest from Lucknow in the Nath's son Nakul, who had man- coming Lok Sabha elections. Eldest daughter of RJD chief, Lalu Prasad racy is more than a form of government. It is primarily a some of the blue-eyed boys. aged his father's campaigns in mode of associated living. The roots of democracy are to Others from UP include Varun Yadav and former Chief Minister, Rabri the past, is another name that is On January 1, 2013, the High Court ordered the Gandhi, son of Late Sanjay doing the rounds. A section of be searched in the social relationship, in the terms of asso- Gandhi and Maneka, Dimple Department of Health to regularize around 50 top Devi, is another progeny of dynasty. Till the party, however, feels that he ciated life between the people who form a society. He Yadav, daughter-in-law of officials of the department including Directors. may let it go this time and believed that in democracy revolutionary changes in the Mulayam Singh Yadav, Jiten recently a home-maker, she successfully instead choose the next elec- economic and social life of the people are brought about Actually there are 3 posts of Directors, 8 posts of Prasada, son of the late Con- tions to make a splash. Deputy Directors and 48 posts of Chief Medical gress leader, Jitendra Prasada. took on rebel Ram Kripal Yadav, portray- without bloodshed. The conditions for that are (i) there In a state where dynastic should not be glaring inequalities in society, that is, priv- Officers (CMOs) which were required to be regu- The figure in Bihar is less, ing him as a man propelled by personal politics dates back to the time ilege for one class, (ii) the existence of an opposition, (iii) larized in the light of the order of the court. Fifteen around half-a-dozen. But they are big names, and sometime, ambition. Her aim, if elected to the Lok when Ravishanker Shukla was equality in law and administration, (iv) observance of months have gone by and no initiative has been catalysts for change. Chirag the Chief Minister, who cleared constitutional morality, (v) no tyranny of the majority, taken by the Department of Health towards the Paswan, Son of LJP chief, Ram Sabha, would be to bring more women in the ground for his sons - Shya- (vi) moral order of society, and (vii) public conscience. Vilas Paswan, turned to politics ma Charan and Vidya Charan - implementation of this order. Obviously there are politics as their representation is very low. to make it big in politics. Both However, Electoral democracy in India has been after his films failed. He is artic- reduced to merely a process for occupying political pow- some with vested interest who are scuttling the ulate, suave and a fast learner of the brothers made mark in the She is contesting from Patliputra. Also, er and high positions, sorry to say, with hardly any effort implementation of court order. When this was political intricacies. He was state and central politics. They are no more. If the Congress for public good. Do the elected ones truly represent the brought to the notice of the Court, naturally it felt instrumental in pushing the par- Ajay Nishad, son of former MP, Jai ty for a tie-up with the BJP. He marches ahead, how can the BJP aspirations of citizens of this country? Opposition A or embarrassed and disappointed on the functioning will contest from Jamui con- Narayan Nishad, is in the fray. left behind? BJP Madhya B has been reduced to a group in waiting for assuming of the administration. stituency for the Lok Sabha. Pradesh Minister Kailash power in next elections. Society remains divided on caste, Eldest daughter of RJD Vijayavargiya surprised every- color, religion etc. Economic disparities continue to It is a matter of great concern that the some sons-in-law too, though the total individual ability. Instead of chief, Lalu Prasad Yadav and one when he asserted that the increase. Morality or conscience by and large has become departments of the State administration are delib- number is four so far. In the third giving new leaders with fresh time has come for his son, Akash former Chief Minister, Rabri articles of exhibition. Order in society is still a hope. Safe- erately trivializing the court order. Unfortunately, Devi, is another progeny of generation, Congress's Mohan blood, the Indian political sys- to follow his footsteps. The min- ty of its territory remains vulnerable. Economy remains despite repeated warnings to the Government to dynasty. Till recently a home- Kumaramangalam, whose tem is in danger of becoming ister attributes his desire to pass father R. Kumaramanglam and dynasty oriented -not a welcome freaky. Education and health is becoming more and more uphold the sanctity and authority of the judiciary, maker, she successfully took on on the baton to his 28-year-old rebel Ram Kripal Yadav, por- grandfather M. Kumaraman- sign for a country standing at son after learning how popular for rich and powerful. Natural resources underutilized instances of disregard for the court order are traying him as a man propelled galam were union ministers. He crossroads of change. he was. and misutilized. You know it all. Suffice it to say, India being repeated. It does not augur well for the by personal ambition.