Who's Responsible

The Dahi Handi of this year turned out to be quite eventful with our elected leaders doing some awful stuff to lure the potential vote banks. One such popular leader who incidentally happens to be an elected MLA was Mr. Ram Kadam.

Apparently his Dahi Handi was supposedly one of the most expensive in the city. One event when this elected leader did everything possible to display his power and popularity. Celebrities were lined up like no one’s business. Roads blocked for the celebration, thousands of watts of music, govindas grooving to the beats of the DJ. Complete entertainment, entertainment and entertainment. Mr. Ram Kadam was on all-time high, completely doped on power. With thousands of people around the power play was at its peak. In the endeavor of engaging the audience the power spoiled MLA made a statement saying that if any of my folks like a girl and if the she says a “NO” the elected MLA would ensure the girl is picked against her wish and would be presented in front of the guy and his parents. The entire crowd applauded to supportive nature of the MLA.

Wow! I mean really WOW, how caring and supporting MLA who is ready to abduct a girl just to keep the guys of his constituency happy.

Within few hours the video of this instance went viral. Criticism started flowing in from all possible corners. Politics / Non-Politics, Press Media / Social Media, Men / Women, Social / Corporate, from all possible avenues Ram Kadam received flaks for his irresponsible statements. The anger sustained for the next couple of days. His resignation was demanded, the dahi handi forum debarred his dahi handi for the forth coming years, the NCP women wing were seeking a police complaint against him. Not a single news channel sparred him for this talk. Wats app, twitter, facebook completely flooded condemning Mr. Ram Kadam.

So much of anger, on whom? Mr. Ram Kadam? Who is he? Is he really a super big leader that the entire country got angry on him? What’s the anger for? It left me thinking.

While the elected MLA was definitely at fault but the anger wasn’t only on him but the anger was on the mentality, the tendency that even today people are having. The anger wasn’t only against Mr. Ram Kadam who said a statement but it was against the Male Chauvinist Person that was residing in him and for all the other MCPs prevailing in the society. While I have few friends who have a different full form for MCP but for this blog I will stick to Male Chauvinist Person.This outburst of anger in the society was a result of the constant fear that was dwelling within us. The fear of these MCP morons who are ready to stoop down to dangerously low level to satisfy their male ego.

Yes! Its fear

Yes, I have a fear when my younger sister wants to go for a late night party, what if there is a MCP in the party. I fear when my daughter is coming by a school bus, what if a MCP is driving the bus. A woman notes down the number of the rickshaw and pretends that she is talking to her brother or father while in rickshaw, because she fears a MCP riding the rickshaw. A woman fears getting missed calls from an unknown number, what if a MCP is stalking her. While there is no doubt about women becoming stronger and independent with every passing day but the fear remains as these mindless morons don’t cease to exist.

When a man joins karate class its termed as martial arts classes, the same karate taught to women become self-defense. WHY? Why is there a need to induct women driver in a OLA / Uber? Who has created this society.

One of the important cadre that builds the society are the leaders that prevail in the society. Unfortunately, today we have leaders for the likes of Mr. Ram Kadam who stands on the dias and extends his support in abducting girls as if it’s an object. When one Ram Kadam talks about abducting girls, he is actually giving birth to lakhs of Ram Kadams who are hearing him out and appreciating it. Guess what, he is an elected leader, people actually voted for him.  

My anger is not against the people who voted for him, but my anger remains on people who didn’t vote at all. At present, around 60% voters actually cast their vote and the rest 40% don’t vote, maybe because they aren’t physically present or they have lost their faith in the concept of voting. Very disappointing to see that people don’t vote for the right person. Wrong people win the elections because of absence of the right voters.

When I ask these so called educated lot who don’t seem to vote, the standard answer they have is all are corrupted, all are bad etc. Come-on guys even when we gave any type of competitive exams which had multiple-choice questions (A, B, C and D), the deal wasn’t to choose the right answer but to choose the closest answer. Same applies here, we may not have a perfect candidate contesting in our constituency but still we will have to do some research and study to select the best amongst what is available (no NOTA pls). The deal is simple if you feel all are useless stand yourself as an independent candidate if not then at least take a qualified decision and vote for the closest best. Be a part of the system to change the system.

All these champions who don’t go for voting are the first ones to join a candle march, human chains or a peace protest when things go wrong. Wake up guys for how much more time are we going to treat the symptoms, it’s time to treat the cause. Vote for the right person. Vote for safety. Vote for a better society. It’s an appeal to all the 40% non-voting population, it’s time to show the wrong leaders that we still exist and we can make a difference.