Bikash Choudhury
What an Irony? The person, who wished to be happy being
a horse in the presidential stable, three decades a go, actually became the 13
th President of India on 25 July 2012 . Pranab Da as he is called affectionately did raise a few pertinent
points like fourth world war and poverty being National humiliation in his
brief acceptance speech in the central hall of parliament. Millions of Indians
would be curious to know; what would be engaging his mind? While his role
changes from being the Leader of the house to that of head of parliament,
supreme commander of armed forces and also the first citizen of the country. He
must be reliving the great journey in public life of four decades; and may be
he would take a shot at brushing up his Hindi at leisure in the comfort of
Raisna Hills. Now, that he has become non-political; the coalition compulsion
would not bother him neither the state of economy on a daily basis. What he
will do with his time and a fertile mind stuffed with data and experience? Some
would advise him to start writing a memoir; I guess it is too early on the day.
Pranab could make a very
good “Strategic Advisor” of the Nation while transforming his presidency.
Competitive politics has divided the entire polity on the middle; and therefore
even a government with good intention could do very little to change the
direction in development of the country. Political parties are an asset of the
country and its democracy as it works as the safety valve for self expression
in a country with divergent views, taste, caste, creed and religion and
therefore we see less violent movements like ‘Arab spring’ in the country in
spite of hardship due to price rise and shortage on governance .However,
Political unity at National level is a must for a faster decision making on
crucial issues facing the Nation. Pranab could work informally as the consensus
builder of the Nation bringing his famous or infamous experience and expertise
with backing of his current role as the President while working in that
imposing structure. I wish time would come when leading political parties would
inaugurate their annual conferences by the leaders of rival parties. The other
big ticket intervention of Pranab presidency could be in judicial services.
Currently millions of countrymen are languishing in jails without trial and
equal numbers or more are waiting for the trial; which needs correction. Pranab
could nudge both union Govt. and state Govt. to proceed faster on this vital
issue which is unnecessarily heaping miseries on people; while our Foreign
Office is taking up the cases of a few prisoners in the neighboring countries.
Last but not the least; the Pranab presidency could also make difference to two
big issues. That is Water and Women. Water holds preeminent position in our
National development and transformation and the same is most used and abused
item in our daily life. Currently, 150 rivers across the country are heavily
polluted and our track record on Rain Water Conservation is questionable which
needs correction. With a sponsor in Risana Hills the issue would get the
attention that it deserves from Govt., private sector, NGO and people at large
with higher level of awareness. The growing atrocities on women in the country
has reached an alarming proportion; two lakh three thousand(2,03,000) in 2009,
two lakh thirteen thousand(2,13,000) in 2010 and two lakh twenty eight
thousand(2,28,000) in 2011. Pranab who is a devoted brother, a protective
husband and affectionate father of a daughter would find time to impress upon
union and state Govt. to create institutional mechanism to provide adequate
security and safety to women.
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