I want to become President of India

After I became eligible for the post of President of India, many opportunities came before me to become President. Many people contested and became President. I never thought of it. I have always opined that the post of President is the most ineffective post in India. You simply can't do any thing except addressing the nation on the eve of 26th January and 15th August; address parliament; inaugurate functions; give away awards etc. Most of the time the address is given to you and you have to only read it. You don't like the order sent to you by Govt but you have no option but to sign it. Govt does every thing in your name but you have no role to decide your actions.

Now, you will ask that what has motivated me to think of becoming President. The answer is harassment. President is the least harassed person in this country. I have used the word 'least' because no body in this country can claim that he or she is not harassed, and President is harassed only by politicians and that too indirectly.

Everybody harasses me and I can't do anything. No body bothers that their harassment is making my life difficult. They are simply not ready to leave me alone. They always harass me as though they are doing their national duty. So I thought why not become President of India. I have just missed a chance. Next chance will come after five years. In these five years I will work to garner support of those who vote in the election of President. I know that they are the people I detest most but to avoid harassment I will have to seek their support.

I request all to help me become President of India.

India has made all round progress

In 60 years of independence, India has made all round progress. Manufacture and service sector has developed. Corruption has increased many fold. Agriculture has registered a tremendous growth. Pollution has increased to such levels that it has become a threat to human survival. Conflict in the society has increased. Growth in violence is such that people are not safe even in their homes. Number of castes and sub-castes have multiplied. Increasing number of teachers are using violent means. Some of them have even killed their students. Sexual harassment at work place has increased. Number of criminals in Parliament and Govt is increasing. You talk of any activity and it has developed.

It is remarkable. Such all round development is unprecedented. We should say thank you to politicians and congratulate the Govt for such success.

Added on 08.09.2007

Police torture of innocent citizens achieve greater heights. Few days back two policemen tortured a girl child and now doctors say that she will not be able to speak again. Their boss says it is no big deal.

60 years of freedom, Nuclear India, No potable drinking water

While going to a client's factory today, I took another route to avoid traffic jam on the normal route. At one point I saw a water tanker with hundreds of people gathered around it. The people were holding buckets in their hands and were pushing and pulling others to reach the tanker where with the help of a pipe tanker staff were filling their buckets. My taxi driver told me that no water comes in the pipeline in this area for more than a year and they have to depend on water taken from wells and hand pumps, which is not safe for drinking. The tanker is hardly sufficient to meet the needs of all the people.

This is the scenario in many parts of Delhi, the capital city of India. The situation in other parts of the country is much worse than this. Politicians raise slogans - 'Mera Bharat Mahan', 'India is on the move', 'India shining'; but Indian people do not get safe water to drink.

In 60 years of its independence, India has made lot of progress. It has become a nuclear power. But it has not been able to meet one basic needs of its people, safe drinking water.