Laws are not meant for those who make them. This is true at least in Indian context. Here, the makers of law feel small if they are asked to follow the normal legal procedures which every other mortal Indian follows. The so full of ego politicians of this country have now gone a step ahead and want the world to comply the norms they have set for themselves here.
First it was the temperamental minister of Uttar Pradesh state, Mr Azam Khan, who is better known for his tantrum-throwing nature, who felt insulted when questioned at one of the US airports. Another minister, Mr Shivpal Yadav followed suit and refused an "invite" to go to the US because the country dared to let Mr Azam Khan go through the normal security ordeal.
Then there was the Speaker Uttar Pradesh state assembly Mr Mata Prasad Pandey who cancelled the visit of a delegation of legislators to the US, fearing security check.
Now its Meira Kumar, the Speaker of Indian Parliament who has refused a trip to Ukraine because the country had the guts to refuse her appeal to exempt her self and colleagues from the normal security check.
The question is - why the Indian politicians are so sensitive about going through the normal security process?
A simple answer is - their big ego!
The answer may be simple but it is loaded with concerns.
This attitude of our politicians has extended to their relatives and other near and dear ones, like a contagious disease. Anyone in India, who is even remotely related or linked to any politician aspires and demands the same status as his `almighty politician friend, colleague, relative, malik or whatever'.
This also explains the rising number of crime against women, a northward graph of kidnapping and murders and also the intermittent tomb blasts and terrorist attacks in the country. And, despite having laws for all such crime, the nation had been unable to curb anyone of them. It is not UPA government or NDA government - whose failure it is. It can be any government and the situation will be the same.
The criminals (in most cases having links with the 'lords') are confident that law cannot harm them. The most alarming part of this problem is the fact that irrespective of whether or not these patrons of criminals are in power, they have the clout to call the shots, especially when it comes to save their criminal alliances.
So, that leaves all legal procedures for the lesser mortals - and in this case it is the ordinary citizen of India. The legislators, when making the legislations, are well aware that it is not for them or for those close to them (who may be committing the crime).
One last question - what is the harm in going through the security check in a country, which (unlike India) is trying to follow its security norms strictly? And which is trying to protect its citizens from untoward incidents!
The flip side of the whole issue is that the day our (Indian) politicians start behaving like any other citizen of the country, and start following and respecting the law they have made for their people, most of the crime and chaos related problems will automatically will be sorted in this nation. But it will never happen for the simple reason that the Indian legislation is not meant for Indian legislators!
First it was the temperamental minister of Uttar Pradesh state, Mr Azam Khan, who is better known for his tantrum-throwing nature, who felt insulted when questioned at one of the US airports. Another minister, Mr Shivpal Yadav followed suit and refused an "invite" to go to the US because the country dared to let Mr Azam Khan go through the normal security ordeal.
Then there was the Speaker Uttar Pradesh state assembly Mr Mata Prasad Pandey who cancelled the visit of a delegation of legislators to the US, fearing security check.
Now its Meira Kumar, the Speaker of Indian Parliament who has refused a trip to Ukraine because the country had the guts to refuse her appeal to exempt her self and colleagues from the normal security check.
The question is - why the Indian politicians are so sensitive about going through the normal security process?
A simple answer is - their big ego!
The answer may be simple but it is loaded with concerns.
This attitude of our politicians has extended to their relatives and other near and dear ones, like a contagious disease. Anyone in India, who is even remotely related or linked to any politician aspires and demands the same status as his `almighty politician friend, colleague, relative, malik or whatever'.
This also explains the rising number of crime against women, a northward graph of kidnapping and murders and also the intermittent tomb blasts and terrorist attacks in the country. And, despite having laws for all such crime, the nation had been unable to curb anyone of them. It is not UPA government or NDA government - whose failure it is. It can be any government and the situation will be the same.
The criminals (in most cases having links with the 'lords') are confident that law cannot harm them. The most alarming part of this problem is the fact that irrespective of whether or not these patrons of criminals are in power, they have the clout to call the shots, especially when it comes to save their criminal alliances.
So, that leaves all legal procedures for the lesser mortals - and in this case it is the ordinary citizen of India. The legislators, when making the legislations, are well aware that it is not for them or for those close to them (who may be committing the crime).
One last question - what is the harm in going through the security check in a country, which (unlike India) is trying to follow its security norms strictly? And which is trying to protect its citizens from untoward incidents!
The flip side of the whole issue is that the day our (Indian) politicians start behaving like any other citizen of the country, and start following and respecting the law they have made for their people, most of the crime and chaos related problems will automatically will be sorted in this nation. But it will never happen for the simple reason that the Indian legislation is not meant for Indian legislators!
