Friday, June 29, 2012

Bombay's nightlife: The age of criminals

What does one do when the task of upholding the law has been handed to criminals? Is it possible to lead a normal existence when the criminally corrupt misuse archaic laws to make money and harass ordinary citizens. These same criminals then sell this to the media and the under-class of society and claim that the rich are upset that they are being punished for breaking laws.

A few night ago, I went to a popular bar with an attractive friend of mine, who makes many a head turn. The owner of this place then introduced us to "some friends." One friend, a poorly educated, foul-smelling aggressive man, told the owner in an aggressive voice that we should be given alcohol permits at once.

I am not sure if it was wise of this owner to boast about the pretty girl coming there three times a week, but still the tone of voice of that friend, an excise official was despicable. He was obsviously on a friendly bribe-collection spree.

This is the age of the criminals in Bombay, a much-predicted "Kali Yuga" where the worst monsters control the state machinery. Of course, all of India is now controlled by criminals with authority. This is definitely not the liberal, free country that Jawaharlal Nehru promised the people of India in 1947. Shame on all of us, for letting these criminals seize power. Shame on us for not doing enough to spread education and enlightenment.

We, collectively, have failed India and handed it in a gift-wrap to monsters!

1 comment:

  1. No one can change others until they realize themselves.

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