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by Anil Aggarwal on Apr 16, 2008 03:44 PM   Permalink

16/04/2008

It seems, like MSP of food grains, our governments, irrespective of their trade name, seem to have put a price tag on the life of every common citizen. Perhaps, it could be possible also due to the reason that, these days when we measure our values, national pride and everything else in terms of economic progress only, the self-esteem of most of us common Indians also seems to have gone so low that hardly any one, specially from the affected families, feels repulsive and ashamed at such mechanical announcements of self-seeking authorities - standing right over the dead bodies of our dear ones. Specially because of such %u2018poor%u2019 attitude of the affected families and common people of the nation, these hawkish authorities always seem sure in their wisdom that the poor people will take the bait and thereafter nobody shall ask them any pointed question about real state of affairs in their state deptts or about their own role and responsibilities.

Announcement of rupee-compensations, even before the completion of search or last rites of dead persons, is a matter of great national shame.

When will these self-styled leaders and the patrons of so-called-%u2018great Indian Sanskriti%u2019 stop humiliating the humanity and stop adding insult to their injuries?

Atleast let the ashes cool down and, then, as in this case - wherein children died while traveling in a state transport bus - if the government feels that it

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