//Let my country awake

Let my country awake

As he entered Parliament as the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, knelt and kissed the steps of the Temple of Democracy. Barring the theatrics, one would not have difficulty agreeing with the act. However, a question flies in the face: has that temple-like sanctity of Democracy been kept since? The answer is an emphatic “no” as it has been desecrated before the very eyes of the citizens. The fabric of Democracy has been soiled by the degradation of the Judiciary, sloppiness in the required Legislative and Executive action, and the partisan role played by the Media – bought off by the political and corporate world. All the four pillars of Democracy seem to be tottering today.

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