India's politics often feels like a broken record, full of promises that never come true. The INDI Alliance talks a big game about "social justice," like they care about everyone, but really, they're just pretending. They use names like Ambedkar and Lohia to sound good, but when they get power, they forget all about those ideas. They're not helping people; they're actually making things worse.
The Past: When They Didn't Do Much (1990s - Early 2010s)
Back in the 1990s, something called the Mandal Commission changed things by giving reservations. But after that, what did these so-called social justice parties actually do for the people they said they represented? Not much, really.
Here’s what they failed at:
* Bad Schools and Hospitals: Even though they ruled many states for a long time, they didn't fix our broken government schools or hospitals. They just let them get worse. Poor kids were stuck in bad schools while politicians' kids went to fancy private schools.
* No Jobs or Training: They didn't help young people get jobs or new skills. Big cities got fancy tech parks, but poor people in villages had to move to dirty city slums to find work. Even MGNREGA (a job scheme) came much later and was just a small fix for a much bigger problem they created.
* Politicians Becoming Criminals: Many of these leaders, like Lalu Yadav and Mulayam Singh Yadav, made politics about gangs and crime. They turned running the government into fighting between families and castes, and it became all about getting revenge.
* Just for Show: They treated people from SCs, STs, and OBCs like they were just votes. Every good thing they did was just to get votes, not because they truly wanted to help people as citizens.
* Ruining Good Systems: They filled important jobs in universities, government, and police with people based on their caste, not because they were good at the job. This led to lots of corruption and bad choices.
Revenge Politics: A Big Mistake for India
The 1990s and early 2000s weren't just about missing chances; it was about "revenge politics." Parties that promised to end the power of upper castes didn't create a fair society. Instead, they just flipped things around and made people angry at each other. They didn't bring people together; they made the divisions between castes and communities even deeper.
They didn't share power; they just made their own little kingdoms. Because of all this chaos, India lost a lot of important years when it could have grown and changed for the better. We had a lot of young people who could have done great things, but we wasted that chance. Our roads and buildings got worse, crime went up, and people from other countries didn't want to invest here.
Now What? The Same Old Story in 2024
Now, in 2024-25, they're back, calling themselves the INDI Alliance. But it's the same old people, the same families, the same criminal records, and the same idea that they deserve power without actually doing a good job. Now they're pretending to be the protectors of the Constitution and "secularism."
What's even worse is that now they're asking for more than 85% reservation without even knowing how many people are in each caste. This isn't about good policy; it's just because they're desperate to win elections. This demand is like a time bomb for India's future.
Why This Is Dangerous:
* Caste Survey Without a Real Plan: If they do a caste survey without a clear plan to help people, it will just be a way to keep adding more reservations forever. This means reservations might become more about getting freebies than truly helping people stand on their own feet.
* Killing Merit: In important areas like AI, manufacturing, defense, and healthcare, India needs the best people. We can't afford to lower our quality for caste quotas. Smart people are already leaving India because of this.
* Scaring Away Investors: No one from other countries will put their money in India if our rules are based on caste fights instead of good governance.
* No Desire to Improve: If young people see that their identity is more important than how well they perform, they won't want to work hard. It creates a group of people who always feel like victims and have no reason to try and improve.
We Can't Afford to Lose This Decade
India is at a very important point right now. We have a lot of young people. China is getting old, and Western countries aren't growing much. This should be our moment to shine.
But if this decade is ruined again by the same political games played in the name of social justice—without actually doing anything good or fixing problems—then India's rise will just be a tiny note in history. We'll become a messy, angry country where everyone demands rights but no one takes responsibility.
Let's not be fooled. Social justice is a good idea. But when the INDI Alliance uses it, it's just an empty slogan to hide their many years of failure, corruption, and betrayal.
This time, India cannot afford to be tricked again.
Do you think these politicians really care about social justice, or are they just saying it for votes?
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