Beyond Rallies: Turning Public Anger into Democratic Change
Beyond Rallies: Turning Public Anger
into Democratic Change
Yesterday, the INDIA bloc
organized a massive rally around the issue of vote chori (vote theft).
Nearly a million people turned out. The scale of the rally sent a powerful
message, and it clearly unsettled the ruling party.
At high-energy opposition
rallies, emotional and extreme expressions are not unusual. One individual
reportedly called for the “burial” of Prime Minister Modi. In a democracy,
freedom of speech protects citizens’ right to express anger in the language they
feel best reflects their frustration. Yet inside Parliament today, BJP leaders
seized on that single remark and demanded an apology from the Congress Party.
This response rings hollow. The
same ruling party routinely tolerates, and often encourages, inflammatory and
abusive rhetoric from its own elected representatives inside Parliament, at
rallies, and even from the highest offices, including statements by Prime
Minister Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. Selective outrage is not about
principle; it is a calculated distraction.
The BJP has perfected this
strategy. Whenever uncomfortable questions arise, the focus is shifted to
manufactured controversies. This tactic becomes most aggressive when the party
is confronted with issues it does not want to answer publicly.
The question of vote theft is not
hypothetical. Across multiple state elections, the BJP has formed governments
despite exit polls consistently predicting its defeat. Rahul Gandhi and other
opposition leaders have presented data, patterns, and documented
irregularities. Yet neither the BJP nor the Election Commission of India has
addressed these concerns in a way that satisfies public scrutiny. Instead of
answering questions, the ruling party has worked relentlessly to redirect
attention.
Compounding this pressure, Prime
Minister Modi is now reportedly linked to a sex scandal, with recordings
circulating widely on social media. Rather than addressing the issue
transparently or allowing an independent inquiry, the response appears to be silence
and deflection. Silence, however, does not resolve doubt it amplifies it.
Despite visible and growing
public support for the INDIA bloc, the opposition has struggled to dislodge a
government that openly uses central agencies the ED, CBI, and IT Department as
tools of political control. These institutions are deployed to intimidate
opponents, coerce allies, and keep the NDA intact. This strategy has been
sustained with the backing of large corporations that have effectively bought
influence over institutions and much of the mainstream media.
But this model is beginning to
crack. Public patience is wearing thin. Reports of violent clashes between
citizens and police, including recent incidents in Gujarat, reflect deep
frustration. Violence against law enforcement is neither justified nor productive;
it only provides the ruling party with excuses to further suppress dissent.
Still, such unrest is a warning signal that cannot be ignored.
Mass rallies matter. Powerful
speeches energize people. But rallies alone will not change the system.
What must change is strategy.
Unless the INDIA bloc builds a
credible counter to the “Godi media” ecosystem and communicates directly with
citizens, it will remain vulnerable. People must be helped to understand how
they are being economically and politically robbed under the cover of religion,
symbolism, and idol worship tools that manipulate emotions across communities.
The truth must be stated clearly, repeatedly, and without fear.
When nearly 70 percent of the
population survives on handouts, it is time to remind people of their real
power not as beneficiaries, but as citizens in a democracy.
The INDIA bloc must make bold,
unambiguous commitments:
Corruption will not be tolerated.
The justice system will be modernized to deliver time-bound outcomes.
No case will be allowed to sit in courts for more than two years. Judges must
deliver judgments without delay. Those accused of petty crimes will have the
right to bail, but once guilt is proven, punishment will not be diluted by
political pressure. Citizens will be assured a crime-free life, and states that
fail to uphold law and order will face strict accountability both in law
enforcement and in the courts.
Any form of genocide or mass
violence will not be tolerated. All guilty parties, regardless of power or
position, will face justice.
The goal must be national unity,
not division.
Movements such as the Naxalite
struggle draw support from the poor and the ignored. Crushing these communities
in the name of development only deepens alienation. The answer lies in building
schools, healthcare facilities, and infrastructure, and in empowering people to
protect their land, livelihoods, and culture. Development must include dignity.
India cannot afford to repeat the
mistakes of the past 80 years. The time has come to confront difficult issues
honestly and directly. The INDIA bloc must stand up and make that commitment
unmistakably clear not just through rhetoric, but through enforceable policy
and institutional reform.
The message must be simple,
direct, and rooted in everyday reality.
Here is a new slogan the INDIA
bloc must take to the people, one that speaks directly to jobs, dignity, and
shared opportunity: Ghar ghar INDIA, ghar ghar naukri.
Only then can public anger be
transformed into lasting democratic change.
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