Anger Spilling Over

No gainsaying the fact that any demonstration of anger in the manner we are getting to see of late is to be deprecated. No civilized society, democracy or no democracy, can afford to provide any space for such deeds. It was Sukhram some days ago, it is Sharad Pawar today. These need to be condemned in no unmistakable terms. But then, no matter how much we may like to bury our heads in the sand, the question arises--why is this happening? What have we done or not done that is forcing more and more people to demonstrate their anger in this manner? Why the anger of man in the street is spilling over? No matter how unpalatable the question, we need to countenance it here and now. The growing mismatch between 'what is' and 'what ought to be', the growing gap between 'haves' and 'have-nots' and the growing number of politicians and men and women in position of power found immersed in neck-deep corruption with small possibilities of looted wealth being retrieved, plus the growing indifference and callousness of the governments to deliver justice have added to the frustration of common man who is indulging in these acts of desperation. Its time for all conscientious men and women to rise above petty-mindedness and to do things they promised at the time of assuming powers from the hands of the English whom our seniors banished from the country at the heavy cost of their own life and comfort. If we fail to do that we shall fail to keep anger from spilling over again and again. The result will be disastrous.