Don't go through history.Just have a look at our country.The leaders they are misusing their powers.Our govt.who has got all the powers keep their hands tight to take necessary steps.And people had to suffer for this.Injustice were done with the people of our country.
True Sharmishtha, but you have used it in past tense whereas the misuse of power still happens now too. Injustice is still being done to those who do not have any power.
In fact the misuse of power is happening more now than ever before. It is the powerful few who rule this country and no one else is allowed to contradict them..All are equal but Some are more equal in our country !
"The powerful few' are empowered by people There is freedom of expression and all are allowed to enter the corridors of power by following constitutional means. but the tragedy is that 'the weaklings many' have neither courage nor will nor capacity to enter the corridors of power. Who is to blame? There can be no vacuum anywhere. If others shy away, the 'powerful few' are not to blame.
There has to be a mass movement , but when that is curbed it is a question of each individual looking after his or her own interests , which is precisely what is happening..
Just analyse the masses. The very poor are few. Majority is of lower and upper middle class. They are all involved in corruption to lesser and larger extent. All are part of system. I do not know who constitute the 'mass movement'. In fact, there is no mass movement since long. You may segregate Indian public to (1) politicians including members and workers of all political parties, top to bottom (2) Bureaucracy- Secretary to peon, all supporting the politicians and participating in the system (3) Corporate and businessmen- Top industrialist to petty shopkeepers- all involved in corruption by bribing or adulteration, tax evasion etc. (4) educational institutions, hospitals etc cheating students and patients in cooperation with ruling circles.
Is there any public or masses that does not belong to above. even students indulge in mass copying, contract copying, acquiring fake degrees. Just locate individuals who are not part- small or big- of the corrupt system and a mass movement can begin. Gandhi had all Indians with him against British. Now we do not know who is against who.