Italy had its MAFIAS
– and Latin America and Mexico had their drug cartels. Unarguably, these Mafias and cartels
virtually controlled and ran the affairs of their countries with the
politicians just as fronts, making and unmaking them according to their whims
and fancies.
As one might rightly say, what prevails today is criminalisation
of politics and politicisation of criminals.
Currently, racketeers smuggling Heroin and Ethanol are
having a hey-day while the ordinary people are struggling for existence against
different odds and are not in a position to have two square meals a day. Ruling party officials often take the law into
their own hands and mete out injustice to the people who are living in constant
fear of the threat of politicians.
In fact, people are now facing more hardships than during
the North East war, despite the government’s promise to provide relief to
people after the war ended. Instead,
vices including drug, Casinos and prostitution are increasing in alarming
proportions. Lawlessness is the order of
the day.
Apparently, the rulers are drunk with power – in spite of
the so called “Mathata Thitha” – and hallucinating with all sorts of drugs in
order to fatten their pockets.
Instead of the much touted about “Miracle of Asia”, we are
now forced to live in a “Kudu Raajje”.
Truly, indeed, the Debacle of Asia!
