IS HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF???

There is nothing common between emergency and Covid-19 lockdown or is history repeating itself?

Emergency was imposed for the personal gain to save Mrs. Indira Gandhi from losing power but Covid-19 lockdown has been imposed to save the nation from pandemic. Then, the role of bureaucracy and police was pathetic and shameful but today, except for some exceptions, it has been exemplary. While, the emergency gave birth to young Turks, polished leaders in the opposition and brought them to lime light but lockdown has brought no young Turks, no opposition leader has made any significant contribution rather they moved further into oblivion. While, there was complete ban on the freedom of press then but not at present. Nevertheless, does the difference end here?

Then, the High Courts had shown the way but the Supreme Court let us down, lost the human touch. Today, also the Supreme Court failed us but despite this, the High Courts are showing the way, they have retained finer values of life.

Then, there was complete apathy towards people by the centre and most of the States except one or two that were not sympathetic to the centre. At present, there is significant apathy towards migrant-labourers by the centre and most of the state governments except a few.

At that time, initially, many had liked the emergency – trains, buses had started running in time but soon people realised folly of such assumptions. At present, people applauded the quick decision of lockdown but are they getting disillusioned?

Family planning was a good decision, it was in favour of the nation and still is but its faulty administration led to the downfall of the then government. Lockdown was also a good decision, in favour of the nation but will poor handling of India’s migrant-labourers lead to the same result?

Will the governments learn more of governance from Kerala; empathy and human touch from UP that despite its population has not lost it or will the governments that have not learnt, have the same fate as of the governments after emergency?

The need of the hour is - for the Centre and those of the States, still sleeping, putting blame on others to realise their folly; to bring smile of the girl child above on the face of every migrant-labourer.

Please wake up, don’t sleep: it may be too late.

PS: This post was published on 19th May. Yesterday, on 22nd May, 2020, 'The Indian Express' published an article by Fali Nariman, which was titled 'Why a recent Karnataka high court order is compulsory reading in Covid times'. Links of some other articles have also been given below.

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